Online Community Manager

Also called: Discord Community Manager

Builds and moderates fan communities on Discord, Reddit, and social platforms.

A day in the life

A community manager hosts events in Discord, answers fan questions, enforces rules, and reports what fans are saying to the creator or company.

Pay over a career

Starting
$40k
Typical
$65k
High
$110k

Approximate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Degree helpful; people skills and platform knowledge.

Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Communications, Marketing.

Outlook

Growing faster than average. Growing with fan communities and games.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI moderation bots handle routine posts; building trust and handling heated fan moments stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Psychology, English, Marketing, Speech.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1161.

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