Also called: Marketing & Communications Manager (Nonprofit)
Tells a nonprofit's story through social media, newsletters, videos, and press.
A communications manager interviews a family helped by the program, turns their story into a video, writes the annual report, and handles reporter calls.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in communications, journalism, or marketing.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Communications, Journalism, Marketing.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Tracks public relations specialists.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI writes posts, newsletters and annual reports and edits video, so fewer communications staff are needed; real stories stay human.
Classes: Journalism, AP English Language, Video production.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3031.
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