"Project Management," "Powerpoint," and "Customer Service" aren't the only skills we found Marketing Specialists list on their resumes. In fact, there's a whole list of Marketing Specialist responsibilities that we found, including:
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We've found that 77.8% of Marketing Specialists have earned a bachelor's degree. Furthermore, 9.0% earned their master's degrees before becoming a Marketing Specialist. While it's true that most Marketing Specialists have a college degree, it's generally possible to become one with only a high school degree. In fact, one out of every nine Marketing Specialists did not spend the extra money to attend college.
The Marketing Specialists who went onto college to earn a more in-depth education generally studied Business and Marketing, while a small population of Marketing Specialists studied Communication and Public Relations.
Once you've obtained the level of education you're comfortable with, you might start applying to companies to become a Marketing Specialist. We've found that most Marketing Specialist resumes include experience from Deloitte, CBRE Group, and Accenture. Of recent, Deloitte had 199 positions open for Marketing Specialists. Meanwhile, there are 179 job openings at CBRE Group and 81 at Accenture.
But if you're interested in companies where you might earn a high salary, Marketing Specialists tend to earn the biggest salaries at Facebook, Microsoft, and Citigroup. Take Facebook for example. The median Marketing Specialist salary is $133,936. At Microsoft, Marketing Specialists earn an average of $122,958, while the average at Citigroup is $122,698. You should take into consideration how difficult it might be to secure a job with one of these companies.
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In general, Marketing Specialists fulfill roles in the Technology and Finance industries. While employment numbers are high in those industries, the Marketing Specialist annual salary is the highest in the Technology industry with $71,306 as the average salary. Meanwhile, the Finance and Professional industries pay $65,211 and $64,562 respectively. This means that Marketing Specialists who are employed in the Technology industry make 21.2% more than Marketing Specialists who work in the Retail Industry.