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1 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024, April 17). How to Become a Public Relations Specialist. Occupational Outlook Handbook. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

2 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024, April 17). Public Relations Specialists: Work Environment. Occupational Outlook Handbook. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

3 Indeed Editorial Team. (2024, April 18). 20 Career Options That Support the Job of Public Relations. Indeed. Retrieved July 15, 2024. 

4 COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 to 2022 may be atypical compared to prior years. Accordingly, data shown is effective September 2022, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Public Relations Specialist, retrieved on Aug. 5, 2024. 

Approved and verified accurate by the assistant dean of the College of Humanities and Social Science on Sept. 16, 2024.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Grand Canyon University. Any sources cited were accurate as of the publish date.

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