Median pay: $52,200
Top pay: $79,400
10-year job growth: 28%
Total jobs: 90,000
The job:
Marketing specialists deal with all aspects of getting the word out about a company's products and services. You'll recommend and coordinate marketing activities, assist in developing and implementing pricing strategies, set advertising goals, write sales proposals and perform market research studies.
Quality of life ratings:
| Personal satisfaction |
Benefit to society |
Low stress |
Flexibility |
| B |
C |
C |
B |
By Heather Muse and Donna Rosato
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