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These jobs center on the creation and distribution of news and entertainment media. Performing artists, journalists, and writers all fall within this group as well as editors, sound engineers, broadcast specialists, and communication technology personal. These are the creators and the facilitators of what you see and hear online, in print and on TV/Radio. Creativity, understanding the audience, and the urge to see your work represented publicly are valuable assets in these positions.
A communications major is well equipped to become a great asset to any organization in a wide range of roles and industries because of the skills and knowledge they hone during their studies…
First, ask yourself if this is a degree you would enjoy? Not sure? Think about writing a book, publishing your own writing, or proofreading technical manuals. If this doesn’t sound interesting to you, this degree is probably not for you. …
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) offers an excellent tool for planning with their first destination survey results.
“NACE’s First-Destination Survey captures information regarding how new college graduates fare in their careers within six months of graduation. The …
You don't have to wait until you retire to travel the world. If you choose the right career, you'll be able to see the world while you earn a living. In fact, there are many career paths that support location …
A comprehensive resource for students and job seekers looking for career advice, job postings, company reviews from employees, and rankings of the best companies and industry employers.
Explore occupations by career categories and pathways and use real time labor market data to power your decision making.
First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)
Occupation Description
Employment Trends
Top Employers
Education Levels
Annual Earnings
Technical Skills
Core Competencies
Job Titles
Occupation Description
Employment Trends
The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.
Top Employers
These companies are currently hiring for .
Education Levels
The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.
Annual Earnings
Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
Technical Skills
A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.
Core Competencies
The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.
Job Titles
A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.
