Salary Range
Below $25,000 to $100,000+Overview
Social media influencers are frequent users of social media who have established credibility in a certain industry (information technology, fashion, restaurants) or in an area of expertise (music, modeling, travel, makeup, gardening, professional athletics, etc.). They work to establish relationships with companies in which they promote the businesses’ products or services in exchange for gifts or money. Influencers range from the average person who has an interesting creative presentation and expertise in a certain field to celebrity influencers such as Selena Gomez, Kylie Jenner, or Cristiano Ronaldo.
Minimum Education Level
High School DiplomaCertification/License
RecommendedOutlook
About as Fast as the AveragePersonality Traits
Creative
Enterprising
Social
Career Ladder
Influencer, or Social Media Strategist, or Social Media Manager, or Marketing Consultant
Microinfluencer
Nanoinfluencer
Related Professions
- Advertising Account Executives
- Advertising and Marketing Managers
- Advertising Workers
- Animators
- Art Directors
- Bloggers
- Business Managers
- Cartoonists
- Chief Information Officers
- Columnists
- Computer and Video Game Designers
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Programmer/Analysts
- Computer Trainers
- Copywriters
- Corporate Community Relations Directors
- Database Specialists
- Demographers
- Desktop Publishing Specialists
- Digital Advertising and Marketing Workers
- Digital Designers
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Editorial and Research Assistants
- Editors
- Fashion Photographers
- Food Photographers
- Fund-Raisers
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Graphic Designers
- Graphics Programmers
- Green Marketers
- Illustrators
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Content Curators
- Internet Developers
- Internet Executives
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Internet Quality Assurance Specialists
- Internet Security Specialists
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Magazine Editors
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Media Planners and Buyers
- Media Relations Specialists
- Mobile Software Developers
- Newspaper Editors
- Online Journalists
- Online Producers
- Online Reputation Managers
- Personal Privacy Advisors
- Podcasters
- Press Secretaries and Political Consultants
- Public Opinion Researchers
- Public Relations Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Publicists
- Publicity Photographers
- Sales Development Representatives
- Search Engine Optimization Specialists
- Social Media Workers
- Software Application Developers
- Software Designers
- Software Engineers
- Software Quality Assurance Testers
- Songwriters
- Sports Publicists
- Statisticians
- Technical Writers and Editors
- Telemarketers
- User Experience Designers
- Video Game Art Directors
- Video Game Producers
- Webmasters
- Writers
