Communication Jobs and MBA Programs in Pennsylvania

People considering careers as public relations managers can find job and education opportunities in Pennsylvania. For public relations managers, there are 1,700 jobs in Pennsylvania and this is projected to grow by 10 percent to 2,050 jobs by 2016. However, this is not quite as good as the national trend for public relations managers, which sees the job pool growing at about 12 percent over the next 10 years. 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 Pennsylvania, the income for public relations managers is $41 per hour or $84,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $49 hourly or $101,000 per year on average.

Pennsylvania, also known as the Keystone State, is home to 12,604,767 people. It's population has increased 2.6 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Harrisburg. In 2008, there were a total of 7,407,409 jobs and at $39,762, the average annual income in Pennsylvania was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $38,738. The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania was 8.1 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.8 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 22.4 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Pennsylvania include railroad rolling stock manufacturing, women's' cut apparel manufacturing, community care facilities for the elderly and women's' cut other outerwear manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Fairmount Park in Philadelphia is the largest city park with over 8,000 acres. One of the unique tidbits about Pennsylvania is Pennsylvania is the only original colony not bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.

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.