[newsclues]

"So it begs the question - can you live on an English degree, and be happy in the real world?"

Yes, publishing and communications professions can be perfect for English majors.

But how many jobs vs how many applicants is the problem.

[Scubabear68]

This is more or less what I was getting at. They’re some very nice jobs at the Editor level, but damn few of them. Many people seem to have to settle for peripheral jobs (my wife was in the physical book manufacturing and shipping end) that pays about as well as Burger King.