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Want a Job in the Video Game Industry? Try Marketing

The highest paid people in the video game industry are not where you might expect them, for example in the programming and development sector. In fact, a recent survey of industry professionals shows that folks who work in the marketing and publishing departments earn significantly more than their peers in retail, programming or media. Marketing jobs, which include strategy, product research and management, pay an average of £44,643 ($71,000 USD) this year. If nothing else, the data below should be enough to steer potential grads away from a career in video game journalism, which was the very lowest rung in the ladder of employee pay at an average of £18,056 ($29,000 USD). In fact, video game journalism was the only category to see a year on year decline in pay, mostly due to reduced advertising budgets in the current recession.

Are you still interested in landing a job in the video game industry? Then you might want to check out our series of interviews with folks involved in video game testing, art design, music, and games journalism. Some of these jobs can be a real challenge, but all of them are interesting and will get you one step closer to earning a living doing something you love.

Booth babes, who fall under the category of PR & Communications, probably make in the range of £28,928 per year.