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Communications Careers and Jobs

Select, Find and Prepare for Communications Careers and Jobs - all on one page


4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

Here is a short Helper Video External Link.

This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Communications careers/jobs, (2) Find Communications job listings, (3) Prepare for Communications careers, and (4) Provide Communications career-specific resources.

Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Communications careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Communications Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Communications careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Communications, so relevant Communications jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Communications Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Communications Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Communications careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 38 Communications Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.

Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core and Supplemental Duties: Lists the worker-related tasks performed
General and Specific Work Activities: Summarizes the broad and more specific types of behaviors related to the career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Skills Required: Provides basic skills and cross-functional skills needed
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Educational Requirements: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Work Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the prior work experience required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All details appear on this page
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.

Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job

14 Communications careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Communications-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:

Occupations U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) Communications-Related Jobs

Audio and Video Technicians 26.2% Audio Visual Communications Systems Technician
Occupation: Audio and Video Technicians U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 26.2% Communications-Related Jobs: Audio Visual Communications Systems Technician
Public Relations Specialists 11.4% Corporate Communications Specialist; Environmental Communications Specialist; Information and Communications Specialist; Internal Communications Specialist; Marketing Communications Coordinator; Marketing Communications Specialist
Occupation: Public Relations Specialists U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 11.4% Communications-Related Jobs: Corporate Communications Specialist; Environmental Communications Specialist; Information and Communications Specialist; Internal Communications Specialist; Marketing Communications Coordinator; Marketing Communications Specialist
Marketing Managers 10% Marketing Communications Manager
Occupation: Marketing Managers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 10% Communications-Related Jobs: Marketing Communications Manager
Public Safety Telecommunicators 8.2% Emergency Communications Dispatcher; Emergency Communications Officer (ECO); Emergency Communications Operator (ECO); Police Communications Dispatcher; Police Communications Operator
Occupation: Public Safety Telecommunicators U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 8.2% Communications-Related Jobs: Emergency Communications Dispatcher; Emergency Communications Officer (ECO); Emergency Communications Operator (ECO); Police Communications Dispatcher; Police Communications Operator
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 7.3% Adjunct Communications Faculty Member; Adjunct Communications Instructor; Interpersonal Communications Professor; Mass Communications Professor; Speech Communication Professor
Occupation: Communications Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.3% Communications-Related Jobs: Adjunct Communications Faculty Member; Adjunct Communications Instructor; Interpersonal Communications Professor; Mass Communications Professor; Speech Communication Professor
Electrical Engineers 6.8% Wire Communications Engineer
Occupation: Electrical Engineers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 6.8% Communications-Related Jobs: Wire Communications Engineer
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 6.8% Identification and Communications Supervisor
Occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 6.8% Communications-Related Jobs: Identification and Communications Supervisor
Emergency Management Directors 6.2% 911 Communications Manager
Occupation: Emergency Management Directors U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 6.2% Communications-Related Jobs: 911 Communications Manager
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 5.6% Signal and Communications Maintainer
Occupation: Signal and Track Switch Repairers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 5.6% Communications-Related Jobs: Signal and Communications Maintainer
Computer Network Architects 5.5% Data Communications Analyst
Occupation: Computer Network Architects U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 5.5% Communications-Related Jobs: Data Communications Analyst
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 3.9% Radio Communications Tech (Radio Communications Technician)
Occupation: Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 3.9% Communications-Related Jobs: Radio Communications Tech (Radio Communications Technician)
Air Traffic Controllers 3.8% Flight Communications Officer
Occupation: Air Traffic Controllers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 3.8% Communications-Related Jobs: Flight Communications Officer
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers -1.1% Data Communications Technician; Satellite Communications Antenna Installer; Satellite Communications Operator
Occupation: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: -1.1% Communications-Related Jobs: Data Communications Technician; Satellite Communications Antenna Installer; Satellite Communications Operator
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service -22.7% Central Communications Specialist; Police Communications Operator
Occupation: Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: -22.7% Communications-Related Jobs: Central Communications Specialist; Police Communications Operator

19 Communications careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Communications-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::

