Education Roadmap for Journalism or Software Engineering

Career Overview

Occupation 1: Journalist

• Information Citation: Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities. (2014). 5123. Journalists. Retrieved April 8, 2014 from tcu.gov website:
• Work Environment: Varies.
• Typical Work Tasks: Research, investigate, and report news and public affairs and publish via newspapers, television, radio, and other media.
• Degree of Independence: Varies. Some journalists are freelance and have total independence.
• Physical Demands: Varies. On-scene reporters may face some physical challenges, others may be sedentary.
• Typical Workplaces: Radio and television network stations, newspapers, magazines, and websites.
• Salary Range: Average at $59,576, lower than average occupational wage.
• Possibility for Advancement/Movement: Editorial or production.
• Employment Outlook: Better for journalists than others employed in art/culture and are overall average.

Occupation 2: Software Engineer

• Information Citation: Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities. (2014). 2173. Software engineers and designers. Retrieved April 8, 2014 from tcu.gov website:
• Work Environment: Varies. Can be employed as consultants, with firms, or as independent consultants. Can work in private and public sectors.
• Typical Work Tasks: Research, design, evaluate, integrate and maintain software applications, technical environments, operating systems, embedded software, information warehouses and telecommunications software.
• Degree of Independence: Varies.
• Physical Demands: Low.
• Typical Workplaces: Varies.
• Salary Range: Average is $92,713, which is higher than average.
• Possibility for Advancement/Movement: Depends on educational background.
• Employment Outlook: Average.

Education Pathways

• School 1: Carleton University – 4‑year program.
• School 2: Concordia University – 3‑year program.

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