Exactly 290 of the 23,480 communications professionals employed in Florida, work in Gainesville. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of communications professionals in Gainesville has grown by 21%. As the employment for communications professionals in Gainesville has increased, overall employment in Gainesville has also increased.

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As the number of communications professionals in Gainesville has grown, salaries for communications professionals have also increased. Gainesville communications professionals made $45,630 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, communications professionals in Gainesville made an average salary of $33,297 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Gainesville.

Communications professionals in Gainesville make a median yearly salary of $41,667. The 10% of communications professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $28,153 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $62,263 per year.

On average communications professional salaries in Gainesville are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in communications offered by Gainesville's communications schools.

In 2010 approximately 75 students completed communications courses.