Occupations National Median Salary Communications-Related Jobs

Marketing Managers $ 157,620 Marketing Communications Manager
Occupation: Marketing Managers National Median Salary: $ 157,620 Communications-Related Jobs: Marketing Communications Manager
Air Traffic Controllers $ 137,380 Flight Communications Officer
Occupation: Air Traffic Controllers National Median Salary: $ 137,380 Communications-Related Jobs: Flight Communications Officer
Public Relations Managers $ 134,760 Marketing and Communications Manager; Marketing Communications Manager
Occupation: Public Relations Managers National Median Salary: $ 134,760 Communications-Related Jobs: Marketing and Communications Manager; Marketing Communications Manager
Computer Network Architects $ 129,840 Data Communications Analyst
Occupation: Computer Network Architects National Median Salary: $ 129,840 Communications-Related Jobs: Data Communications Analyst
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists $ 129,840 Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD); Unified Communications Engineer
Occupation: Telecommunications Engineering Specialists National Median Salary: $ 129,840 Communications-Related Jobs: Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD); Unified Communications Engineer
Electrical Engineers $ 106,950 Wire Communications Engineer
Occupation: Electrical Engineers National Median Salary: $ 106,950 Communications-Related Jobs: Wire Communications Engineer
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $ 101,750 Identification and Communications Supervisor
Occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives National Median Salary: $ 101,750 Communications-Related Jobs: Identification and Communications Supervisor
Database Administrators $ 101,510 Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Administrator (PACS Administrator)
Occupation: Database Administrators National Median Salary: $ 101,510 Communications-Related Jobs: Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Administrator (PACS Administrator)
Project Management Specialists $ 98,580 Project Communications Officer
Occupation: Project Management Specialists National Median Salary: $ 98,580 Communications-Related Jobs: Project Communications Officer
Emergency Management Directors $ 83,960 911 Communications Manager
Occupation: Emergency Management Directors National Median Salary: $ 83,960 Communications-Related Jobs: 911 Communications Manager
Signal and Track Switch Repairers $ 82,710 Signal and Communications Maintainer
Occupation: Signal and Track Switch Repairers National Median Salary: $ 82,710 Communications-Related Jobs: Signal and Communications Maintainer
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary $ 79,910 Adjunct Communications Faculty Member; Adjunct Communications Instructor; Interpersonal Communications Professor; Mass Communications Professor; Speech Communication Professor
Occupation: Communications Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 79,910 Communications-Related Jobs: Adjunct Communications Faculty Member; Adjunct Communications Instructor; Interpersonal Communications Professor; Mass Communications Professor; Speech Communication Professor
Search Marketing Strategists $ 74,680 Marketing Communications Specialist
Occupation: Search Marketing Strategists National Median Salary: $ 74,680 Communications-Related Jobs: Marketing Communications Specialist
Public Relations Specialists $ 66,750 Corporate Communications Specialist; Environmental Communications Specialist; Information and Communications Specialist; Internal Communications Specialist; Marketing Communications Coordinator; Marketing Communications Specialist
Occupation: Public Relations Specialists National Median Salary: $ 66,750 Communications-Related Jobs: Corporate Communications Specialist; Environmental Communications Specialist; Information and Communications Specialist; Internal Communications Specialist; Marketing Communications Coordinator; Marketing Communications Specialist
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers $ 61,310 Radio Communications Tech (Radio Communications Technician)
Occupation: Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers National Median Salary: $ 61,310 Communications-Related Jobs: Radio Communications Tech (Radio Communications Technician)
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $ 61,270 Data Communications Technician; Satellite Communications Antenna Installer; Satellite Communications Operator
Occupation: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers National Median Salary: $ 61,270 Communications-Related Jobs: Data Communications Technician; Satellite Communications Antenna Installer; Satellite Communications Operator
Audio and Video Technicians $ 51,640 Audio Visual Communications Systems Technician
Occupation: Audio and Video Technicians National Median Salary: $ 51,640 Communications-Related Jobs: Audio Visual Communications Systems Technician
Public Safety Telecommunicators $ 48,890 Emergency Communications Dispatcher; Emergency Communications Officer (ECO); Emergency Communications Operator (ECO); Police Communications Dispatcher; Police Communications Operator
Occupation: Public Safety Telecommunicators National Median Salary: $ 48,890 Communications-Related Jobs: Emergency Communications Dispatcher; Emergency Communications Officer (ECO); Emergency Communications Operator (ECO); Police Communications Dispatcher; Police Communications Operator
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $ 36,750 Central Communications Specialist; Police Communications Operator
Occupation: Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service National Median Salary: $ 36,750 Communications-Related Jobs: Central Communications Specialist; Police Communications Operator

19 Communications careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Communications-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.

Education/Preparation Categories:
5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.)
4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree
3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree
2 = Usually requires a high school diploma
1 = May require a high school diploma or GED certificate
Please Scroll and Select below:
Occupations Education/Preparation Communications-Related Jobs

