Careers for English Majors

What can you do with an English Major?
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WHERE THE JOBS ARE

• Creative
• Media
• Research

EMPLOYERS: in-house agencies of large companies, advertising agencies

• Human Resources
• Insurance (claims, underwriting)
• Management
• Marketing
• Sales

EMPLOYERS: business organizations including banks, real estate agencies, insurance firms, and large & small corporations; retailers including department, grocery, drug, speciality, variety, and book stores

• English as a Second Language
• Literacy
• Teaching

EMPLOYERS: public schools, private schools, universities and colleges, libraries, private learning centers

EMPLOYERS: law firms, corporate legal departments, government agencies, public service agencies

• Editing
• Media
• Research
• Writing

EMPLOYERS: public relations firms, advertising agencies, in-house public relations departments, trade associations, colleges and universities, nonprofit organizations, government agencies

• Advertising
• Circulation
• Editing
• Production
• Publicity
• Sales

EMPLOYERS: special interest magazines, trade magazines, sunday newspaper supplements, associational and organizational magazines, educational and professional books, religious books and magazines, other book publishers

• Creative Writing
• Freelance
• Journalism
• Technical Writing

EMPLOYERS: newspapers, magazines, broadcast media companies including television and movie industry; trade, professional, or consumer publications; internet sites, advertising agencies, large corporations, government agencies, colleges and universities, technical industries