Sidnae Thomas

Mrs. Jones English/ 7th period 10/8/13

Public Relations
PUBLIC

RELATIONS: Involves the planned promotion of goods, services and images of organizations intended to create goodwill for a person, place or event. Public relations professionals work to build long-term relationships among individuals and institutions.

Why I want to pursue this career?

I

want to pursue this career because I simply like event planning, and getting people on the big screen. I love planning for things of my own, so I know I will enjoy event planning for others, as well as advertising for others.

Entrance Requirements
To get into a college to major in Public Relations, you must have passed all of your main courses, have a 18 on the ACT, and a 2.5 GPA

Degrees You Can Earn

Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorates There is no trade school you can attend to get a PR Degree.

Colleges: State and National

Art Institute of Cincinatti Baylor University The City College of New York Mt. San Antonio College Solano Community College Rancho Santiago CCD Coastline Community College

High school Skills: Take a lot of statistics, publications, and writing classes.

High School Requirements & Skills

An

eye for detail Time Management Task Management Organization Computer Skills Phone Communication Skills

PR Job Market

Landing a PR job in todays market requires flexibility and strong fundamental communications skills. While theres a lot of uncertainty about the countrys economic future, opportunities for talented communications professionals will continue to grow in 2012. Employment (1): 201,280 Employment RSE (3) : 1.0 % Mean hourly wage: $29.80 Mean annual wage (2) : $61,980 Wage RSE (3): 0.7%

College Courses Youll Need

Reporting Law of Mass Communication Principles of Public Relations Public Relations Research Public Relations Strategy Public Relations Campaigns Public Relations Writing Public Relations Visual Communications 3 Intro to Statistics I Statistics for the Social Sciences

Potential Income
Position NATIONWIDE (all locations & specialties) Percent Change from 2012 Executive vice president $161,800 +0.7%

Senior vice president Vice president Account supervisor Senior account executive

$138,500 $114,400 $77,800 $62,700

+0.1% +1.5% +2.9% +3.4%

Account executive

$52,200

+5.0%

Work Cited

"What Is Public Relations?" What Is Public Relations? N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2013. Division of Occupational Employment Statistics. "Occupational Employment Statistics." Bureau of Louisian Statistics. United States Department of Labor, 29 Mar. 2013. Web. 8 Oct. 2013. "Learn About PR." PRSSA:. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2013.