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Adjunct Communications Faculty Member; Adjunct Communications Instructor; Interpersonal Communications Professor; Mass Communications Professor; Speech Communication Professor
Occupation: Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 5 Communications-Related Jobs: Adjunct Communications Faculty Member; Adjunct Communications Instructor; Interpersonal Communications Professor; Mass Communications Professor; Speech Communication Professor
Computer Network Architects 4 Data Communications Analyst
Occupation: Computer Network Architects Education/Preparation: 4 Communications-Related Jobs: Data Communications Analyst
Database Administrators 4 Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Administrator (PACS Administrator)
Occupation: Database Administrators Education/Preparation: 4 Communications-Related Jobs: Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Administrator (PACS Administrator)
Electrical Engineers 4 Wire Communications Engineer
Occupation: Electrical Engineers Education/Preparation: 4 Communications-Related Jobs: Wire Communications Engineer
Emergency Management Directors 4 911 Communications Manager
Occupation: Emergency Management Directors Education/Preparation: 4 Communications-Related Jobs: 911 Communications Manager
Marketing Managers 4 Marketing Communications Manager
Occupation: Marketing Managers Education/Preparation: 4 Communications-Related Jobs: Marketing Communications Manager
Project Management Specialists 4 Project Communications Officer
Occupation: Project Management Specialists Education/Preparation: 4 Communications-Related Jobs: Project Communications Officer
Public Relations Managers 4 Marketing and Communications Manager; Marketing Communications Manager
Occupation: Public Relations Managers Education/Preparation: 4 Communications-Related Jobs: Marketing and Communications Manager; Marketing Communications Manager
Public Relations Specialists 4 Corporate Communications Specialist; Environmental Communications Specialist; Information and Communications Specialist; Internal Communications Specialist; Marketing Communications Coordinator; Marketing Communications Specialist
Occupation: Public Relations Specialists Education/Preparation: 4 Communications-Related Jobs: Corporate Communications Specialist; Environmental Communications Specialist; Information and Communications Specialist; Internal Communications Specialist; Marketing Communications Coordinator; Marketing Communications Specialist
Search Marketing Strategists 4 Marketing Communications Specialist
Occupation: Search Marketing Strategists Education/Preparation: 4 Communications-Related Jobs: Marketing Communications Specialist
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 3 Data Communications Technician; Satellite Communications Antenna Installer; Satellite Communications Operator
Occupation: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Education/Preparation: 3 Communications-Related Jobs: Data Communications Technician; Satellite Communications Antenna Installer; Satellite Communications Operator
Air Traffic Controllers 3 Flight Communications Officer
Occupation: Air Traffic Controllers Education/Preparation: 3 Communications-Related Jobs: Flight Communications Officer
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 3 Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD); Unified Communications Engineer
Occupation: Telecommunications Engineering Specialists Education/Preparation: 3 Communications-Related Jobs: Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD); Unified Communications Engineer
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 3 Signal and Communications Maintainer
Occupation: Signal and Track Switch Repairers Education/Preparation: 3 Communications-Related Jobs: Signal and Communications Maintainer
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 3 Radio Communications Tech (Radio Communications Technician)
Occupation: Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers Education/Preparation: 3 Communications-Related Jobs: Radio Communications Tech (Radio Communications Technician)
Audio and Video Technicians 3 Audio Visual Communications Systems Technician
Occupation: Audio and Video Technicians Education/Preparation: 3 Communications-Related Jobs: Audio Visual Communications Systems Technician
Public Safety Telecommunicators 2 Emergency Communications Dispatcher; Emergency Communications Officer (ECO); Emergency Communications Operator (ECO); Police Communications Dispatcher; Police Communications Operator
Occupation: Public Safety Telecommunicators Education/Preparation: 2 Communications-Related Jobs: Emergency Communications Dispatcher; Emergency Communications Officer (ECO); Emergency Communications Operator (ECO); Police Communications Dispatcher; Police Communications Operator
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 2 Central Communications Specialist; Police Communications Operator
Occupation: Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Education/Preparation: 2 Communications-Related Jobs: Central Communications Specialist; Police Communications Operator
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 2 Identification and Communications Supervisor
Occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Education/Preparation: 2 Communications-Related Jobs: Identification and Communications Supervisor

Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 38 specific Communications job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
You can use this form two ways:

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Filter - As you enter a keyword, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles below

Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.

Enter a Keyword (filter the list below)
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Select a Job Title (Scroll and Select) :

911 Communications Manager
Adjunct Communications Faculty Member
Adjunct Communications Instructor
Air Defense Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Tactical Operations Center Enhanced Operator/Maintainer
Audio Visual Communications Systems Technician
Central Communications Specialist
Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) Officer
Corporate Communications Specialist
Data Communications Analyst
Data Communications Technician
Emergency Communications Dispatcher
Emergency Communications Officer (ECO)
Emergency Communications Operator (ECO)
Environmental Communications Specialist
Flight Communications Officer
Flight Communications Operator
Identification and Communications Supervisor
Information and Communications Specialist
Internal Communications Specialist
Interpersonal Communications Professor
Marketing and Communications Manager
Marketing Communications Coordinator
Marketing Communications Manager
Marketing Communications Specialist
Mass Communications Professor
Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Administrator (PACS Administrator)
Police Communications Dispatcher
Police Communications Operator
Project Communications Officer
Radio Communications Tech (Radio Communications Technician)
Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD)
Satellite Communications Antenna Installer
Satellite Communications Operator
Signal and Communications Maintainer
Special Forces Communications Sergeant
Speech Communication Professor
Unified Communications Engineer
Wire Communications Engineer


Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career


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