10 Year Career Path

In 10 years, I would like to be well established in my career and be working towards entrepeneurship with my own furniture company. If I don't have my own store, I hope that I am working in the marketing field, buying products for an Interior Decorating company. Whether this be something like Pottery Barn, Pier 1 Imports or something smaller and more locally owned. Interior Merchandising is what I plan on doing after I am done with school so the quicker I get get started in the industry, the faster I can get into the flow of business and open up my own busines

For my job search plan, networking seems to be the best way to go. Getting my name out there and getting to know people early on in the industry is never a bad thing. Getting myself into organizations that have to do with retail merchandising is what I plan on doing right now that I am in college and keep that process going throughout the rest of my career plans. There are many opportunities for getting involved in organizations particularily through schooling and teachers that were in the field prior to education.

Salaries: Retail Merchandising goes anywhere from starting at 40,000 to 55,000. Over the past five years, hourly wages went from $16.00 and hour up to $21.00 an hour.

http://www.wageaccess.com/ncs/retail.asp.