Journalism and mass communications majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a journalism and mass communications degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in journalism and mass communications. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 5,359 journalism and mass communications major resumes to identify the jobs journalism and mass communications majors most prefer.
Highest-paying jobs with a journalism and mass communications degree
- Starting salary$44,000Job openings205,561Top locations:Job description:Account Executives are responsible for looking after the company's client as well as keeping the company-client relationships at a high standard. Their goal is to increase the amount of business a company does with those clients.
- Starting salary$38,000Job openings11,488Top locations:New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL;Job description:Reporters, correspondents, and broadcast news analysts inform the public about news and events happening internationally, nationally, and locally. They report the news for newspapers, magazines, websites, television, and radio.
- Starting salary$36,000Job openings42,819Top locations:Job description:Public relations specialists create and maintain a favorable public image for the organization they represent. They design media releases to shape public perception of their organization and to increase awareness of its work and goals.
- Starting salary$36,000Job openings87,145Top locations:Job description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
- Starting salary$34,000Job openings91,281Top locations:Job description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
- Starting salary$34,000Job openings39,790Top locations:New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC;Job description:Public relations specialists create and maintain a favorable public image for the organization they represent. They design media releases to shape public perception of their organization and to increase awareness of its work and goals.
- Starting salary$34,000Job openings15,115Top locations:Job description:Editors plan, review, and revise content for publication.
- Starting salary$28,000Job openings77,611Top locations:Job description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
- Starting salary$24,000Job openings79,411Top locations:Job description:Public relations specialists create and maintain a favorable public image for the organization they represent. They design media releases to shape public perception of their organization and to increase awareness of its work and goals.
- Starting salary$23,000Job openings122,135Top locations:Job description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
