Publishing majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a publishing degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in publishing. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 922 publishing major resumes to identify the jobs publishing majors most prefer.
Highest-paying jobs with a publishing degree
- Starting salary$45,000Job openings8,608Top locations:New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL;Job description:Editors plan, review, and revise content for publication.
- Starting salary$39,000Job openings4,866Top locations:New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL;Job description:Editors plan, review, and revise content for publication.
- Starting salary$36,000Job openings24,400Top locations:New York, NY; Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA;Job description:Web developers design and create websites. They are responsible for the look of the site. They are also responsible for the site’s technical aspects, such as its performance and capacity, which are measures of a website’s speed and how much traffic the site can handle. In addition, web developers may create content for the site.
- Starting salary$36,000Job openings14,865Top locations:Job description:Editors plan, review, and revise content for publication.
- Starting salary$35,000Job openings26,839Top locations:New York, NY; Boston, MA; Washington, DC;Job description:Secretaries and administrative assistants perform clerical and administrative duties. They organize files, prepare documents, schedule appointments, and support other staff.
- Starting salary$34,000Job openings15,115Top locations:Job description:Editors plan, review, and revise content for publication.
- Starting salary$34,000Job openings12,281Top locations:Chicago, IL; Mustang, OK; New York, NY;Job description:Editors plan, review, and revise content for publication.
- Starting salary$34,000Job openings8,716Top locations:New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL;Job description:Editors plan, review, and revise content for publication.
- 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$29,000Job openings11,179Top locations: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.
