ProgramCIP 19.0402

Consumer Economics

A program that focuses on the application of micro- and macro-economic theory to consumer behavior and individual and family consumption of goods and services. Includes instruction in modeling, economic forecasting, indexing, price theory, and analysis of individual commodities and services and/or groups of related commodities and services.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

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2 jobs

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-1192
Farm and Home Management Educators25-9021

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Knowledge those jobs draw on

English Language2 of 2
Education and Training2 of 2
Customer and Personal Service2 of 2
Food Production1 of 2
Biology1 of 2
Psychology1 of 2
Administration and Management1 of 2

How many of the linked jobs rate the area important (O*NET importance 3.5 or more out of 5).

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Consumer Economics

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Knowledge those jobs draw on

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