Transfer and Career Opportunities

Students who study English learn many transferrable and professional skills.  We live in an age dominated by presenting and managing information, and English majors are experts at understanding information. Skills developed in the major include:

• Research and information gathering
• Analysis and interpretation of information
• strategic and analytical reading
• Oral and written communication
• Presentation of complex ideas
• Argumentation and persuasion
• Creative Development
• Critical thinking
• Soft skills used in business environments

Top jobs for English Majors

–        Advertising Manager $127, 500

–        Lawyer $118, 160

–        Public Relations Manager$108, 320

–        Technical Writer $69,850

–        Content Writer $61, 240

–        Executive Assistant $61,000

–        Social Media Manager $60,000

–        Teacher $58, 030

–        Public Relations $58,020

–        Librarian $57, 680

–        Editor $57, 210

–        Human Resource Specialist $55,000

–        Journalist $52, 000

–        Paralegal $49, 500

–        Blogger and podcast creator

–        Entertainment industry

Transferring to a 4-year school

Transfer to a 4-year school or university can provide many choices and pathways.  University English departments offer degrees in areas like English and education, teacher training and certification, digital media and cinema, English and technology, creative writing, and more.  Talk to your FRC English instructor to find out more!