Career Opportunities for Majors in English
Introduction
The study of English provides opportunities to explore the worlds of literature and culture. Coursework focuses on areas such as literary criticism; the historical periods of literature from the Medieval era through the 21st century, and other topics in English literature.
A bachelor's degree in English provides you with skills for a variety of positions in business, government, research, education, writing and publishing, as well as in the cultural, entertainment, and communications industries. English as a major is versatile and helps you develop skills useful in many career fields. Your major is only one of many variables to be considered when developing career plans.
Many careers do not require a specific major, but rather a wide range of demonstrated skills and accomplishments. Effective career decision-making is based on a thorough assessment of your skills, interests, values, and experiences. Regardless of career choices, increasing one's marketability to employers through internships, work experience, good grades, and involvement in college activities is important.
A Sample Of Related Occupations
Administrative Assistant
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Educational Director
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Museum Curator
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Advertising Account Executive
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Fact Checker
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Nonprofit Administrator
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Author/Writer
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Fundraiser
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Production Assistant
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Campaign Manager
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Historian
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Public Relations Specialist
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Claims Examiner
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Historical Society Specialist
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Publicity Assistant
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Communications Specialist
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Journalist
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Research Assistant
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Content Creator
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Legislative Assistant
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Researcher
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Copy Writer
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Librarian
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Sales Representative
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Corporate Trainer
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Lobbyist
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Social Media Strategist
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Critic
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Management Trainee
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Special Events Coordinator
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Customer Service Representative
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Marketing/Sales Manager
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Teacher/Professor
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Editor/Writer
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Media Analyst
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Volunteer Coordinator
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Editorial Assistant
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Media Buyer
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Types of Employers
Private & Nonprofit Organizations |
AuthorĀ
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Foundations
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Media (Radio, TV)
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Book/Magazine Publishers
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Healthcare Facilities
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Museums
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Community Arts Centers
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Historic Sites/Historical Societies
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Newspapers/Magazines
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Community service agencies
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Hospitality Organizations
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Polictical Organizations
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Consumer Organizations
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Insurance Companies
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Public Relations Firms
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Cultural Organizations
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Investment Firms
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Retail Stores
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Educational Institutions
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Libraries
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Telecommunications Firms
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Financial Institutions
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Market research firms
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Theaters
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Government Agencies |
Civil Rights Commission
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Division of Youth & Family Services
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National Institutes of Health
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Consumer Affairs Office
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Legislative Affairs
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Peace Corps/AmeriCorps
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Cultural Affairs Agencies
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Motor Vehicle Department
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Small Business Administration
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Department of Education
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Travel and Tourism Dept.
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Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates - First Jobs of Recent Graduates - English
Organization |
Job Title |
Hobby Publications |
Asst. Editor |
B. Dalton |
Asst. Mngr |
Bloomingdales |
Asst. Mngr |
Hudson United Bank |
Bank Teller |
Merrill Lynch |
Brokers Asst. |
Merrill Lynch |
Client Service Representative |
R R Bowlar Publishing |
Department Coordinator |
Common Boundary Magazine |
Editor |
Bantam Doubleday Dell |
Editorial Asst. |
Country Inns Publication |
Editorial Production Asst |
Target Corporation |
Executive Team Leader |
Goldman Sachs |
Financial Analyst Trainee |
Aaron Health Center |
Fitness Director |
Planned Parenthood |
Health Educator |
Action Rent a Car |
Management Trainee, |
Ogilvy & Mather Advertising |
Media Asst. |
Davis & Saperstein |
Paralegal |
Research on Education Association |
Production Asst |
Entology, Inc. |
Recruiter |
Forbes Newspapers |
Reporter |
Edison School District |
Teacher |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Business/Financial Specialists |
Oral Surgery Group |
Dental Assistants |
Seaford Public Library |
