1: After looking at Table 2, I found it interesting that as of 2023, only 2 percent of English degree holders become editors and writers/authors. The reason these stats catch my attention is because my goal is to become an editor, with a side job of book writing. Considering these are the fields I want to enter, it was a little bit disheartening to see such a low percentage. However, knowing how many English majors there must be in total, this could still mean a decent amount of people are working these jobs.

2: After looking at Chart 2, I find it interesting to see how the employment distribution of workers with an English degree mostly leaned towards those in educational fields. I find this a little confusing knowing how teaching is seen as a pretty poor paying job. I do see how it could be the highest percentage, as there are so many teachers in the world, but it’s interesting to know most people choose education.

3: Chart 1 had me wondering why such a few percentage of English majors focused on composition and rhetoric. Though there is a wide variety of what could fit under each category, I would have thought that there would be a more even divide between that and English Language and Literature. However it did not surprise me to see that 100% of English majors focused on one of these two, considering there really aren’t any other options.