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title: "Jobs for Writers"
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# Jobs for Writers

Careers where writing is the core of the work: authors, journalists, editors, technical and grant writers, speechwriters and content specialists. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages.

42 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry".

| # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Proposal Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/proposal-manager) | $90,390 | +0.8% | Bachelor's |
| 2 | [Regulatory Writer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/regulatory-writer) | $90,390 | +0.8% | Bachelor's |
| 3 | [Technical Writer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/technical-writer) | $90,390 | +0.8% | Bachelor's |
| 4 | [Editor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/editor) | $77,920 | -1.1% | Bachelor's |
| 5 | [Ghostwriter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ghostwriter) | $76,910 | -0.3% | Bachelor's |
| 6 | [Poet, Lyricist and Creative Writer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/poet-lyricist-and-creative-writer) | $76,910 | -0.3% | Bachelor's |
| 7 | [Screenwriter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/screenwriter) | $76,910 | -0.3% | Bachelor's |
| 8 | [Speechwriter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/speechwriter) | $76,910 | -0.3% | Bachelor's |
| 9 | [Writer and Author](https://nuecareer.com/careers/writer-and-author) | $76,910 | -0.3% | Bachelor's |
| 10 | [Public Relations Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/public-relations-specialist) | $74,750 | +1.8% | Bachelor's |
| 11 | [Social Media Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/social-media-manager) | $74,750 | +1.8% | Bachelor's |
| 12 | [Fact-Checker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fact-checker) | $62,200 | -5.9% | Bachelor's |
| 13 | [News Analyst, Reporter, and Journalist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/news-analyst-reporter-and-journalist) | $62,200 | -5.9% | Bachelor's |
| 14 | [Podcast Producer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/podcast-producer) | $58,100 | +3.9% | Certificate |
| 15 | [Proofreader and Copy Marker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/proofreader-and-copy-marker) | $51,120 | -0.9% | Bachelor's |
| 16 | [Director of Developer Relations](https://nuecareer.com/careers/director-of-developer-relations) | $166,790 | +6.9% | Bachelor's |
| 17 | [Appellate Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/appellate-lawyer) | $159,670 | +4.7% | Doctorate |
| 18 | [Investor Relations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/investor-relations-manager) | $146,910 | +5.7% | Bachelor's |
| 19 | [Developer Advocate](https://nuecareer.com/careers/developer-advocate) | $124,900 | +2.8% | Bachelor's |
| 20 | [Conversation Designer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/conversation-designer) | $104,000 | +6.0% | Bachelor's |
| 21 | [API Documentation Writer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/api-documentation-writer) | $90,390 | +0.8% | Bachelor's |
| 22 | [Content Designer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/content-designer) | $90,390 | +0.8% | Bachelor's |
| 23 | [Showrunner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/showrunner) | $90,360 | +4.0% | Bachelor's |
| 24 | [NEPA Planner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nepa-planner) | $82,220 | +6.1% | Bachelor's |
| 25 | [English Language and Literature Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/english-language-and-literature-teacher-postsecondary) | $78,760 | 0.0% | Doctorate |
| 26 | [Lifecycle Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lifecycle-marketing-manager) | $78,760 | +7.0% | Bachelor's |
| 27 | [Product Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/product-marketing-manager) | $78,760 | +7.0% | Bachelor's |
| 28 | [Dialect Coach](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dialect-coach) | $78,620 | +2.2% | Master's |
| 29 | [Book Editor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/book-editor) | $77,920 | -1.1% | Bachelor's |
| 30 | [Narrative Designer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/narrative-designer) | $76,910 | -0.3% | Bachelor's |
| 31 | [Corporate Historian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/corporate-historian) | $76,750 | +3.0% | Master's |
| 32 | [Historian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/historian) | $76,750 | +3.0% | Master's |
| 33 | [Script Supervisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/script-supervisor) | $75,420 | +3.7% | Bachelor's |
| 34 | [Public Information Officer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/public-information-officer) | $74,750 | +1.8% | Bachelor's |
| 35 | [Science Communicator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/science-communicator) | $74,750 | +1.8% | Bachelor's |
| 36 | [Learning Experience Designer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/learning-experience-designer) | $69,280 | +10.8% | Bachelor's |
| 37 | [Exhibit Developer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/exhibit-developer) | $63,420 | +4.9% | Master's |
| 38 | [Sports Information Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-information-director) | $62,200 | -5.9% | Bachelor's |
| 39 | [Game Localization Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/game-localization-specialist) | $60,170 | +2.0% | Bachelor's |
| 40 | [AI Data Trainer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ai-data-trainer) | $51,120 | -0.9% | Bachelor's |
| 41 | [Audiobook Narrator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/audiobook-narrator) | $47,340 | -7.6% | Bachelor's |
| 42 | [Photojournalist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/photojournalist) | $44,660 | -0.7% | High school |

Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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