Knowledge
Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Definition from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) (O*NET 31.0 (August 2026)).
01.
Jobs that draw on it most
35 jobs- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary5.0 of 5
- Film and Video Editors4.9 of 5
- Public Relations Specialists4.9 of 5
- Public Relations Managers4.9 of 5
- Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys4.8 of 5
- Editors4.8 of 5
- News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists4.7 of 5
- Producers and Directors4.7 of 5
- Advertising and Promotions Managers4.6 of 5
- Broadcast Technicians4.5 of 5
- Writers and Authors4.4 of 5
- Graphic Designers4.3 of 5
- Public Safety Telecommunicators4.2 of 5
- Advertising Sales Agents4.1 of 5
- Art Directors4.1 of 5
- Special Effects Artists and Animators4.1 of 5
- Marketing Managers4.1 of 5
- Audio and Video Technicians4.1 of 5
- English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary4.1 of 5
- Emergency Management Directors4.0 of 5
- Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film3.8 of 5
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary3.8 of 5
- Clergy3.7 of 5
- Disc Jockeys, Except Radio3.7 of 5
- Photographers3.7 of 5
- Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners3.7 of 5
- Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes3.7 of 5
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary3.7 of 5
- Actors3.7 of 5
- Desktop Publishers3.6 of 5
- Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.6 of 5
- Urban and Regional Planners3.6 of 5
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers3.6 of 5
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary3.6 of 5
- Sound Engineering Technicians3.5 of 5
02.
Programs that lead to those jobs
- Communication, General7 jobs
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric5 jobs
- Mass Communication/Media Studies5 jobs
- Broadcast Journalism5 jobs
- Radio and Television5 jobs
- Sports Communication5 jobs
- Digital Arts5 jobs
- Documentary Production5 jobs
- Business/Corporate Communications, General5 jobs
- Business/Corporate Communications, Other5 jobs
- Journalism4 jobs
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication4 jobs
- Public Relations/Image Management4 jobs
- Political Communication4 jobs
- International and Intercultural Communication4 jobs
- Graphic Design4 jobs
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production4 jobs
- Photojournalism3 jobs
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other3 jobs
- Communications Technology/Technician3 jobs
- Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician3 jobs
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician3 jobs
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other3 jobs
- Writing, General3 jobs
- Creative Writing3 jobs
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing3 jobs
- Rhetoric and Composition3 jobs
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other3 jobs
- General Literature3 jobs
- Children's and Adolescent Literature3 jobs
…and 225 more programs.