Writer
Writer
$60,519
Average pay
Duties and Responsibilities: Writers can write for a wide variety of mediums and industries. They can write for magazine publishers, newspapers, books, copy for print ads and multimedia, radio and tv spots, movie scripts, television shows, comedy and more. The newest trend is writing for blogs and copywriting for website information. Writers often times freelance as they can add more freedom to their days and variety to their projects or they can simply be employed full time for a publisher or other company. The most lucrative projects for writers can be as screenwriters or original story authors for books and other reading forms
A Writer’s Job Salary Pay Scale
75% in this career make more than:
$50,302
50% in this career make more than:
$56,598
25% in this career make more than:
$64,762
Highest potential salary compensation:
$120,823
10-year job growth: 17.72%
Total jobs 2004:
142,245
Forecast 2014:
167,449
Average annual growth:
4,963
† US Department of Labor
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How exactly do you get a position with a publication or freelance with a company in the first place? I have no clue on how to go forward in this because I do have great writing skills, but I do not know where to go for employment. Help?
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I am really interested in being a freelance writer or a writer for a publication.
hi i am a student and im doing a progect on how to make your life sucessful without a degree please give me as much imfo as you can
Those statistics are SO wrong! I AM a freelance writer with 6 years of experience. I get paid nowhere near $40K a year… more like $12K. And that’s WITH 6 years of experience. I used to earn less!
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