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Students who have a major in Consumer Studies, Fashion Merchandising and Design, Residential Environments and Design, and Property Management gain a wide range of skills inside and outside the classroom, equipping them to thrive in their dream careers.

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Top Industries

Where do graduates of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management excel? Navigate through the tabs below for information on the top five industries these Virginia Tech graduates work in.

$77,566

Average Salary

14

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Buyer
  • Sales Associate
  • Account Executive
  • Merchandise Associate
  • Store Manager
  • Technical Designer
  • Merchandise Planner

Job-Related Skills

  • Merchandising
  • Fashion
  • Customer Service
  • Sales
  • Apparel Merchandising
  • Retail
  • Social Media

Find a Future in Retail

$91,278

Average Salary

15

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Property Manager
  • Realtor
  • Vice President
  • General Manager
  • Community Manager
  • Regional Manager

Job-Related Skills

  • Real Estate
  • Customer Service
  • Property Management
  • Leasing
  • Sales

Find a Future in Real Estate

$89,560

Average Salary

17

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Customer Success Manager
  • Account Executive
  • Program Manager
  • Consultant
  • Technical Project Manager
  • Account Manager
  • Digital Marketing Manager
  • Marketing Administrator
  • Product Manager Manager

Job-Related Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Management
  • Leadership
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Sales
  • Social Media
  • Marketing
  • Public Speaking

Find a Future in Information technology

$65,090

Average Salary

17

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Teacher
  • Elementary School Teacher
  • Admissions Coordinator
  • Admissions Director
  • School Counselor

Job-Related Skills

  • Public Speaking
  • Customer Service
  • Event Management
  • Leadership
  • Social Media
  • Teaching

Find a Future in Education

$89,157

Average Salary

18

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Vice President
  • Asset Manager
  • Financial Advisor
  • Account Executive
  • Branch Manager
  • Compliance Analyst

Job-Related Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Sales
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Strategic Planning
  • Marketing

Find a Future in Finance

AHRM graduates also work in these fields

Healthcare

  • General Manager
  • Account Executive
  • Account Manager
  • Accountant

Consumer Goods

  • Assistant Manager
  • Associate Merchandiser
  • Brand Manager
  • Business Analyst Director
  • Buyer

Construction

  • Project Manager
  • Designer
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Builder
  • Business Development
  • Manager

Hospitality

  • General Manager
  • Category Manager
  • Catering Assistant
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Marketing Officer

Most Common Job Titles and Average Salaries

*Average salary of 16 years of experience

Top Employers

Top 10 Employers of AHRM Graduates and Average Salary

Employers on the Rise

Keep an eye on these employers who have been hiring more AHRM graduates in recent years.

Top Skills: Leadership, Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Property Management, Commercial Property, Event Management, Public Speaking, Real Estate, Budgeting

Top Skills: Customer Service, Fashion, Adobe Photoshop, Apparel Merchandising, Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Retail, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Fashion Design

Top Skills: Merchandising, Apparel Merchandising, Customer Service, Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Fashion, Illustrator, Marketing, Retail, Advertising

Top Skills: Leadership, Apartments, Management, Property Management, Budgeting, Customer Service, Leasing, Marketing, Onesite, Public Speaking

Top Skills: Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Property Management, Leadership, Real Estate, Apartments, Budgeting, Interpersonal Communication, Management, Negotiation

Infographic highlighting AHRM graduate employment trends: Buzzuto offers the highest average salary, Belk is the top employer, Retail is the leading industry, and Customer Service is the most used skill.

Top States

Where do Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management graduates get hired? Most of our graduates stay along the East Coast, with the greatest percentage (35.2%) finding employment in the state of Virginia.

Data was collected from Steppingblocks, a data and analytics engine that provides workforce and education outcome insights on over 100 million people in the U.S.