For The Writer

I borrowed this from a Wikispace project that I had to do for a professional writing class this summer. Regardless, I found some great material!

You may have become an English Major because you love to read, write and communicate ideas to others. I know that’s why I became one. Personally, I have dreams of becoming a Screenwriter and eventually becoming a director of screenplays. English majors tend to have a knack for storytelling but it seems we are marketed mostly to become teachers and textbook authors. This being so, there are very few resources that promote the many other attributes of the English major and translate those skills into fulfilling careers outside of education.
We all have ventured to a website that claims to list possible career opportunities that are perfect for English majors, but when you scroll down the options seem way of course. Often listed is a column of stuffy jobs that demand you to play Tetris with your skill-set in order to fulfill the occupational requirements; occupations such as being an Accountant, an Insurance agent or a Traffic Manger –WHAT!?!-- Yep, I said a Traffic Manager. Many of times I’ve found myself asking: what happened to the “A” in “BA”, the “ART” in “Bachelor of Arts”? I am an artist, I create. Where are the jobs that allow me to do so?

Well, I found a few; here is a list of career paths that REALLY utilize skills reverenced by English majors:

Click on the occupation for a quick description

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Author
Book Publisher
Columnist
Creative Director
Creative Writer
Critic
Editor
Filmmaker
Humorist
Journalist
Librarian
Manuscript Reader
Narrator
News Reporter
Newspaper/Magazine Editor
Philosopher
Producer
Production Assistant
Publisher
Researcher
Screenwriter
Songwriter
Speechwriter
Writer