Communication Jobs and MBA Programs in Illinois

Public relations managers can find success in Illinois as the state has plenty of educational and employment prospects. In Illinois, there are currently 2,040 jobs for public relations managers and this is projected to grow by 16 percent to 2,440 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the national job pool is projected to rise by 12 percent, short of the state growth for public relations managers. 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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In Illinois, the income for public relations managers is $43 per hour or $90,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $49 hourly or $101,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Land of Lincoln, Illinois is home to 12,910,409 people. It's population has increased 4.0 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Springfield. In 2008, there were a total of 7,657,328 jobs and at $42,540, the average annual income in Illinois was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $41,720. The unemployment rate in Illinois was 10.1 percent in 2009. It rose by 3.7 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 26.1 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Illinois include construction machinery merchant wholesalers, distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers, nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing and other prepared sauce manufacturing.

Illinois is known for having important landmarks. The Sears Tower, Chicago is the tallest building on the North American continent. One of the many things Illinois is known for, Carlyle is the home of the largest man-made lake in Illinois.

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.