Career Information & Jobs Listings

in Mass Communication

vOccupational Outlook Handbook

"is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations." Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the following information is offered for each industry: Nature of the Industry; Working Conditions; Employment Occupations in the Industry; Training and Advancement; Earnings Outlook; Sources of Additional Information. To better understand how industries are defined, read this article, "How Industries Differ": http://stats.bls.gov/oco/cg/indchar.htm . Direct links to relevant industries:

• Advertising (SIC 731): http://stats.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs030.htm
• Broadcast and Sound Technicians: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos109.htm
• Cable and Other Pay Television Services (SIC 484): http://stats.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs017.htm
• Management and Public Relations Services (SIC 874): http://stats.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs037.htm
• Motion Picture Production and Distribution (SIC 781, 782): http://stats.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs038.htm
• Printing and Publishing (SIC 27): http://stats.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs013.htm
• Radio and Television Broadcasting (SIC 483): http://stats.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs019.htm
• Telecommunications (SIC 481, 482, 489): http://stats.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs020.htm

vRead this excellent article by University of California Professor of Journalism Cynthia Gorney about the skills entry-level newspaper journalists need to succeed. http://www.journalism.berkeley.edu/faculty/gorney.html

vPathways to Careers in Communication from Comm.Careers

is an excellent overview of the study and career options available in Communications from the National Communication Association founded 1914. http://www.natcom.org/Instruction/Pathways/5thEd.htm

vCareer Research Sites

is an excellent gateway site from Careersmarts.com listing sites with job postings in mass media and other career areas. http://www.careersmarts.com/windows.htm

vJournalism Jobs on the Internet

compiled by the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Includes resources for New Media, Freelance, Newspapers, Magazines, Radio, Television. http://www.journalism.berkeley.edu/jobs/othersit.html

vStanford University Career Development Center

includes resources for Journalism, Magazine & Newspaper Publishing, Television & Radio Broadcasting, On-line Publishing, & Book Publishing. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CDC/students/exploring/communications.html

"is a news and resource Web site for media professionals. It provides quick access to timely media news and relevant industry data, updated through the day." Created and maintained by Patrick Phillips, freelance journalist and corporate writer. Includes resources for Media/Advertising, Books, Entertainment, Internet, Journalism, Television & Radio, General Job Sites, Freelance. http://www.iwantmedia.com/jobs/index.html

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