Vocational Programs for Advertising and Promotions Managers Career

The role of Advertising and Promotions Managers is to plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or giveaways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $152,620 and $73 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Advertising and Promotions Managers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 20,630 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Advertising and Promotions Managers is $13,225. The average length of the programs is 255 hours and the average completion time is 12.50 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Advertising and Promotions Managers Career

The following 4 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Advertising and Promotions Managers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Advertising and Promotions Managers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	24	$12,450	$125	30 Hours	6.00 Months
Public Relations/Image Management	20	$31,291	-	-	-
Advertising	24	$31,764	-	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	205	$14,000	$440	480 Hours	19.00 Months

Related Occupations to Advertising and Promotions Managers Career

The following 19 occupations are related to Advertising and Promotions Managers.

Related Occupations toAdvertising and Promotions Managers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Marketing Managers	369K	$166,410	$80
Sales Managers	576K	$157,610	$76
Public Relations Managers	72,760	$159,420	$77
Fundraising Managers	31,810	$133,620	$64
Purchasing Managers	77,530	$146,710	$71
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	12,870	$132,810	$64
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Fundraisers	102K	$70,760	$34
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	846K	$83,190	$40
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Art Directors	51,200	$125,920	$61
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	176K	$39,040	$19
Public Relations Specialists	276K	$77,720	$37
Writers and Authors	49,450	$87,590	$42
Advertising Sales Agents	108K	$75,820	$36
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,142K	$81,080	$39
Telemarketers	81,580	$36,680	$18

Schools offering vocational programs for Advertising and Promotions Managers

The following 248 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Advertising and Promotions Managers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.