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Community relations is a very large, umbrella term that can encompass any number of positions, but the main thing that connects them all is the job description. The job description of any type of community relations position involves solving problems and bringing together people who do not necessarily want to be brought together, and finding solutions to problems between people or groups that leave both happy.

Often a community relations professional will be hired by an organization in lieu of a public relations professional if that organization has the need to involve itself in the surrounding community, such as a church or a new non profit organization or the PAC of a politician on the campaign trail.

A community relations professional has to have an in depth knowledge of federal, state and local regulations which impact relations between factions of a particular place. He or she must also be able to effectively communicate with any number of people, including humans relations professionals, politicians, managers and priests.

The training to become a community relations professional usually begins with an undergraduate degree in psychology or social work. There are vocational programs and even masters programs at some schools for community relations professionals. Often those programs must be supplemented with speech and etiquette programs as well.

For a duly educated community relations professional, the salary can be quite good - between $50 to $150K for the best community relations professionals (these people are often tapped by politicians to go into the communities of the target audiences that the politician is hoping to attract to stir up support for the politician). Regardless, being a community relations professional is one of the most grueling professions on the market today, because they are always on the front lines.

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