Why not investigate a career in media and communication? Overall employment in media and communication occupations is projected to have 114,300 openings each year. The median annual wage for media and communication workers (such as public relations specialists, news analysts, and writers and authors) was $66,320 in May 2023, which was higher than the median annual wage for all occupations of $48,060. Media and communication equipment workers (such as broadcast technicians, film and video editors, and photographers) had a median annual wage of $53,850 in May 2023.**
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**U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (N.d.). July 2024 national
occupational employment and wage estimates. Retrieved from
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/home.htm