Public Relations Managers
SOC 11-2032 · 2024-2034
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $170,798per year
- Projected openings
- 8,060
- Projected change
- +8.3%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $222,511 | 640 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $185,879 | 1,110 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $167,563 | 410 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $162,131 | 30 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $158,300 | 60 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $156,671 | 620 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $150,826 | 80 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $149,583 | 50 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $148,656 | 40 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $146,741 | 30 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $146,069 | 2,180 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $142,514 | 400 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $142,453 | 540 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $141,587 | 30 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $135,547 | 290 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $134,967 | 60 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $131,718 | 20 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $125,311 | 50 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $118,253 | 110 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations Specialists | $87,410 | 31,480 | +8.2% |
| Advertising and Promotions Managers | $170,036 | 3,210 | +2.6% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $96,289 | 122,600 | +9.4% |
| Marketing Managers | $196,868 | 49,260 | +8.1% |
| Management Analysts | $103,162 | 154,880 | +11.5% |
| Fundraising Managers | $138,149 | 4,840 | +6.8% |
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