Explore career options in innovation and entrepreneurship
Here you can find information on the types of careers and employment roles an innovation and entrepreneurship degree may land you.
You can also discover where to look for job vacancies, as well as professional associations, mentoring and international opportunities.
Opportunities
Studying innovation and entrepreneurship teaches you how to be an effective, innovative and dynamic leader, as well as the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to develop and manage a successful business.
With an understanding of strategic and operational issues, you can develop a career in self-employment or in businesses of all sizes. Alternatively, you may move from employment to self-employment, pursue the long-term growth of a high-potential new business venture, or become a serial entrepreneur, starting, and selling new business ventures repeatedly.
Innovation and having an entrepreneurial mindset are important across all careers and industries, including society and government.
Career fields
- Business
- Management
- Corporate strategy
- Family business
- Business operations
- Consulting
- Sales and marketing
- Product development
- Research and development
Employment roles
- Start-up founder/entrepreneur
- Family business leader
- Social entrepreneur
- Not-for-profit fundraiser
- Business investor
- Manager
- Business development/innovation manager
- Innovation commercialisation coordinator
- Innovation product manager
- Market researcher
- Customer experience researcher
- Venture capital/investment fund advisor
Occupation snapshot
Weekly earnings
$2,307
Future growth
5.65%
Employed
7,256
Full-time share
70%
This data is based on the occupation profile for Change and Communication Managers, retrieved from the Seek Explore Careers website July 2024.
Your employability
In addition to knowledge and skills directly related to your program of study, you will also develop a range of other skills such as teamwork, analytical, communication through academic study, employment, voluntary work, sporting and recreational activities and life experience.
Recognising the value employers place on these skills is an important factor in your graduate job search. You can further develop your employability with these resources:
Notable alumnus: Jackie Babbage
Jackie Babbage is disrupting the international gifting experience market via her online business Gifting Owl. Raised and educated on the Gold Coast, she is a contemporary, tenacious and enterprising CEO who is building her career one experience at a time.
Start-up, innovation and small business resources
- Cohort Knowledge and Innovation Precinct
- Board of Innovation
- Advance Queensland
- Queensland Government business support
- Brisbane Business Hub
- River City Labs
- Fishburners
- Australian incubators by state
- Australian Government—business plans
- Business Queensland—writing a business plan
- Brisbane City Council business forums and workshops
Job application resources
Craft a stand-out resume and cover letter, and learn how to prepare for job interviews.
Approach potential employers
Many work opportunities are not advertised, so we recommend approaching potential employers with the aim of researching their needs and how your skills, experience, interests and qualifications could match theirs.
This is called informational interviewing and will benefit you by:
- clarifying your specific career direction
- enhancing your professional network
- increasing your chances of being offered a job.
Industry outlook
The Your Career website includes helpful information such as job descriptions, employment prospects, average weekly earnings and skills requirements. Every job title in the database has a skills section to help you identify and describe essential skills for your future career.
The My Future website also has job descriptions and a useful career insight section.
The Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching website has up-to-date information on graduate salaries, especially the Graduate Outlook Survey (GOS) National Report, which contains undergraduate salary figures.
More detailed information is available at the Labour Market Insights portal.
Mentoring
The award-winning Industry Mentoring Program provides an excellent opportunity to further develop your employability and build professional networks.
The Program is available to students with more than 80CP as well as recent graduates.
Sustainable Development Goals
Griffith University is aligned to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) and is committed to promoting decent work and economic growth, advancing the principles of responsible and sustainable consumption and production, and advocating for peace, justice, and resilient institutional frameworks.
Further careers information
Careers counselling
Individual career counselling sessions are available to all current students and recent graduates.
You can book an initial appointment via CareerHub.
Career planning
Our website has an array of career planning resources you can explore at any stage of your student journey.
Career Readiness
Check out our Career Readiness site in Learning@Griffith for additional information and resources for your career development learning:
Please note: The content on this webpage is a guide only. Please refer to degree-specific information and accreditation requirements of your profession on the Degree and Course Finder website and with the relevant professional accreditation body for your degree.