College of Arts and Sciences
Department of English
www.kent.edu/english


Examples of Possible Careers*

English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

  • 2.1% slower than the average
  • 81,300 number of jobs
  • $69,000 potential earnings

Proofreaders and copy markers

  • -2.7% decline
  • 10,300 number of jobs
  • $41,140 potential earnings

Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

  • 3.8% about as fast as the average
  • 1,050,800 number of jobs
  • $62,870 potential earnings

Additional Careers

  • Content Writer/Developer
  • Marketing and Social Media Material Developer
  • Editors and Copy Writers
  • Grant Writing Specialist
  • Community Engagement Writer and Coordinator
  • Project Manager – Marketing Division

Contact Information

Fully Offered

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Ashtabula Campus
    • East Liverpool Campus
    • Geauga Campus
    • Kent Campus
    • Salem Campus
    • Stark Campus
    • Trumbull Campus
    • Tuscarawas Campus

*Note

Source of occupation titles and labor data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.