Professional Services

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Can you picture yourself in a business setting, collaborating with a team to solve problems? Through interaction with employees, to product development, to insight on customer needs, it takes professional to cultivate a positive business environment.

Top 10 Highest Demand Positions In Professional Services

( South Central Kentucky )

  • Cashiers

Minimum Required Education: OTJ Average Annual Salary: $20,300

  • Store Clerks and Order Fillers

Minimum Required Education: HSD/GED/OJT* Average Annual Salary: $25,900

  • Retail Salesperson

Minimum Required Education: OTJ Average Annual Salary: $26,800

  • Receptionists and Information Clerks

Minimum Required Education: HSD/GED/OJT* Average Annual Salary: $26,800

  • Customer Service Representative

Minimum Required Education: HSD/GED/OJT  Average Annual Salary: $29,400

  • Office Clerk (General)

Minimum Required Education: HSD/GED/OJT Average* Annual Salary: $29,900

  • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical and Executive

Minimum Required Education: HSD/OTJ/GED* Average Annual Salary: $31,500

  • Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerk

Minimum Required Education: HSD/GED/OTJ/Some College Average Annual Salary: $38,100

  • Farmers, Ranchers and Other Agricultural Managers

Minimum Required Education: HSD/GED/PWE  Average Annual Salary: $69,500

  • General and Operations Manager

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree/PWE Average Annual Salary: $82,500

HSD: High School Diploma OJT: On-the-Job Training, PSE: Post-Secondary Education STT: Short-Term Training GED: General Educational Development *Higher level of education preferred

Data Source Chumra JobsEQ®

Professional Services in South Central Kentucky

Professional Services Career Pathway

Bachelor’s Degree
Accountant
Auditor
Lawyer
Insurance Sales Agent
Financial Manager/Advisor
Loan Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Information Technology
Human Resources
Marketing/Public
Relations/Advertising
Securities
Commodities
Financial Services Sales

AVERAGE ANNUAL EARNINGS:
$43,000 – $200,000

Associate’s Degree
Paralegal
Web Developer

AVERAGE ANNUAL EARNINGS:
$25,000 – $52,600

On-The-Job Education
Accountant
Tax Preparer
Legal Secretary
Computer Support
Specialist

AVERAGE ANNUAL EARNINGS:
$20,000-$60,700

High School Diploma
(or less)
Bank Teller
Office Clerk
General Customer Service Representative
Billing & Postage Clerk
Stock Clerk & Order Filler
Receptionists

AVERAGE ANNUAL EARNINGS:
$17,200 – $40,700

Data Source Chumra JobsEQ®

By the Numbers

Numbers based on 1,277 seniors in the Spring 2019 graduating class.

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Graduated with an industry credential

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Graduated with a career preparatory or completer y or program

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Graduated with 6 or more post-secondary credits.

Resources

Career Focused Models

  • Spartan Station (South Warren)
  • Gator Experiential Design (Greenwood)

Resources to start building your pathway are available throughout the community and through educational certifications. Local schools are just one of many resources, and in the surrounding area these programs and career models are offered. See what’s available in your community.

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Career Pathways Offered at Area High Schools:

  • Accounting (Warren Central, Warren East, Greenwood, Bowling Green)
  • Administrative Support (Warren East, Greenwood, South Warren)
  • Agribusiness Systems (Warren East, Warren Central)
  • Business Management (Warren Central, South Warren, Greenwood, Warren East)
  • Business Management  Entrepreneurship (Bowling Green, Warren Central, Warren East, Greenwood, South Warren)
  • Business Multimedia (Bowling Green, Greenwood, Warren Central, Warren East)
  • Computer Science (Bowling Green)
  • Computer Programming (Warren County Area Technology Center)
  • Consumer & Family Management (Bowling Green, Greenwood, South Warren, Warren Central, Warren East)
  • Cyber Engineering (Bowling Green)
  • E-Commerce (Bowling Green, Warren Central, Warren East, Greenwood, South Warren)
  • Fashion & Interior Design (Bowling Green, South Warren)
  • Financial Services (Warren East)
  • Horticulture & Plant Science (South Warren, Warren East, Warren Central)
  • Information Processing (South Warren, Warren East, Warren Central, Greenwood)
  • Information Technology: Network Administrator (Warren County Area Technology Center)
  • Marketing (Warren East, South Warren, Bowling Green)
  • Web Design for Business & E-Commerce (South Warren)

Get In Touch

For more information about how you can get involved with our talent initiatives, please email or call:

Meredith Rozanski, COO
meredith@bgchamber.com
Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce
270-781-3200