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Public Relations Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.
What a public relations manager does
Become a public relations manager
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good public relations manager
- Talking to others.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $65 per hour with a typical salary of $128,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $43 and $88 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $48,900 and $148,900 per year.
- 60% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $45 per hour with a typical salary of $56,200 per year.
Public Relations Manager job outlook
- There are 1,361 workers in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 13% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.