Librarian Trainee |
Rutgers University |
Teachers And Instructors |
The Rabbit Hole Studios |
Producers And Directors |
Skidmore |
English Language And Literature Teachers, Postsecondary |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Communications Coordinator |
Roosterspin |
Event Coordinator |
Dr. Debbie Kim Optometrist |
Optometrists |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Subsidiary Rights Assistant |
P-value Communications |
Project Coordinator |
Gellert Scali Busenkell & Brown |
Legal Assistant |
Fastenal Company |
Outside Sales Representative |
Piramal Critical Care |
Quality Assurance Specialist |
The Poetry Society of New York |
Stage Manager |
Basic Books |
Publicity Assistant |
Hohokus Veterinary Hospital |
Kennel Assistant |
MEK Review |
Adult Basic And Secondary Education And Literacy Teachers And Instructors |
Digital Classroom Services |
Support Specialist |
Long Island University - Brooklyn |
Other Education, Training, And Library Occupations |
AGL Sounds |
Intern |
Media Storm |
Associate Media Planner, Paid Search & Social |
Celgene Corporation |
Intern |
Society6 |
Freelance Artist |
Amazon |
Software Developers, Applications |
Korean Private School (TBD) |
Elementary And Middle School Teachers |
Princeton University |
Media And Communication Workers |
West Hudson Christian Center Media Team |
Copywriter/Editor |
Crestron Electronics |
Technical Writers |
Proteus Magazine |
Senior Editor |
Democracy Now! Productions |
Social Media Intern |
Beyond Meat |
Sales And Related Workers |
Gourmet Marketing |
Social Media Strategist |
Wenatchee Valley Mall |
Security Guards |
ProQuest |
Computer And Information Analysts |
Red Tank Brewing Co. |
Distibution And Marketing Manager |
Elevate Education |
Other Teachers And Instructors |
Kindercare Education |
Teachers And Instructors |
ESS |
Teachers And Instructors |
Starbucks |
First-Line Supervisors Of Retail Sales Workers |
Success Academy Charter Schools |
English Language And Literature Teachers, Postsecondary |
ShopRite |
Managers |
Rumur Inc |
Production Assistant |
Media Storm |
Associate Media Planner |
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Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates - Jobs of Experienced Alumni - English
Agnew Carter McCarthy Public Relations |
Account Executive |
Audubon High School (MA) |
Administrator |
Leukemia Society |
Asst. Director of Communications |
Chasemellon Shareholder Srvcs. |
Asst. V.P. & Communications Mngr |
Editor & Publisher Magazine (MS Journalism) |
Associate Editor |
Greenbaum Rowe Smith (JD) |
Attorney |
Roberts Publishing Company |
Classified Advertising Mngr. |
J&J/Ortho (MCIS) |
Corporate Communications Specialist |
Andreoni & Associates |
Communications Consultant |
Continental Health Affiliates |
Customer Service Mngr. |
>Career Services, Rutgers Law - Camden (M Ed.) |
Director |
>Internet Fundraising, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society |
Director |
>Squibb Pharmaceutical |
District Sales Mngr. |
>Gannett Westchester Newspapers |
Editor |
>Abraham & Straus |
Employment Mngr. |
>Zimmerli Art Museum (MA Art History) |
Exhibition Coordinator |
>J.F. Hillebrand GMBH |
Export Mngr. |
>Nabisco (MBA) |
Financial Analyst |
>Self Employed (MA Journalism) |
Freelance Writer |
>Highland Park H.S. (MA Student Personnel) |
Guidance Counselor |
>J.P. Lippincott |
Healthcare Editor |
>United States Attorney's Office (MLS) |
Law Librarian |
>Kenilworth Public Library (MLS) |
Library Director |
>City of San Jose (JD) |
Litigation Analyst |
>Advertising Women of NY (M Ed.) |
Managing Director |
>TV Guide (MBA) |
Marketing Mngr. |
>Alexander & Associates |
Media Analyst |
>Newark Board of Education (M Ed.) |
Principal |
>American Home Foods (MBA) |
Production Mngr |
>St. Johns University (PhD) |
Professor |
>Princeton YWCA (MA Public Policy) |
Program Director |
>Partners in Care (MA, Health Administration) |
Project Specialist |
>Somerset County |
Public Information Director |
>AT&T (MBA) |
Public Relations Director |
>PR Newswire |
Sales Mngr. |
>Liz Claiborne |
Sales Promotion Asst. Mngr |
>New Japan Securities (MBA) |
Securities Analyst |
>Teach for America |
Teacher |
>Dialogic Corp. |
Technical Writer |
>Toy Manufacturers of America |
Trade Show Mngr. |
>Tarlow Advertising |
Traffic Director |
>Metropolitan Life Insurance |
Training Consultant |
>Primerica (MA Asian Studies) |
VP of Research |
>Drake Beam Morin (MBA) |
VP of Human Resources |
>Arline Zatz Publication |
Writer/Photographer |
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Graduate Schools Attended
Institution |
Degree |
Field |
Clemson University |
MA |
English |
Drexel University |
Other |
Law- Child Advocacy |
Harvard University |
PhD |
Education |
Johns Hopkins |
PhD |
English |
New York Law School |
Other |
Law |
New York University |
PhD |
English |
New York University |
PhD |
French Literature |
Northeastern University |
English |
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Ohio State University |
PhD |
Education |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
Graduate School of Education |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
English-Language Arts Education |
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Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Communication and Media, Health Communication |
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Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Language Education |
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Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Elementary/Early Childhood Education |
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Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
Secondary English Education |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Biomedical Sciences |
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Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
K-12 English Education |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Other |
Public Interest Law, Human Rights Law |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
Elementary Education |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
English Education |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
K-8 Teaching With An English Concentration |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
English |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
English and Chinese |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Public Administration |
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Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
English K-12 |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Library and Information Science |
Library Science |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Library and Information Science |
Archives and Preservation |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
Early Childhood and Elementary Education |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
Elementary and Middle School Education |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
Elementary and 5-8 English Education |
Rutgers -The State University of NJ |
Education |
Elementary School Teacher |
Rutgers University |
MA |
English Education |
Rutgers University |
M.Ed. |
Elementary Education |
Rutgers University |
MLIS |
Library and Information Science |
Rutgers University-Newark |
JD |
Law |
The New School |
PhD |
Creative Writing |
University of Calif.-Irvine |
PhD |
Comparative Lit. |
Westminster Theological Seminary |
Divinity |
Religious Institution |
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