There are a variety of career paths available in the fashion industry sector. Most jobs fall under design and production, marketing and merchandising, and/or media and promotions. Employment opportunities for students majoring in fashion merchandising include:

• Merchandise Buying
• Store Operations Management
• Special Events Coordinating
• Personal Shopping
• Visual Merchandising Management
• Fashion Journalism
• Marketing and Consumer Research
• Human Resource Management
• Fashion Advertising and Promotion
• Entrepreneurial Enterprises

 Sources of Information on Fashion Careers Include:

• Fashion Merchandising Home Page

• Fashion Merchandising

• FM Course Descriptions
• Professional Organizations
• Student Organizations
• Scholarships