What Can You Do With a Degree in English?
Employers are looking for college graduates who can write, think and speak effectively, all skills an English degree emphasizes. English majors can be found in numerous occupations, only some of which are listed below:
Account Executive
Actor/actress
Administration
Advertising
Announcer
Archivist
Attorney
Author
Bank Officer
Book Publisher
Bookstore manager
Broadcasting
Business
Buyer
Career Counselor
Certified Public Accountant
Child Care Specialist/Teacher
Columnist
Commodities Trader
Communication
Community Affairs Specialist
Computer Manager/Consultant
Consultant
Copywriter
Corporate Communications
Correspondent
Counseling
Court Reporter
Creative Director
Creative Writing
Critic
Customer Service Representative
Design Specialist
Drama
Editing
Educational Researcher
Educator
Electronic Publishing Specialist
Entertainment Agent
Environmental Planner
Executive Search Consultant
Filmmaker
Financial Aid Counselor
Foreign Service
Fundraiser
Government Service
Human Resources
Humorist
Information Officer
Insurance Agent
Interior Designer
Interpreter/Translator
Interviewer
Journalist
Legal Assistant
Librarian
Lobbyist
Manager
Manuscript Reader
Market Research Analyst
Marketing
Musician/Composer
News Reporter
Newspaper/Magazine Editor
Paralegal
Personnel Manager
Playwright
Poet
Press secretary
Production Assistant
Professor
Project Manager/City Planner
Proofreader
Public Information Specialist
Public Relations
Public Service
Publishing
Quality Assurance
Reading Consultant
Real Estate Broker
Reporter
Research Analyst
Research Journalist
Researcher: Opinion polls, Fact checker
Sales
Secondary School Teacher
Singer/Songwriter
Social Work
Speech
Telecommunications Systems Consultant
Television Producer/Performer
Writer: Technical, Speech, Freelance
