Careers for English Literature majors

The most common careers people pursue after attaining a English Literature degree.

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Based on independent research and Sokanu's database of users, we have aggregated the top careers that people pursue after attaining a English Literature degree. Below you can browse our list of careers for English Literature majors. If you are curious about your fit with any of these careers, you can take our career test.

1. Teacher

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Teacher

Your Match?

School is not only a place of academic learning, but of social learning as well.

2. Journalist

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Journalist

Your Match?

A journalist is someone who investigates, collects and presents information as a news story.

3. Copywriter

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Copywriter

Your Match?

Does the spelling mistake in this sentance really annoy you?

4. Editor

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Editor

Your Match?

An editor is a critical reader and a lover of words, whose job is to polish and refine a story or an article.

5. Author

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Author

Your Match?

Are you naturally inclined to think creatively?

6. Office Clerk

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Office Clerk

Your Match?

An office clerk is someone who typically works in an office doing a little bit of everything; answering phones, bookkeeping, filing, mailing, message delivery, data processing, running errands, sorting mail etc.

7. Marketing Manager

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Marketing Manager

Your Match?

A marketing manager is someone who manages the marketing of a business or product.

8. Web Designer

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Web Designer

Your Match?

A web designer is someone who is both creative and technically inclined, and uses both these attributes to build or redesign websites.

9. Technical Writer

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Technical Writer

Your Match?

A technical writer is someone who transforms complex and technically difficult written material into clear and concise documentation that will be read by target audiences.

10. Education Administrator

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Education Administrator

Your Match?

Education administrators are employed in universities and colleges, schools, preschools, and daycare centres.

11. Digital Marketing Specialist

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Digital Marketing Specialist

Your Match?

Traditional advertising is no longer as effective as it used to be.

12. High School Teacher

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High School Teacher

Your Match?

A high school teacher is someone who prepares and teaches academic, technical, vocational or specialized subjects at public and private secondary schools, typically from grades 9-12.