English and Your Future

Mastering the English language is an important underpinning for a variety of careers. Even jobs seemingly having nothing to do with English often have 'strong communication ability' as a core requirement for the job. Whether in written form or in spoken, you will find that English is fundamentally important to virtually any job. Even in a job where you are self employed, you will still have to communicate with your customers.

English and Specific Jobs

The list of careers in which mastery of the English language is a requirement is quite long. A sampling of this list includes:

• Journalism
• Broadcasting (news, sports, etc.)
• Public Relations
• Consulting
• Corporate Training
• Library Science
• Law

Famous People

Think English degrees are for nobodies? Think again! The list of people with English degrees is long and distinguished.

Actors

• Paul Newman (Road to Perdition, Message in a Bottle)
• Reese Witherspoon (Sweet Home Alabama, Legally Blonde, Pleasantville)
• Tommy Lee Jones (MiB, Space Cowboys, Rules of Engagement)
• Alan Alda (M*A*S*H 4077)
• Jodi Foster (Panic Room, Anna and the King, Contact, Silence of the Lambs)

Singers

• Chris Isaak
• Don Henley
• Paul Simon
• Kris Kristofferson

Government Officials

• Mario Cuomo, former governor of New York
• Pete Wilson, former governor of California
• Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice
• Carol Browner, former head of the Environmental Protection Agency

Sports Figures

• Marty Shottenheimer, Head Coach of the San Diego Chargers
• Joe Paterno, Head Coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team
• Bartlett Giammetti, former Major League Baseball Commissioner

Related Links

Monster.com - "What Can You Do with an English Major?"

Jobs in the U.S. Army needing skills in English