Core Tasks

• Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.
• Appoint department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them.
• Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change.
• Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity.
• Confer with board members, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems.
• Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of programs.
• Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems.
• Direct human resources activities, including the approval of human resource plans or activities, the selection of directors or other high-level staff, or establishment or organization of major departments.
• Negotiate or approve contracts or agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal or state agencies, or other organizational entities.
• Preside over, or serve on, boards of directors, management committees, or other governing boards.
• Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among departments and sites.
• Coordinate the development or implementation of budgetary control systems, recordkeeping systems, or other administrative control processes.
• Review reports submitted by staff members to recommend approval or to suggest changes.
• Deliver speeches, write articles, or present information at meetings or conventions to promote services, exchange ideas, or accomplish objectives.
• Interpret and explain policies, rules, regulations, or laws to organizations, government or corporate officials, or individuals.
• Prepare or present reports concerning activities, expenses, budgets, government statutes or rulings, or other items affecting businesses or program services.
• Administer programs for selection of sites, construction of buildings, or provision of equipment or supplies.
• Review and analyze legislation, laws, or public policy and recommend changes to promote or support interests of the general population or special groups.
• Direct or conduct studies or research on issues affecting areas of responsibility.

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All occupational profile data, descriptions, core tasks, skills, typical education are from local Southwestern Ohio labor market sources, from the Occupational Employment Statics (OES) data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) or O*NET. Figures are updated daily.

Contact the Academic Advising Center at 937-512-3700, email or schedule an appointment online for an academic and career consultation. Academic advising can help you research and plan your academic path and career. More career resources are available at our Career Connection website. Self-advising is never recommended.

Core Tasks

• Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs.
• Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design.
• Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.
• Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects.
• Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups.
• Develop, or oversee the development of, marketing or outreach media for sustainability projects or events.
• Identify and evaluate pilot projects or programs to enhance the sustainability research agenda.
• Create and maintain sustainability program documents, such as schedules and budgets.
• Formulate or implement sustainability campaign or marketing strategies.
• Research environmental sustainability issues, concerns, or stakeholder interests.
• Direct sustainability program operations to ensure compliance with environmental or governmental regulations.
• Evaluate and approve proposals for sustainability projects, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and integration with other initiatives.
• Develop methodologies to assess the viability or success of sustainability initiatives.
• Review sustainability program objectives, progress, or status to ensure compliance with policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
• Write project proposals, grant applications, or other documents to pursue funding for environmental initiatives.
• Write and distribute financial or environmental impact reports.
• Identify educational, training, or other development opportunities for sustainability employees or volunteers.
• Conduct risk assessments related to sustainability and the environment.

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All occupational profile data, descriptions, core tasks, skills, typical education are from local Southwestern Ohio labor market sources, from the Occupational Employment Statics (OES) data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) or O*NET. Figures are updated daily.

Contact the Academic Advising Center at 937-512-3700, email or schedule an appointment online for an academic and career consultation. Academic advising can help you research and plan your academic path and career. More career resources are available at our Career Connection website. Self-advising is never recommended.

Core Tasks

• Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement.
• Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.
• Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.
• Prepare staff work schedules and assign specific duties.
• Monitor suppliers to ensure that they efficiently and effectively provide needed goods or services within budgetary limits.
• Direct or coordinate financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.
• Establish or implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, or procedures in conjunction with board members, organization officials, or staff members.
• Perform personnel functions, such as selection, training, or evaluation.
• Plan or direct activities, such as sales promotions, that require coordination with other department managers.

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All occupational profile data, descriptions, core tasks, skills, typical education are from local Southwestern Ohio labor market sources, from the Occupational Employment Statics (OES) data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) or O*NET. Figures are updated daily.

Contact the Academic Advising Center at 937-512-3700, email or schedule an appointment online for an academic and career consultation. Academic advising can help you research and plan your academic path and career. More career resources are available at our Career Connection website. Self-advising is never recommended.

