Also called: Campaign Director
Runs a political campaign: strategy, staff, budget, and the day-to-day fight to win an election.
You wake at 5 a.m. to read the news, adjust the day's message, approve a TV ad, and calm a candidate after a rough debate. Then you look at the polls and do it again tomorrow.
Highly variable; short-term jobs tied to election cycles.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's in political science or communications; years of campaign experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Political Science, Communications, Public Policy.
Growing about average. Cyclical with elections.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI writes content and targets voters; strategy, leading staff and keeping a candidate steady through crises stays human.
Classes: AP Government, Speech and debate, AP Statistics, English Language Arts.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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