Career Information for English Majors

Professional Associations

• Modern Language Association (MLA) 
• American Society of Indexers 
• Society for Technical Communication (STC)
• Public Relations Society of America 
• American Library Association (ALA) 
• American Association of Advertising Agencies 
• The Association for Women in Communications

Internet Sites Career-Related Information for English Majors

• What Can I do with a Major in...English— Lists potential job titles. From the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina.   
• College Majors and Career Opportunities — English— Lists related occupations and types of employers. From Career Services, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 
• Famous English Majors— From the Mississippi State University English Department. 
• Writers and Editors, Including Technical Writers — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. 
• Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations Managers — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. 
• Public Relations Specialists— From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. 
• News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

 Internet Sites with Job Search Information for English Majors

• Authorlink! Writing Jobs & Market Tips 
• Journalism Job Listings— "J-Jobs is a service to the journalism community provided by the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism." 
• Job Announcements— From Investigative Reporters and Editors, "a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of investigative reporting within the field of journalism."
• Advertising & Media Job Openings

Jobs for English Majors

• Internet Resources for English Majors - from Portland State 
• A site at Albion College including interviews with English major alumni working in various occupations