Core Tasks

• Analyze and understand the local and national implications of proposed legislation.
• Appoint nominees to leadership posts, or approve such appointments.
• Confer with colleagues to formulate positions and strategies pertaining to pending issues.
• Debate the merits of proposals and bill amendments during floor sessions, following the appropriate rules of procedure.
• Develop expertise in subject matters related to committee assignments.
• Hear testimony from constituents, representatives of interest groups, board and commission members, and others with an interest in bills or issues under consideration.
• Keep abreast of the issues affecting constituents by making personal visits and phone calls, reading local newspapers, and viewing or listening to local broadcasts.
• Maintain knowledge of relevant national and international current events.
• Make decisions that balance the perspectives of private citizens, public officials, and party leaders.
• Negotiate with colleagues or members of other political parties in order to reconcile differing interests, and to create policies and agreements.
• Prepare drafts of amendments, government policies, laws, rules, regulations, budgets, programs and procedures.
• Read and review concerns of constituents or the general public and determine if governmental action is necessary.
• Represent their parties in negotiations with political executives or members of other parties, and when speaking with the media.
• Review bills in committee, and make recommendations about their future.
• Seek federal funding for local projects and programs.
• Serve on commissions, investigative panels, study groups, and committees in order to examine specialized areas and recommend action.
• Vote on motions, amendments, and decisions on whether or not to report a bill out from committee to the assembly floor.
• Write, prepare, and deliver statements for the Congressional Record.
• Alert constituents of government actions and programs by way of newsletters, personal appearances at town meetings, phone calls, and individual meetings.
• Attend receptions, dinners, and conferences to meet people, exchange views and information, and develop working relationships.
• Conduct "head counts" to help predict the outcome of upcoming votes.
• Determine campaign strategies for media advertising, positions on issues, and public appearances.
• Encourage and support party candidates for political office.
• Establish personal offices in local districts or states, and manage office staff.
• Evaluate the structure, efficiency, activities, and performance of government agencies.
• Organize and maintain campaign organizations and fundraisers, in order to raise money for election or re-election.
• Oversee expense allowances, ensuring that accounts are balanced at the end of each fiscal year.
• Promote the industries and products of their electoral districts.
• Represent their government at local, national, and international meetings and conferences.
• Speak to students to encourage and support the development of future political leaders.

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All occupational profile data, descriptions, core tasks, skills, typical education are from local Southwestern Ohio labor market sources, from the Occupational Employment Statics (OES) data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) or O*NET. Figures are updated daily.

Contact the Academic Advising Center at 937-512-3700, email or schedule an appointment online for an academic and career consultation. Academic advising can help you research and plan your academic path and career. More career resources are available at our Career Connection website. Self-advising is never recommended.

Core Tasks

• Plan and prepare advertising and promotional material to increase sales of products or services, working with customers, company officials, sales departments, and advertising agencies.
• Inspect layouts and advertising copy, and edit scripts, audio, video, and other promotional material for adherence to specifications.
• Confer with department heads or staff to discuss topics such as contracts, selection of advertising media, or product to be advertised.
• Coordinate with the media to disseminate advertising.
• Coordinate activities of departments, such as sales, graphic arts, media, finance, and research.
• Direct, motivate, and monitor the mobilization of a campaign team to advance campaign goals.
• Plan and execute advertising policies and strategies for organizations.
• Prepare budgets and submit estimates for program costs as part of campaign plan development.
• Monitor and analyze sales promotion results to determine cost effectiveness of promotion campaigns.
• Contact organizations to explain services and facilities offered.
• Identify and develop contacts for promotional campaigns and industry programs that meet identified buyer targets, such as dealers, distributors, or consumers.
• Track program budgets, expenses, and campaign response rates to evaluate each campaign, based on program objectives and industry norms.
• Read trade journals and professional literature to stay informed on trends, innovations, and changes that affect media planning.

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All occupational profile data, descriptions, core tasks, skills, typical education are from local Southwestern Ohio labor market sources, from the Occupational Employment Statics (OES) data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) or O*NET. Figures are updated daily.

Contact the Academic Advising Center at 937-512-3700, email or schedule an appointment online for an academic and career consultation. Academic advising can help you research and plan your academic path and career. More career resources are available at our Career Connection website. Self-advising is never recommended.

Core Tasks

• Identify, develop, or evaluate marketing strategy, based on knowledge of establishment objectives, market characteristics, and cost and markup factors.
• Formulate, direct, or coordinate marketing activities or policies to promote products or services, working with advertising or promotion managers.
• Evaluate the financial aspects of product development, such as budgets, expenditures, research and development appropriations, or return-on-investment and profit-loss projections.
• Develop pricing strategies, balancing firm objectives and customer satisfaction.
• Compile lists describing product or service offerings.
• Direct the hiring, training, or performance evaluations of marketing or sales staff and oversee their daily activities.
• Consult with product development personnel on product specifications, such as design, color, or packaging.
• Use sales forecasting or strategic planning to ensure the sale and profitability of products, lines, or services, analyzing business developments and monitoring market trends.
• Negotiate contracts with vendors or distributors to manage product distribution, establishing distribution networks or developing distribution strategies.
• Coordinate or participate in promotional activities or trade shows, working with developers, advertisers, or production managers, to market products or services.
• Initiate market research studies, or analyze their findings.
• Confer with legal staff to resolve problems, such as copyright infringement or royalty sharing with outside producers or distributors.

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All occupational profile data, descriptions, core tasks, skills, typical education are from local Southwestern Ohio labor market sources, from the Occupational Employment Statics (OES) data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) or O*NET. Figures are updated daily.

Contact the Academic Advising Center at 937-512-3700, email or schedule an appointment online for an academic and career consultation. Academic advising can help you research and plan your academic path and career. More career resources are available at our Career Connection website. Self-advising is never recommended.

