On
the ninth of June I will have finished the requirement need to receive my Bachelors
in my Communications degree. Although
this is a major accomplishment in my life it is just the beginning of my pursuit
to better myself. Just because I have
complete the requirement to get the degree does not mean that I will know what
to do with the degree. So just like
everything that I had to do get to this point in my pursuit of my degree I will
need to do research. To do so I will
take a look into career fields for Communication, and list five of them. Once I list them I will give a brief summary
of each to break down what they are. I will
also look at attributes like Salary ranges, required credentials, and
experience requirements. This is all
information that is needed in order to make an informed decision on what I will
want to do in the future. I will accomplish
this task by utilizing different websites to aide in my research. This is a great idea for every graduating
student to get a good understanding of what is out there for them after high
school and college. Now that we know
what I am going to do let’s take a look at some career fields.
1. Management
Analyst
Summary: Conduct organizational studies and
evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and
measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist
management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program
analysts and management consultants, and excludes "Computer Systems
Analysts" (15-1121) and "Operations Research Analysts"
(15-2031).
Salary ranges:
|
Percentile
|
10%
|
25%
|
50%
(Median) |
75%
|
90%
|
|
Hourly
Wage
|
$21.73
|
$28.54
|
$38.40
|
$51.42
|
$70.16
|
|
Annual
Wage (2)
|
$45,200
|
$59,360
|
$79,870
|
$106,950
|
$145,920
|
Required credentials: Bachelor’s degree required
Experience:
·
Minimum 2 years Retail/Catalog/Internet Planning and Distribution
experience
·
Excellent analytical and problem solving
skills
·
Excellent systems skills; Microsoft:
Excel, Word, AS4000, Sales Cube/Brio
·
Strong organizational skills with
ability to multi-task
·
PC operation 30+ hours per week
2. Human
Resources Administrator
Summary: Compile and keep personnel records. Record
data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of
sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for
termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment
records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized
persons.
Salary ranges:
|
Percentile
|
10%
|
25%
|
50%
(Median) |
75%
|
90%
|
|
Hourly
Wage
|
$11.96
|
$14.76
|
$18.12
|
$21.92
|
$26.08
|
|
Annual
Wage (2)
|
$24,870
|
$30,700
|
$37,680
|
$45,590
|
$54,240
|
Required credentials:
Bachelor’s degree
preferred
Experience:
·
Minimum of 2-4 years
administrative experience
·
Proficient experience
utilizing Microsoft Office Suite
·
Demonstrated success with
managing multiple, competing tasks on a tight deadline
·
Excellent verbal and
written communication skills
·
Working experience with
Salesforce, Concur and Sharepoint highly desirable
·
Bright, courteous,
professional demeanor
3.
Promotions Manager
Summary: Plan, direct, or
coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials,
such as posters, contests, coupons, or give-aways, to create extra interest in
the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization,
or on an account basis.
Salary ranges:
|
Percentile
|
10%
|
25%
|
50%
(Median) |
75%
|
90%
|
|
Hourly
Wage
|
$21.70
|
$30.95
|
$45.13
|
$69.83
|
|
|
Annual
Wage (2)
|
$45,140
|
$64,370
|
$93,880
|
$145,250
|
Required credentials:
·
College degree with 1-3 years business
experience
·
Ability to analyze business data, develop
conclusions from the analysis and build strategies and action plans based on
these conclusions. Monitor and drive the
volumes, revenue and/or market share relative to the action plans across the
company.
·
Outstanding written and oral
communication skills, including written business requirements and
specifications, annual and other periodic business plans, various analyses for
product selection, new product development and introduction, case studies,
advertisement and promotions, etc.
·
Must be able to successfully pass all
applicable background screening tests.
Experience:
·
Experience
in a marketing, finance, consulting or product management capacity preferred.
·
Must
have specific knowledge of mobile, loyalty or payments industries a plus.
·
Expert
level computer skills to create and manipulate spreadsheets, presentations,
documents and project plans.
·
Must
have excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
4. Corporate
Trainer
Summary: Design and conduct training and
development programs to improve individual and organizational performance. May
analyze training needs.
Salary ranges:
|
Percentile
|
10%
|
25%
|
50%
(Median) |
75%
|
90%
|
|
Hourly
Wage
|
$15.48
|
$20.10
|
$27.33
|
$36.35
|
$45.96
|
|
Annual
Wage (2)
|
$32,190
|
$41,820
|
$56,850
|
$75,610
|
$95,600
|
Required credentials:
·
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
experience
Experience:
·
Minimum of four (4) years of mortgage
lending experience preferred.
·
Minimum of two (2) years training
experience preferred.
·
Experience creating training manuals and
job aids.
·
Must have experience in creating
training programs for operations and sales employees.
·
Interacts well with others within
departments and communicates thoughts and ideas effectively.
·
Must have strong communication skills,
both written and verbal, as well as delivery skills for presentations,
procedure manuals and training.
·
Must be self-motivated, capable of
working independently.
·
Must be energetic and able to capture an
audience’s attention and effectively train small and large groups
5. Communications
Teachers, Postsecondary
Summary: Teach courses in communications,
such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television
broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in
teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Salary ranges:
|
Percentile
|
10%
|
25%
|
50%
(Median) |
75%
|
90%
|
|
Annual
Wage (2)
|
$33,640
|
$45,810
|
$62,180
|
$85,000
|
$114,770
|
Preferred Qualifications
·
Master’s Degree in English or Master’s
Degree in related area with 18 graduate credits in English (or Rhetoric,
Composition, Writing) from an accredited public or private institution.
·
Proficiency in computer use and
applications which support teaching and learning.
·
An educational philosophy which places
the primary emphasis on student learning in the design, delivery, and
evaluation of courses.
·
Must meet Wisconsin Technical College
System certification requirements and be willing to maintain such
certification.
Experience
1. Two
(2) or more years of postsecondary teaching experience required credentials
Conclusion:
As education is my desire as of now
I want to pursuit a career as a teacher.
I know that I did not have to choose the college level educator. I can pursuit a career as a
elementary/secondary school teacher, but I just wanted to see what it take to
get to that next level.
In this exercise I have come to see
that there are quite a few jobs out there that I can do once now or and once I receive
my degree. This opened my eyes to what’s
out there. I suggest that you do the
same using some of the websites in the reference page to find out what’s out
there for you.
Reference
page:
Bureau
of Labor Statistics retrieved from the website:
Monster.com
retrieved from the website:
Government
Jobs.gov retrieved from the website:
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