Authors and writers:
Source: 2011 National Household Survey (Full-time full-year median employment income)
N/A - Data not available
Source: 2016 Job Bank Wage Report
Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook
10 year expected job openings: 2,230
Novelists, playwrights, script writers, poets and other creative writers:
Technical writers:
Copywriters:
Authors and writers may specialize in a particular subject or type of writing.
Key aspects of the work in this occupation:
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
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Career paths
Workers entering this field typically begin their employment in entry-level positions. These positions may involve work in public relations, marketing publicity, website editing or writing in the public sector or non-governmental organizations.
With experience, workers may progress to supervisory and management positions, such as editor-in-chief or managing editor at large newspapers, magazines or publishing houses.
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