Today's credit union executive, who is well educated and has strong leadership abilities, can move into any management position. MBA grads new to credit unions often enter the management doors at the vice president level at medium to large asset size credit unions. Many MBAs are found in marketing and operations departments and a growing number are finding their futures as heads of human resources and membership services. Credit union compensation packages vary as well depending on asset size, corporate structure and location. Compensation for other credit union executives, of course, varies as well.
Further education increases the salary ranges.
More and more college graduates are reaching the top rung on the credit union ladder, earning more for their top performance and providing credit unions with the expert management talent their education yields. The enrichment a degree brings to you and your future in the credit union industry is immeasurably large, according to one of many current credit union MBA executives. Dolan-Heitlinger adds those with an MBA should also look twice at credit unions as a career opportunity. But if you're somebody who is interested in running a business and bringing your high tech skills to an industry that can use them, you can't beat credit unions. The appeal of a credit union is you get to run something real.