Careers in Consumer and Family Financial Services

Majoring in Consumer and Family Financial Services prepares you for a career helping people, businesses or organizations make sense of complex financial issues. Learn about some of the actual careers Ohio State students and alumni landed with their degree.

Learn the requirements to earn a degree in consumer and family financial services.

Student jobs and internships

21st Century Fin. – Intern
Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity, Inc. – VP of Finance
Ameriprise Financial – Advisor Internship
Bloom Township – Fiscal Officer Intern
Budros, Ruhlin & Roe – Wealth
KylesHill Group, LLC – Financial Planning Intern
Kroger – Ecommerce Specialist
JP Morgan Chase – Bank Teller, Business Operations Associate
Mayadev Pension and Fin. Services – Management Intern
Charles Schwab – Branch Intern
Circuit City – Commissioned Sales Consultant
Columbus Chamber of Commerce – Business Development Intern
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium – HR Office Assistant
Department of Commerce – Intern
DeShurko Investment Advisors – Intern
Fairfield Investments and Wealth Mgt – Financial Services Assistant
Farmers Insurance – Agent
Fifth Third Bank – Customer Service Rep.
Frazier Financial Advisors, LLC – Finance Intern
Gloeckner Financial Group – Fin. Planning Intern
Hexstar Medical Group – Medical Sales Representative
Huntington Private Bank – Private Bank Intern
HomeTeam Properties – Project Management Intern
Kensington Wealth Partners, Ltd. – Wealth Management Intern
Make-A-Wish – Development Operations Intern
Medco Health Solution – Customer Service Representative
Merrill Lynch – Intern
Nationwide – Corporate Tax Intern Intern, Assistant Financial Planner
Northwestern Mutual – Financial Planning Intern
NetJets – Account Manager
Octavia Wealth Advisors – Wealth Management Intern
OSU – Accounts Payable Clerk, Athletics Event Intern, Facility Asst., Rec Sports Marketing Asst., Resident Advisor, Telecounselor Student Manager
Scarlet and Gray Financial – Fin. Wellness Coach
Summit Fin. Strategies, Inc. – Paraplanner
WalMart – Management Intern
Wildman Business Group – Accounts Receivable
Xcelerate Media, Inc. – Customer Service Representative

Employment within one year

Budros, Ruhlin, & Roe – Associate Analyst
Emergitech – Proposals Manager
Everhart Financial Group, Inc. – Partner
First Investors Corporation – Registered Rep.
Hyre & Associates Wealth Strategies – Financial Planing Coordinator
Equitable Advisors – Financial Professional
Huntington Bank – Senior Personal Banker, Senior Relationship Manager, Branch Manager
JPMorgan Chase – New Account Principal, Compliance Support Rep, Consumer Loan Specialist
Keeler & Nadler Wealth Mgt – Fin. Planner
KPMG – Audit Associate
Laird Norton Wealth Management – Client Services Assoc.
Mark H. Zangmeister Center– Financial Counselor
Merkel Fin Services – Assistant
Merrill Lynch – Financial Advisor
Nationwide Financial – Acquisition Manager, Broker Dealer Account Transfer Rep, Investment Analyst, Territory Dev Director, Training Coordinator
Northwestern Mutual – Assoc. Financial Advisor, Financial Services Representative
OhioHealth – System Cost Accounting Analyst
Paro.ai – Senior Account Executive
Protective Life – Hybrid Life Consultant
Quicken Loans – Mortgage Banker
Scottrade – Stockbroker, Investment Consultant
Summit Financial Strategies – Staff Financial Advisor
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company – Customer Service Rep, Project Specialist, Analyst
trueNorth Financial Services, LLC – Paraplanner
Merrill Lynch – Wealth Management Client Associate
Western & Southern Fin Group – Sales Rep.
Vermont Energy Investment – Residential Account Manager

Professional positions: 3-5 years post-graduation

Abacus Corporation – Onsite Staffing Coord.
Amazon Web Services – Enterprise Account Manager
Bluestone Wealth Partners – Service Specialist
Budros, Ruhlin & Roe – Ass. Wealth Manager
Collabera – Internal Auditor
Columbus Blue Jackets – Human Resources
DFAS – Financial Analyst
General Dynamics – Senior Financial Analyst
IDI Distributors – Outside Sales Representative
Iterhic Wealth Advisors – Senior Wealth Advisor
JPMorgan Chase – Personal Banker, Fraud Investigator
Key Private Bank – Vice President, Relationship Manager
Nationwide Financial – Internal Sales & Services, Sr. Financial Services Rep, Financial Services Analyst, Regional Life Wholesaler
Nationwide Ins. – Associate Relations Rep.
Vertex Inc. – Chanel Account Manager

Professions other than financial services

Retail Management
Public Relations
Family and Youth Programs Asst.
Consumer Products Catalog Manager
Human Resources Recruiter, Staffing
IT Services
Law
Before and After School Educator
Technology Sales

Professions with an advanced degree

Center for Learning Excellence – Asst. Dir.
CVS Health – Financial Consultant, Senior Pricing Analyst, Pricing Actuarial Advisor
Everhart Advisors – Wealth Manager
Fairfield Investments & Wealth Mgmt – Owner
Hamilton Capital Mgt. – Associate Vice Pres.
MHN (Meeting Human Needs) – Consultant
OSU at Marion – Adjunct Professor
Spirit Services Co – Controller of Executive Finance and Administration, Vice President of Revenue Accounting & Financial Planning
State of Ohio – Account Examiner
Summit Financial Strategies – Fin. Advisor
Sutliff Financial Planning – Financial Planner
The Ohio State University – Adjunct Faculty
Vanguard – High Net Worth Financial Advisor, Senior Financial Advisor

Pay, job outlook and work environment

Data for the following professional areas is available at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

A Consumer and Family Financial Services degree develops skills that transfer to other professions, including:

Activities to enhance your hiring potential

Build a LinkedIn profile to 100%
Conduct research with a faculty mentor
Intern at a bank, brokerage, financial services firm
Join a professional association
Lead a related student organization
Master computer application skills
Minor in business, communications, statistics
Prepare for license exams
Read career periodicals for trends and legislative issues
Volunteer!