Occupational Employment Statistics
27-3043 Writers and Authors
Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material. Excludes "Public Relations Specialists" (27-3031) and "Technical Writers" (27-3042).
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Southeast Minnesota
| 40 | 11 | $23.51/hr | $10.74/hr | $11.90/hr | $26.08/hr | $30.20/hr | $35.23/hr |
| Manufacturing | 30 | $42.80/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 100 | $26.16/hr |
| Information | 150 | $26.66/hr |
| Financial Activities | 30 | $33.53/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 380 | $30.72/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 50 | $36.14/hr |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 90 | $28.00/hr |
| Other Services | 20 | $23.86/hr |
| Public Administration | 20 | $27.89/hr |
- Vary language and tone of messages based on product and medium.
- Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
- Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.
- Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
- Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
- Write advertising copy for use by publication, broadcast, or internet media to promote the sale of goods and services.
- Write to customers in their terms and on their level so that the advertiser's sales message is more readily received.
- Consult with sales, media and marketing representatives to obtain information on product or service and discuss style and length of advertising copy.
- Edit or rewrite existing copy as necessary, and submit copy for approval by supervisor.
- Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.