So where can your
studies of cooperatives take you?
Below is a peek at the diverse
careers in cooperatives.
- Lawyer for a cooperative business.
Generate creative solutions to business and policy challenges. Some
cooperative lawyers have gone on to be law
school
professors.
- Cooperative entrepreneur. Have you
identified something that your community needs? You don't have to see
your neighbors as merely a market for profit. Why not work out a
business plan that recognizes everyone's needs, and collaborate with an
exciting mix of people?
- Marketing specialist. Work
intimately with design and writing. Use research skills to better
understand the people who your cooperative serves.
- Accountant. Enjoy working with
numbers and strategic planning? Ensure that things run efficiently.
- Engineering Technician. Ever want to
help bring electricity to households across thousands of miles of land?
Engineers and other technicians keep the spectacular infrastructure of
our utilities working. They solve problems, adapting to meet whatever
situation may arise.
- Cooperative workers at worker-owned
retail stores (grocers, bicycle shops, and many others) are their own
bosses. Work in an environment where individuals are personally
invested in contributing to their community, supporting a local
economy, and providing products they care passionately about.
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