Description
Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.
Interests
- Artistic
- Investigative
Work Values
- Achievement
- Independence
- Recognition
Work Styles
- Persistence
- Initiative
- Achievement/Effort
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
Tasks
- 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.
- Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
- Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
Work Activities
- Thinking Creatively
- Getting Information
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Working with Computers
Detailed Work Activities
- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
Technology Skills
- Word processing software
- Desktop communications software
- Web page creation and editing software
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Office suite software
Abilities
- Written Expression
- Fluency of Ideas
- Originality
- Written Comprehension
- Near Vision
Skills
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Critical Thinking
Knowledge
- English Language
- Communications and Media
- Computers and Electronics
- Administrative
- Sales and Marketing
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Certified Poetry TherapistCertifying Organization
International Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Registered Poetry TherapistCertifying Organization
International Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certified Applied Poetry FacilitatorCertifying Organization
International Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | N/A |
| Median (50%) | N/A |
| High (90%) | N/A |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | N/A |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 150,700 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 158,400 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 5%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 5%
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