20 Jobs Where You Are Often Likely To Have Telephone Conversations

by Olivia Williams

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

The jobs where you are often likely to have telephone conversations are listed below.

General and operations managers
General and operations managers plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services.
Median Annual Salary: $94,400

Marketing managers
Marketing managers plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.
Median Annual Salary: $112,800 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 12.48%

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes in dealings with current or prospective employers. They may also handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.
Median Annual Salary: $63,130 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 22.44%

Child, family, and school social workers
Child, family, and school social workers provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. They may also assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. They may also also advise teachers.
Median Annual Salary: $40,210 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 12.33%

Medical assistants
Medical assistants perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
Median Annual Salary: $28,860 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 33.9%

Insurance sales agents
Insurance sales agents sell life, property, casualty, health, automotive, or other types of insurance. They may also refer clients to independent brokers, work as an independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.
Median Annual Salary: $46,770 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 11.88%

Airfield operations specialists
Airfield operations specialists ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel; dispatching; using airfield landing and navigational aids; implementing airfield safety procedures; monitoring and maintaining flight records; and applying knowledge of weather information.
Median Annual Salary: $45,080 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 13.02%

Medical and health services managers
Medical and health services managers plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
Median Annual Salary: $84,270 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 16.01%

Personal financial advisors
Personal financial advisors advise clients on financial plans using knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Duties include assessing clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, and financial objectives.
Median Annual Salary: $64,750 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 30.13%

Insurance underwriters
Insurance underwriters review individual applications for insurance to evaluate degree of risk involved and determine acceptance of applications.
Median Annual Salary: $59,290

Architects
Architects plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.
Median Annual Salary: $72,550 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 16.24%

Landscape architects
Landscape architects plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.
Median Annual Salary: $62,090 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 19.68%

Educational, vocational, and school counselors
Educational, vocational, and school counselors counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.
Median Annual Salary: $53,380 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 13.99%

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance documents or details for a variety of purposes. They may also compile lists of mortgages, contracts, and other instruments pertaining to titles by searching public and private records for law firms, real estate agencies, or title insurance companies.
Median Annual Salary: $38,990

Pharmacists
Pharmacists dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. They may also advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
Median Annual Salary: $111,570 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 17.01%

Veterinary technologists and technicians
Veterinary technologists and technicians perform medical tests in a laboratory environment for use in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases in animals. Prepare vaccines and serums for prevention of diseases. Prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, and execute laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and blood counts. Clean and sterilize instruments and materials and maintain equipment and machines. They may also assist a veterinarian during surgery.
Median Annual Salary: $29,710 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 35.77%

New accounts clerks
New accounts clerks interview persons desiring to open accounts in financial institutions. Explain account services available to prospective customers and assist them in preparing applications.
Median Annual Salary: $30,440 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: .14%

Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers operate radio, telephone, or computer equipment at emergency response centers. Receive reports from the public of crimes, disturbances, fires, and medical or police emergencies. Relay information to law enforcement and emergency response personnel. They may also maintain contact with caller until responders arrive.
Median Annual Salary: $35,370 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 17.82%

Chief executives
Chief executives determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.
Median Annual Salary: $165,080

Sales managers
Sales managers plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.
Median Annual Salary: $98,530 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 14.95%