Writers and Authors Career

Vocational Programs for Writers and Authors Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
49K	$42.11	$87,590

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

The following 17 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Writers and Authors.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Writers and Authors
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Communication	29	-	-	-	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	59	-	-	61 Hours	7.22 Months
Mass Communication/Media Studies	27	-	-	-	-
Journalism	39	-	-	-	-
Broadcast Journalism	12	-	-	-	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	7	-	-	-	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication	1	-	-	-	-
Writing	15	-	-	-	-
Creative Writing	55	-	-	-	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	86	-	-	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition	4	-	-	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (other)	5	-	-	-	-
General Literature	2	-	-	-	-
Children's and Adolescent Literature	3	-	-	-	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	7	-	-	-	-
Business/Corporate Communications	11	-	-	-	-
Business/Corporate Communications, Other	1	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Writers and Authors

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Communication

Speech Communication and Rhetoric

61 Hours

7.22 Months

Mass Communication/Media Studies

Journalism

Broadcast Journalism

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication

Writing

Creative Writing

Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing

Rhetoric and Composition

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (other)

General Literature

Children's and Adolescent Literature

Playwriting and Screenwriting

Business/Corporate Communications

Business/Corporate Communications, Other

Schools offering voational programs for Writers and Authors

The following 259 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Writers and Authors. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.