B.A. English Literature Careers, Jobs, Companies, Salary Trends and Packages 2023

The advent of Vocational Courses has certainly affected the popularity of B.A. English Literature course, but the course has held its ground and is still seen as a viable option by many candidates. But many students feel skeptical about the future prospects of the course. Some of the job options are:

Teacher
Content Writer
Journalist
HR executive
Public Servant
Copy Writer
Features Writer
Script Writer

Check B.A. English Literature Syllabus

Some additional degrees which may help in getting employment in the desired industry are listed below:

Course	Employment Industry/Job Profile
Diploma in Mass Communication	Journalism
Diploma or Certificate course in Creative Writing	Content Writer, Features Writer, Copy Writer
Diploma in Script Writing	Script Writing
Bachelor of Education	Teacher
Post-Graduate Diploma or Diploma in Management	Management

Well, here is the good news, a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature is as good as any Vocational Course when it comes to employment prospects. Students who successfully complete their Bachelor's course in English Literature have a number of options to choose from.

B.A. English Literature: Salary Trends

The salary offered to B.A. English graduates varies with sector and Job Profile. So the salary of someone working in the public sector might be higher than someone working as a content writer.

Profile/Sector	Average Salary offered (per month)
Teacher	Rs. 10000-25000
Content Writer	Rs. 10000-20000
Journalist	Rs. 15000-25000
Management	Rs. 20000-50000
Public Sector	Rs. 18000-30000

Following graph shows the average starting and average highest salary offered to B.A. English Literature according to various job profiles or sectors-

Salary Graph for different profiles after BA English