Statistics

Professional Trends

Rhode Island Vs. National Communications Employment

Rhode Island	1,090
National	439,660

Approximately 0% of the country's communications professionals work in Rhode Island state.

Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Rhode Island

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1,420	1,120	1,400	1,330	1,090

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of communications professionals is shrinking in Rhode Island. 330 less communications professionals were working in Rhode Island in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 23% decline in the field. This decline is faster than the change in the number of communications professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of communications professionals has shrunk by 8% from 2006 to 2010.

Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Rhode Island

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$46,277	$52,426	$50,677	$45,963	$44,828
$45,814	$47,319	$48,863	$50,877	$52,430

Light Blue: Communications
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of communications professionals is declining, the salaries paid to communications professionals are decreasing in Rhode Island. The mean salary for communications professionals in 2006 was $46,277 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $44,828 per year.

Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Rhode Island

10th percentile	$25,305
25th percentile	$32,085
50th percentile	$41,733
75th percentile	$56,465
90th percentile	$68,307

This represents a decline in salaries of 3%. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In Rhode Island state, within the field of communications, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid communications professionals earn 170% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Rhode Island

Advertising	$82,855
Business	$101,381
Communications	$44,828
Creative Writing	$63,730
Fashion Marketing	$66,140
Marketing	$86,733
Public Relations	$133,400
Visual Communications	$48,605

In Rhode Island, communications professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Rhode Island

associate	0
bachelor	8
master	2
doctor	1
Certificate	0
Total	11

The number of students graduating from the 7 accredited communications schools in Rhode Island is increasing. In 2006 there were 335 communications graduates from communications courses in Rhode Island and in 2010 there were 470 graduates.

This represents a 40% increase in the number of communications degree or certificate school graduates in Rhode Island state. Most of these graduates, or 73%, earned a bachelor's degree in communications.

Communications Faculty Salaries in Rhode Island

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