This document summarizes communication career opportunities at Salisbury University. It outlines the communication department tracks, student groups, study abroad options, and internship opportunities. Fast growing communication careers include advertising, public relations, writing, and translation. Common paths are advertising, public relations, technical writing, and translation. Less common options presented are social media, disc jockey, script writing, photojournalism, counseling, and theater direction.

1. By: Kyle Curran
Matthew Ferguson
Xavier Stinson
Kelly Irving
Joseph Abay

2. Overview of Different
Aspects of Communication
• The Communication Arts
Department of Salisbury
• Possible internship
opportunities to gain
experience
• Statistics regarding the
increase of jobs in the
communications job market
• Most common career paths
chosen
• Career paths not as well
known by Communications
majors

3. Communication Arts Department
at Salisbury University
• At Salisbury University, the Communication Arts Department is one of
the best.
• There are 4 tracks to choose from under a communications major.
• They are Human Communication, Media Studies, Media Production, and
Journalism/Public Relations
• “SU is one of The Princeton Review’s ‘Great Schools for Communication
Majors’” (http://www.salisbury.edu/commarts).

4. Communication Arts Department
(cont.)
• A couple student groups are
dedicated to the Communications
Department.
• The Public Relations Society of
America, SU-TV, and Lambda Pi
Beta (a nat’l CMAT honors
society).
• Study Abroad is also encouraged.
• Ecuador, Scotland, London, and
India are some countries.
• Communications classes are held
in “Smart” classrooms.

5. Internship Opportunities
• In order to finish a
Communications major, you
must complete an internship.
• You can submit applications
directly to the Internship
Director. (SU)
• You can apply on your own.
• Many local and regional
companies to apply for
positions. (SU)

6. Internship Opportunities (cont.)
• Some places SU students have
received internships.
• Under Armour
• The Baltimore Orioles
• National Geographic
• Washington Capitals

7. Internships (cont.)
• MTV
• The Late Show with David
Letterman
• Maryland Public Television
• Gateways to success in
acquiring the first job after
graduation.

8. 10 Fastest Growing Careers
• Advertising Manager
• Advertising Sale Agent
• Broadcast News Analyst
• Interpreters and Translators
• Meet and Convention Planner

9. 10 Fastest Growing Careers (cont.)
• Photojournalist
• Public Relations Manager
• Public Relations Specialist
• Technical Writer
• Writer and Author

10. Employment Growth Rate
• Students with a Bachelor’s degree have a wide variety of employment
opportunities
• Students are encouraged to seek internships to gain valuable experience
insight
• The majority of the fields are seeing a fast career growth, averaging at
13% by 2018 (OEDb)
• Interpreters and translators are seeing a much faster than average
increase of job opportunitesat 42% up until 2020 (BLS)
• Business communicators, public relation specialists, and writers/author at
13%, 24%, and 18% respectably have seen significant salary raises (BLS)

11. Salary Growth Rate
• Business communication careers saw
a median of $91,810 in annual
salaries in 2010 (BLS)
• Public relations specialists earned a
median salary of $52,090 as of May
2010 (BLS)
• PR specialists with foreign language
skills and business knowledge can
seek an increase in salaries
• Technical writers earned a median
wage of $63,280 annually (BLS)

12. Most Common Career Paths
• Adverstising
• Responsible for directing, executing
and leading campaigns.
• Interpreters and translators
• Convey thoughts and meanings of
original statements (OEDB)
• Required to be fluent in at least 2
languages (OEDB)

13. Most Common Career Paths (cont.)
• Public Relations
• Use communication to control image,
brand, and message of client or
employer (OEDB)
• Technical Writers or communicators
• They create, maintain, and edit
documents specified by others (OEDB)
• Writers and Authors
• Have same responsibility as tech.
writers, but produce their own work
• Necessary to have strong creativity
mechanics (OEDB)

14. Less Common Career Paths
• Post for Social Media Department
• Disc Jockey
• Write Scripts for television or Movies

15. Less Common Career Paths (cont.)
• Photo Journalist
• Counselor
• Theatre Director or professor

16. References
• http://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/interpreters-and-
translators.htm
• http://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/technical-
writers.htm
• http://oedb.org/fast-track-careers-communications
• http://oedb.org/fast-track-careers-communications/interpreters-and-
translators
• http://oedb.org/fast-track-careers-communications/public-relations-
specialist
• http://oedb.org/fast-track-careers-communications/writer-and-author
• http://www.salisbury.edu/commarts/internshipinfo.html