Exactly 2,200 of the 51,090 communications professionals employed in California, work in Oakland. Between 2006 and 2010, in Oakland, there has been a 8% decline in the number of communications professionals. Overall employment in Oakland has increased.

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Salaries for communications professionals in Oakland have increased. In 2010 communications professionals in Oakland reportedly earned an average salary of $58,618 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for communications professionals in Oakland was $58,255 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Oakland.

Communications professionals in Oakland make a median yearly salary of $43,598. The difference in pay between the communications professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 183%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $28,597 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $81,068 per year.

Oakland communications professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

There is one degree and certificate program in communications offered by Oakland's communications school.

In 2010 approximately 6 students graduated from communications courses.