Communication Jobs and MBA Programs in Alaska

Many educational and employment opportunities are available for public relations managers in Alaska. At 210, the number of jobs in Alaska for public relations managers is projected to rise 15 percent to 210 jobs by 2016. With the national projections showing a rise of just 12 percent over the next 10 years, the prospects in Alaska are better relative to the nation as a whole. In general, public relations managers plan and direct public relations programs that are designed to create and maintain a favorable public image for employers or clients.

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State figures show that public relations managers in Alaska earn $32 per hour or $66,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $49 hourly or $101,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Great Land, Alaska has a population of 698,473. It has seen its population grow by 11.4 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Juneau. There were 452,986 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Alaska earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $43,922, up from $41,081. The unemployment rate in Alaska was 8.0 percent in 2009. It went up by 1.5 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 24.7 percent. This falls short of the national average.

In Alaska, the top employers are in oil extraction, transportation, general merchandise stores and other general merchandise stores.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Prudhoe Bay, on the northern Alaskan coast, is North America's largest oil field. One of the unique tidbits about Alaska is Agattu, Attu, and Kiska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II.

Communication

Public relations managers plan and direct public relations programs that are designed to create and maintain a favorable public image for employers or clients.

While working, they oversee efforts the firm supports to get public attention through the media without advertising directly. Also, they evaluate advertising and promotion programs for compatibility with public relations efforts.

They are required to write well and note the reactions and responses of others in both work and social situations.

Public relations managers must be able to articulate ideas and problems. They should also have the ability to listen to and understand others in meetings.

In order to be successful in the workplace, public relations managers must be thorough and dependable and be able to take change and lead.