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I have a degree in English and I've used it for various types of positions, most recently Executive Assistant. However, I have also been an editor, a project manager for an I.T. system deployment and I've been a collections administrator for a small local museum. I'm happy with the degree I've chosen.
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Besides teaching, what are some of the avenues I could utilize with a Bachelors of Arts in English?
It's a 4-year degree. That by itself opens doors. My ex had a BA in Art History, and she found herself as a team lead in a corporate help desk. Not a bad position, really.
I have a friend with a B.A. in English and she has held a number of different jobs over the years, including assistant manager at a restaurant chain, bank teller and as an administrative assistant.
My brother has a BA in English, became a Vista Volunteer, worked in non-profit program development, eventually switched to the govt side, worked for State govt. and now works for the Federal Govt as a grants administrator. He makes a very good income but he'll never be rich.
He had dabbled in Masters' programs in Public Administration, Health Care Administration, and Landscape Architecture, but not finished any of them.
Besides teaching, what are some of the avenues I could utilize with a Bachelors of Arts in English?
Pretty much anything that calls for superior writing, reading and verbal communication.
Editor, copywriter, news writer, local TV anchor, sales person, non profit publicity agent, customer service, civil service and government jobs that call for a BA with strong writing skills.
Grad school options -Law -a big one, journalism, communications, and library science. Just to name a few.
When I first started out in computer programming, the manager of our large department was an English major. Several others of us had degrees in either a foreign language or linguistics. An important part of the job entails technical writing, either for documentation or front end analysis reports, among other things. It is important to be able to speak and write well in order to do the job effectively and to communicate with other department "end users".
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