DePauw University: Career Services Center

ENGLISH

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The English major provides an ideal way for students to foster their love of language and literature and to develop critical skills necessary to interpret texts of many kinds. English majors are among the most broadly educated members of society, and they are much in demand in all professions that require precision and clarity in language and in thought.

English makes an excellent pre-professional major since it relates directly to all other disciplines. DePauw's English majors are represented in all phases of creative and administrative life; many have gone on to successful careers in law, medicine and business; some have established reputations as important authors and journalists.

Many occupations today require a college educated individual who can write and speak well, solve problems, learn new information quickly and work well with others on a team. This means that college graduates use their education in a wide variety of fields, and your future career may relate more to your personal career interests, work values and transferable skills than any specific academic major. However, the following list contains a representative sample of job titles of graduates with an English major. Use this as an idea list, and remember that it represents some, but certainly not all, of the careers you might consider.

Students obtaining employment immediately upon graduation are usually those with the best college records and a willingness to relocate to find a job. Some of these jobs also require education beyond a bachelors' degree.

Related Career Titles for English Majors

Account Executive	Editor, Film Video	Literary Agent	Radio and TV Commentator
Actor/Actress	Editor, Magazine	Loan Officer	Radio and TV Newscaster
Administrative Assistant	Editor, News	Lobbyist	Reading Consultant
Administrator	Editor, Newspaper	Magazine Writer	Reporter
Advertising Copywriter	Editor, Publications	Management Trainee	Research Assistant
Analyst	Editor, Publications Scientific	Manuscript Reader	Researcher/ Pollster
Artist	Editor, Writer	Market Research Analyst	Retail Sales
Attorney	Editorial Assistant	Marketing Specialist	Sales Representative
Author - Fiction Non-Fiction	Eduaction & Training Specialist	Marketing Writer	Sales/Service Manager
Bank Officer	Educational Program Specialist	Mass Media Assistant	Scientific Writer
Biographer	Entertainment Agent	Media Planner	Script Reader
Book Critic	Fashion Merchandiser	Medical Records Administrator	Singer/Voice Teacher
Business Manager	Foreign Correspondent	Narrator	Social Welfare Examiner
Circulation Assistant	Freelance Writer/ Consultant	Novelist	Social Worker
City Manager	Fundraiser	Paralegal	Special Events Coordinator
College Professor	Greeting Card Writer	Paralegal Assistant	Speech Writer
Columnist/Commentator	Hearing Officer	Personnel Manager	Sports Writer
Comedy Writer	Hotel & Motel Manager	Playwright	Stockbroker
Communications Manager	Human Resource Specialist	Poet	Talent Agent
Congressional Aide	Human Serivce Practitioner	Politician	Teacher (all levels)
Copywriter	Humorist/Comedian	Probation and Parole Officer	Teacher of English as a Second Language
Corrective Therapist	Information Abstractor/ Indexer	Product Manager	Technical Consultant
Creative Writer	Insurance Agent	Program Manager	Technical Writer
Critic, Art/Book	Interior Designer	Proofreader	Training Specialist
Crossword Puzzle Designer	Interpretor & Translator	Property Manager	Translator
Curator	Investment Counselor/ Manager	Public Administrator	Underwriter
Customer Service Representative	Journalist, Newspaper/ Magazine/Broadcast	Public Relations Specialist	Video Scriptwriter/ Producer
Desktop Publisher	Labor Relations Specialist	Public Speaker	Writer
Director	Lawyer	Publicity Assistant	Documentation Specialist
Legal Assistant	Publisher	Editor	Librarian
Publishing Assistant