What can you do with a
General Sales, Merchandising And Related Marketing Operations is mid-paying, AI is creeping in, but escape routes are thin.
Is this major worth the money?
Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
5.2 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$21k
earnings premium vs no degree
Monthly loan payment
$250/mo
If you earn:
Below avg
Median
Top earner
Where this major actually leads
6 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Business Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 31 → 49 future · +5.7% demand
$133,974
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Productsstretch
AI risk 27 → 54 future · +1.9% demand
$91,000
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$80,257
Information Technology Project Managerscommon
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$70,000
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$66,560
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Productsstretch
AI risk 63 → 62 future · +0.3% demand
$64,730
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk),
then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes.
ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.
