Writers and Authors Career

The role of Writers and Authors is to originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $87,590 and $42 per hour. 17 vocational programs could be taken for the Writers and Authors career. Based on BLS data, a total of 49,450 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Writers and Authors Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Writers and Authors
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Communication	29	$30,712	-	-	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	59	$30,855	-	61 Hours	7.22 Months
Mass Communication/Media Studies	27	$31,175	-	-	-
Journalism	39	$31,651	-	-	-
Broadcast Journalism	12	$32,359	-	-	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	7	$33,985	-	-	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication	1	$30,220	-	-	-
Writing	15	$33,882	-	-	-
Creative Writing	55	$37,658	-	-	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	86	$30,256	-	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition	4	$27,944	-	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (other)	5	$46,537	-	-	-
General Literature	2	$38,778	-	-	-
Children's and Adolescent Literature	3	$15,510	-	-	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	7	$38,106	-	-	-
Business/Corporate Communications	11	$30,146	-	-	-
Business/Corporate Communications, Other	1	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Writers and Authors Career

The following 25 occupations are related to Writers and Authors.

Related Occupations toWriters and Authors
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Advertising and Promotions Managers	20,630	$152,620	$73
Marketing Managers	369K	$166,410	$80
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	12,870	$132,810	$64
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	846K	$83,190	$40
Web and Digital Interface Designers	111K	$108,820	$52
Historians	3,040	$76,120	$37
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	102K	$100,840	$0
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	57,600	$87,090	$0
Curators	12,510	$70,870	$34
Art Directors	51,200	$125,920	$61
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	10,910	$71,420	$34
Special Effects Artists and Animators	29,940	$109,630	$53
Graphic Designers	213K	$64,700	$31
Actors	62,560	-	$41
Producers and Directors	154K	$107,170	$52
Music Directors and Composers	10,770	$87,840	$42
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	25,070	$86,950	$42
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	45,020	$101,430	$49
Public Relations Specialists	276K	$77,720	$37
Editors	95,700	$85,110	$41
Technical Writers	47,970	$86,620	$42
Writers and Authors	49,450	$87,590	$42
Film and Video Editors	29,240	$83,470	$40
Advertising Sales Agents	108K	$75,820	$36
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	5,490	$51,100	$25

Vocational Programs for Writers and Authors Career

49K

$42.11

$87,590

Vocational Programs to Prepare Writers and Authors Career

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