Top Careers and Salaries After MBA

MBA is easily one of the best options to consider if you want to pursue higher education. However, before you jump in with both feet, it’s important to know what you are getting into and the kinds of opportunities you can expect.

The following are some of the most popular career paths you can take after completing MBA:

Banking and Finance

There are a number of promising jobs in the banking sector that cover aspects like investment analysis, business operations, portfolio management, risk management, etc. You will find these jobs in banking, NBFCs, insurance firms, etc.

Avg. salary of a finance manager: Rs 956,578 per year

Investment Banking

As an investment banker, your job is to raise funds for your organization as well as take care of underwriting of the deals. You must learn what’s best for your clients and how mergers and acquisitions work.

Avg. salary of an investment banker: Rs 902,800 per year

Management Consulting

If you like to solve problems, then you can do well as a management consultant. The duties include finding better ways of doing things, help develop services and organizational changes that can lower operational costs and increase savings, etc.

Avg. salary of a management consultant: Rs 1,006,667 per year

Information Systems Management

An information systems manager oversees the IT team of an organization. As you would expect, you need a degree in engineering for this. However, if you do you have that and pursue MBA in information technology management, then it can be an excellent career path.

Avg. salary of an IT manager: Rs 1,047,559 per year

Operations Management

In operations management, you have to handle a variety of things such as overseeing inventory, purchasing, departmental coordination, policy creation, etc. So, if you are good at multitasking, it can be a good option for you.

Avg. salary of an operations manager: Rs 701,361 per year

Marketing Management

Marketing managers set budgets for marketing campaigns, oversee the marketing staff, outline the marketing goals and strategies, collect and analyze campaign data, etc. So, the emphasis here is more on marketing than finance.

Avg. salary of a marketing executive: Rs 644,431 per year

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