What is an Advertising/PR Job?

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Managers - Career Overview
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual Occupational Outlook Handbook entry provides an overview of the job, job growth prospects, educational requirements, salary ranges and other information.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Public Relations Managers and Specialists - Career Overview
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual Occupational Outlook Handbook entry provides an overview of the job, job growth prospects, educational requirements, salary ranges and other information.
Georgetown University Public Policy Institute - Center on Education & the Workforce
Analysis of and statistics on earnings and job placement in all fields including advertising, PR and communications. Subjects include earnings by degree (graduate & undergraduate), gender, race & ethnicity.

Are there Advertising/PR Jobs?

The Atlantic 2/07/2018

Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Number of Net Jobs Created Annually in Media and Advertising, in Thousands

A Diversity Report for the Advertising/Marketing Industry — And A Call to Action
November 2019 report from the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing

2019 Salary Survey: Evidence of Progress
Daniels, Chris. “2019 SALARY SURVEY: Evidence of Progress.” PRWeek (U.S. Edition), vol. 22, no. 2, Mar. 2019, pp. 40–46.
Ad Age's Annual Best Places to Work
CollegeGrad.com - Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Managers
Job descriptions, data and miscellaneous information about the job market.
Hiring and Compensation Trends - 2018
Published by The Creative Group (11/18/2018) and posted on the ANA Website. Trends in hiring, compensation and benefits in the marketing/advertising field.
Insights from 4A’s Research | Where the Agency Jobs Are
By Marsha Appel, SVP, 4A’s Research. March 21, 2019
Job Outlook/Forecast for Advertising, Promotion and Marketing
From: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections
Job Outlook/Forecast for Public Relations Managers and Specialists
From: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections
Patel, Sahil. "Business News -- Media & Marketing: Ad Industry Renews Push for Diversity." Wall Street Journal, Jun 22, 2020. ProQuest

Ad Shops Shift Hiring Tactics
Atkinson, C. (2008). Ad shops shift hiring tactics. Advertising Age, 79(35), C9-C9.
Advertising Age's Annual "Best Places to Work in Marketing and Media"
Annual survey of advertising agencies, advertisers, media and marketing companies.
Help Wanted
Johnson, B. (2018). Help Wanted. Advertising Age, 89(18), 0005. Retrieved from https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=131744736&site=ehost-live
The New Rules of Networking
Porterfield, Hanna. “The New Rules of Networking.” Public Relations Strategies & Tactics, vol. 1, no. 12, Dec. 2018, p. 21.

Professionalism in the Workplace - Center for Professional Excellence, York College of Pennsylvania
York College's study of traits that employers look for when hiring recent college graduates. Though older, this is a must-read!
The Thing Employers Look For When Hiring Recent Graduates ...isn't something that can be done on campus. It's an internship.
From: TheAtlantic.com 8/19/2014
By Derek Thompson
An analysis and breakdown by industry and attribute of employer priorities in the hiring decision process. While the report underscores the importance of internships and work experience, it also emphasizes that these cannot be attained without a strong academic record.