Public Relations Specialists Career

The role of Public Relations Specialists is to promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media. May specialize in using social media..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $77,720 and $37 per hour. 11 vocational programs could be taken for the Public Relations Specialists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 275,550 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Public Relations Specialists is $14,590. The average length of the programs is 37 hours and the average completion time is 6.81 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Public Relations Specialists Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Public Relations Specialists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Communication	29	$30,712	-	-	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	59	$30,855	-	61 Hours	7.22 Months
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	24	$12,450	$125	30 Hours	6.00 Months
Public Relations/Image Management	20	$31,291	-	-	-
Political Communication	2	$40,242	-	-	-
Health Communication	15	$30,641	-	-	-
Sports Communication	17	$12,450	$125	30 Hours	6.00 Months
International and Intercultural Communication	6	$18,870	$125	26 Hours	8.00 Months
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication	1	$30,220	-	-	-
Business/Corporate Communications	11	$30,146	-	-	-
Business/Corporate Communications, Other	1	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Public Relations Specialists Career

The following 19 occupations are related to Public Relations Specialists.

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Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
Advertising and Promotions Managers	20,630	$152,620	$73
Marketing Managers	369K	$166,410	$80
Public Relations Managers	72,760	$159,420	$77
Fundraising Managers	31,810	$133,620	$64
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	12,870	$132,810	$64
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	122K	$62,280	$30
Fundraisers	102K	$70,760	$34
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	846K	$83,190	$40
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	82,980	$113,240	$0
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	28,520	$90,950	$0
Art Directors	51,200	$125,920	$61
Producers and Directors	154K	$107,170	$52
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	45,020	$101,430	$49
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
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35

Vocational Programs for Public Relations Specialists Career

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$77,720

Vocational Programs to Prepare Public Relations Specialists Career

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