English
What Can I Do With This Major?
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Job Titles [link to OOH]
| Academic Advisor* | Literary Agent |
| Admissions Counselor | Management Analyst |
| Advertising Copywriter | Marketing Assistant |
| Archivist* | Media Supervisor |
| Broadcast Journalist | Paralegal |
| Career Counselor* | Production Assistant |
| Communications Specialist | Professor* |
| Corporate Communications Manager | Proofreader |
| Curriculum Designer* | Public Affairs Specialist |
| Editorial Assistant | Public Relations Coordinator |
| English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher | Publications Editor |
| Event Planner | Real Estate Agent* |
| Feature Writer | Recruiter |
| Fundraiser | Research Assistant |
| Grant Writer* | Scriptwriter |
| Guidance Counselor* | Social Worker* |
| Human Resources Administrator | Speech Writer |
| Lawyer* | Teacher* |
| Legislative Aide | Technical Writer |
| Librarian* | Volunteer Coordinator |
| Literacy Coordinator | Website Content Editor |
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Positions that require additional education or training are indicated by an (*). Job qualifications are based not only on degree program, but on skills and experience. Students should seek out as many experiential opportunities in their fields of interest as possible, including co-op and internships. IndustriesThis is a sample of the industries that often hire this major. |
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| Advertising | Higher Education |
| Consulting | Law |
| Consumer Products | Media |
| Education | Museums |
| Finance | Nonprofit |
| Government | Publishing |
| Health |
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Writers and Authors
Technical Writers
Reporters, Correspondents and Broadcast News Analysts
Editors
Postsecondary Teachers
High School Teachers
Middle School Teachers
Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers
Librarians
Professional Associations
Magazine Publishers of America
Association of American Publishers
Society for Technical Communication
National Council of Teachers of English
American Copy Editors Society
National Newspaper Publishers Association
Writers Guild of America
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
American Medical Writers Association
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