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What Can I Do With A Major In... Printable Information Need some help understanding what career opportunities you will have with various majors? Ever wonder what you can actually do with the major you've already chosen? Click here to download a printable copy of what you can do with this major. Each title outlines common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities upon completion of a degree. If you already have Abobe Acrobat Reader, then go directly to the major file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and download this document. OCCUPATIONAL POSSIBILITIES EDITOR Editors are responsible for reviewing all written work submitted by the writers working under them. Editors must correct and finalize any written work before publishing. Editors work with everything from short stories and novels to newspaper and magazine stories and columns. There are editors for every type of written material. Educational Requirements A bachelor's degree is the minimum requirement, but a higher degree or previous experience is a plus. Most organizations choose to hire people with degrees in journalism, English, or Communication. Avg. Maine Salary: $14.18 per/hour Avg. # Maine Employment 1018 Annual Openings: 33 Projected Growth: 16% WRITER Creates original written works for publication or perfomance. May write as private authour or for clients such as publishers, motion picture studios, television networks, radio stations, magazines and trade journals, newspapers, and advertisements. Educational Requirements A bachelor's degree is the minimum requirment for most jobs with most employers looking for a degree in English, Communication, Media Studies or Journalism. Avg. Maine Salary: $14.82 per/hour Avg. # Maine Employment 947 Annual Openings: 40 Projected Growth: 20% Top RELATED OCCUPATIONS Librarian Teacher Speech Writer Technical Writer College Professor/Instructor Speech Pathologist Reporter Publisher Columnist Radio/Tv Broadcaster Lexicographer Freelance Writer Journalist Secretary Poet Playwright Narrator Library Technical Assistant Creative Writer Bookstore Manager Receptionist Author Disc Jockey Paralegal Assistant Lawyer Linguist Media Specialist SKILLS Accuracy in Recording Information High Proficiency In Reading, Writing, And Speaking Focus Comprehensive Skill Of Grammar And Vocabulary Reasoning Skills Good Listening, Clarifying, Questioning, And Responding Skills Ability To Make Critical Observations And Appropriate Decisions Ability To Read Articulately And Analytically Top SAMPLE JOBS (taken from past issues of our Career Services Husky Job Board) Reporter Prepare visual stories, do live reporting, flexible hours including weekends and holidays. Qualifications: Excellent writing skills, one year of broadcast experience including live reporting, team player Creative Services Producer- This person will produce television commercials, promos and public service announcements. Qualifications: Must be extremely creative, organized, and have the ability to handle several projects at once. Writing experience required, nonlinear editing experience an plus. Competitive pay and excellent benefits. Producer Will produce at least one news broadcast per day, which includes selection of stories, format, graphics, writing, editing, and coordination of efforts between two television stations. Qualifications: Strong writer, potential news room leader, capable of keeping a cool head under pressure and able to make a decision. Top RELATED ACTIVITIES Participation and/or involvement in lectures or readings. Free- lance writing. Join a professional writing organization. Writing reports, papers, poems. Read current periodicals or related materials. Do research. Work with a home computer. Participating in conversation with others. Participating on a debate or forensics team, or practical politics. Working as volunteer or as part- time for college radio or TV station. Competition in writing oratory contests. Reading essays, articles, novels, short stories, poetry, drama, and professional journals. Top ADDITIONAL RESOURCES (Click here for a list of resources are located in our Career Resource Centers, 107 Payson Smith Hall, Portland or 113 Upton Hall, Gorham) Top PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (For more information see the National Trade and Professional Association of the United States located in our Career Resource Centers) College English Association English Department, Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC 29733 803-323-4633 wilcox@winthrop.edu   American Comparative Literature Association American Humor Studies Association Association for Communication Administration Association for Documentary Editing Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking Association of Departments of English Association of Literary Scholars and Critics College of English Association Conference on English Education Conference on College Composition and Communication Conference on English Leadership International Society for General Semantics National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy National Council of Teachers of English National Council of Writing Program Administrators Renaissance Society of America Rhetoric Society of America Society for New Language Study Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Western Literature Association Top The information on this page was taken from the following sources: CareerWare 98; Maine Dept.of Labor, 94; Occupational Outlook Handbook, 98; National Trade and Professional Associations Of the United States, 97; College Majors and Careers Website Last Updated Feb. 2000 Send your questions to the staff of Career Services & Cooperative Education at USM Career Center Website Designed and Maintained by Chris Harriman Webmaster