What if I Don’t Want to Spend the Rest of My Career in the Car Business?
  1. You don’t have to. You will gain experience and skills that are transferable to many other industries. After successfully being a sales associate and F&I Manager in the automotive industry; you have prepared yourself for a variety of other career opportunities outside of the automotive retail environment that can pay six figure annual incomes.
  2. Those career opportunities include careers in lending with banks and finance companies or being a corporate sales representative for a public or private company who may do business with automotive manufacturers, retailers, or lenders.
  3. Companies who employ these qualified individuals include:
    1. Automotive recruitment companies like Dynamic Sales Careers
    2. Automotive and lending industry training companies like College of Automotive Management
    3. Automotive computer or software companies like Advent Resources and Reynolds and Reynolds
    4. Credit bureau companies like Credco
    5. Companies that provide insurance products and after-market products like JM&A and Western General
    6. Banks, finance companies and credit unions.

  4. Incomes can often exceed six figures for these types of positions and these types of companies generally offer excellent compensation as well as benefit packages for their employees.
  5. There is a variety of different companies offering career opportunities that pay over six figures who would consider a successful F&I Manager with sales experience as a perfect candidate due to their working knowledge and understanding of the retail auto industry especially if they have other skills like writing, organizational management, and professional presentation skills.
  6. If you see yourself spending the next 12 to 30 months earning average or above average incomes in the industry, which is $49,582 to $110,659 per year per the Career Voyages website, then you may be able to also have 100% of any training you pay for reimbursed by your employer. So in essence, you can also get a free education you can take with you anywhere you want to go.