Field of degree: Communications
Table 1. Communications degree, 2019
Data |
Communications |
All fields |
Employment
|
2,718,900 |
56,820,460 |
Median wage
|
54,000 |
60,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
15 |
15 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
53 |
60 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
23 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of communications majors, 2019
Communications majors |
Major share |
Communications
|
55% |
Journalism
|
19 |
Mass Media
|
14 |
Advertising And Public Relations
|
11 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a communications degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Management occupations
|
21% |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
|
12 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
12 |
Sales and related occupations
|
12 |
Office and administrative support occupations
|
10 |
Other
|
33 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a communications degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2021–31 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019 |
Market research analysts and marketing specialists
|
19% |
Bachelor's degree |
2% |
21% |
Postsecondary teachers
|
12 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
73 |
Marketing managers
|
10 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
24 |
Lawyers
|
10 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
92 |
Human resources specialists
|
8 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
18 |
Managers, all other
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
5 |
20 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
48 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
|
4 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
8 |
Customer service representatives
|
-4 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
4 |
Chief executives
|
-7 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
30 |
Last Modified Date:
Thursday, September 8, 2022