Of the 11,450 communications professionals employed in Massachusetts, 1,220 work in Fall River. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of communications professionals in Fall River has shrunk by 23%. As the employment for communications professionals in Fall River has decreased, overall employment in Fall River has increased.

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As the number of communications professionals in Fall River has shrunk, salaries for communications professionals have increased. Fall River communications professionals made $54,993 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for communications professionals in Fall River was $45,753 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Fall River.

Communications professionals in Fall River earn a median salary of $46,508 per year. The difference in pay between the communications professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 187%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $27,753 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $79,726 per year.

On average communications professionals in Fall River earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Fall River.

There is only one accredited communications school in the city. Many of Fall River's communications professionals are graduates of this school.

Fall River's communications school offers one communications degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 11 students completed communications courses.