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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Southwest Minnesota
| 20 | 5 | $30.72/hr | $17.93/hr | $20.12/hr | $26.62/hr | $33.76/hr | $45.32/hr |
| Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 70 | $34.80/hr |
| Information | 160 | $32.87/hr |
| Financial Activities | 30 | $42.68/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 520 | $37.40/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 160 | $32.24/hr |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 160 | $16.38/hr |
| Other Services | N/A | N/A |
| Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
- 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 narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication.
- Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
- Develop advertising campaigns for a wide range of clients, working with an advertising agency's creative director and art director to determine the best way to present advertising information.
- Present drafts and ideas to clients.
- Conduct research and interviews to determine which of a product's selling features should be promoted.