Is PR A Growth Industry?
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According to U.S News, Public Relations as a profession might just be a growth industry:
Employment of public-relations specialists is expected to increase by more than 66,000 jobs, or 24 percent, between 2008 and 2018, according to the Labor Department.
Almost condescendingly, they report that it’s not too tough to get into, education-wise:
There’s a lot of upside to this job, given that it requires only a bachelor’s degree.
Only!
And you can also earn a decent living:
Median annual earnings for PR specialists last year were about $51,960, while the lowest-paid 10 percent made less than $30,520 and the highest-paid 10 percent made upwards of $96,000.
Check out the rest of the article for their take on stress level, type of activity and the effect of social media on the profession.
Of course, if you want my opinion about PR as a profession…just ask. All you PR vets out there, feel free to weigh in on the profession, too. And finally–all you newbies and students thinking of PR as a career–what do you think–or what do you want to know?
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