It’s always reassuring to read something that makes you feel like you’ve chosen the right career. U.S. News & World Report released their list of the 50 best jobs for 2011. They say PR Specialist isn’t just great for next year, but should have strong growth over the next decade.
Best Careers 2011: Public Relations Specialist
By Meg Handley
Posted: December 2010
The rundown:
Every day, President Barack Obama’s press secretary, Robert Gibbs, stands in front of a firing squad—a roomful of the nation’s top journalists, armed with questions that are, by their nature, adversarial. For these daily press briefings, Gibbs spends hours reading, studying, and querying other White House officials and administration advisers so he can answer questions accurately, both in the facts relayed and in message. As a PR specialist, much of your job will be a similar juggle of facts and message. You might spend your day drafting a press release, responding to a reporter’s question, helping craft a PR strategy for an upcoming round of company layoffs, or running interference at a conference. This is one job that demands confidence for success, and an extroverted personality doesn’t hurt.
The outlook:
Employment of public-relations specialists is expected to increase by more than 66,000 jobs, or 24 percent, between 2008 and 2018, according to the Labor Department.
For a breakdown of what landed PR in the field including salary, quality of life, upward mobility, education and advice from other PR professionals, please read the full article here.
Cheers to job security!!
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