Core Tasks

• Direct and coordinate activities involving sales of manufactured products, services, commodities, real estate, or other subjects of sale.
• Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service.
• Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability.
• Oversee regional and local sales managers and their staffs.
• Determine price schedules and discount rates.
• Prepare budgets and approve budget expenditures.
• Monitor customer preferences to determine focus of sales efforts.
• Plan and direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and service programs.
• Direct, coordinate, and review sales and service accounting and record-keeping, as well as receiving and shipping.
• Direct clerical staff to keep records of export correspondence, bid requests, and credit collections, and to maintain current information on tariffs, licenses, and restrictions.
• Advise dealers and distributors on policies and operating procedures to ensure functional effectiveness of business.
• Confer or consult with department heads to plan advertising services and to secure information on equipment and customer specifications.
• Represent company at trade association meetings to promote products.

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All occupational profile data, descriptions, core tasks, skills, typical education are from local Southwestern Ohio labor market sources, from the Occupational Employment Statics (OES) data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) or O*NET. Figures are updated daily.

Contact the Academic Advising Center at 937-512-3700, email or schedule an appointment online for an academic and career consultation. Academic advising can help you research and plan your academic path and career. More career resources are available at our Career Connection website. Self-advising is never recommended.

Core Tasks

• Assign, supervise, and review the activities of public relations staff.
• Confer with labor relations managers to develop internal communications that keep employees informed of company activities.
• Design and edit promotional publications, such as brochures.
• Develop and maintain the company's corporate image and identity, which includes the use of logos and signage.
• Develop, implement, or maintain crisis communication plans.
• Direct activities of external agencies, establishments, or departments that develop and implement communication strategies and information programs.
• Draft speeches for company executives and arrange interviews and other forms of contact for them.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, government officials, and media representatives and use these relationships to develop new business opportunities.
• Evaluate advertising and promotion programs for compatibility with public relations efforts.
• Facilitate consumer relations or the relationship between parts of the company, such as the managers and employees, or different branch offices.
• Formulate policies and procedures related to public information programs, working with public relations executives.
• Identify main client groups and audiences, determine the best way to communicate publicity information to them, and develop and implement a communication plan.
• Maintain company archives.
• Manage communications budgets.
• Manage in-house communication courses.
• Manage special events, such as sponsorship of races, parties introducing new products, or other activities the firm supports, to gain public attention through the media without advertising directly.
• Observe and report on social, economic, and political trends that might affect employers.
• Produce films and other video products, regulate their distribution, and operate film library.
• Respond to requests for information about employers' activities or status.
• Write interesting and effective press releases, prepare information for media kits, and develop and maintain company internet or intranet web pages.

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All occupational profile data, descriptions, core tasks, skills, typical education are from local Southwestern Ohio labor market sources, from the Occupational Employment Statics (OES) data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) or O*NET. Figures are updated daily.

Contact the Academic Advising Center at 937-512-3700, email or schedule an appointment online for an academic and career consultation. Academic advising can help you research and plan your academic path and career. More career resources are available at our Career Connection website. Self-advising is never recommended.

Core Tasks

• Conduct research to identify the goals, net worth, charitable donation history, or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets.
• Contact corporate representatives, government officials, or community leaders to increase awareness of organizational causes, activities, or needs.
• Design and edit promotional publications, such as brochures.
• Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.
• Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
• Direct activities of external agencies, establishments, or departments that develop and implement fundraising strategies and programs.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, government officials, and media representatives and use these relationships to develop new fundraising opportunities.
• Establish goals for soliciting funds, develop policies for collection and safeguarding of contributions, and coordinate disbursement of funds.
• Evaluate advertising and promotion programs for compatibility with fundraising efforts.
• Formulate policies and procedures related to fundraising programs.
• Manage fundraising budgets.
• Plan and direct special events for fundraising, such as silent auctions, dances, golf events, or walks.
• Produce films and other video products, regulate their distribution, and operate film library.
• Write interesting and effective press releases, prepare information for media kits, and develop and maintain company internet or intranet Web pages.
• Assign, supervise, and review the activities of fundraising staff.
• Compile or develop materials to submit to granting or other funding organizations.

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All occupational profile data, descriptions, core tasks, skills, typical education are from local Southwestern Ohio labor market sources, from the Occupational Employment Statics (OES) data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) or O*NET. Figures are updated daily.

Contact the Academic Advising Center at 937-512-3700, email or schedule an appointment online for an academic and career consultation. Academic advising can help you research and plan your academic path and career. More career resources are available at our Career Connection website. Self-advising is never recommended.

Core Tasks

• Set goals and deadlines for the department.
• Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Acquire, distribute and store supplies.
• Analyze internal processes and recommend and implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations, such as supply changes or the disposal of records.
• Conduct classes to teach procedures to staff.

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All occupational profile data, descriptions, core tasks, skills, typical education are from local Southwestern Ohio labor market sources, from the Occupational Employment Statics (OES) data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) or O*NET. Figures are updated daily.

Contact the Academic Advising Center at 937-512-3700, email or schedule an appointment online for an academic and career consultation. Academic advising can help you research and plan your academic path and career. More career resources are available at our Career Connection website. Self-advising is never recommended.