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Radio Broadcasting Careers and Jobs

Select, Find and Prepare for Radio Broadcasting Careers and Jobs - all on one page

For people who want on-air or production careers in radio, podcasting, or broadcast audio. Use the tools below to see which radio broadcasting roles fit your background and goals.

This niche media major covers on-air talent, production, and station operations, which increasingly overlap with podcasting and digital audio. Use the tools below to explore Radio Broadcasting-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Radio Board Operator, or look ahead to advanced roles such as Program Director or Station Manager. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as None formally required; on-air experience/demo reel matters most, that can help you move up the career ladder.



4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

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This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Radio Broadcasting careers/jobs, (2) Find Radio Broadcasting job listings, (3) Prepare for Radio Broadcasting careers, and (4) Provide Radio Broadcasting career-specific resources.

Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Radio Broadcasting careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Radio Broadcasting Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Radio Broadcasting careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Radio Broadcasting, so relevant Radio Broadcasting jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Radio Broadcasting Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Radio Broadcasting Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Radio Broadcasting careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 20 Radio Broadcasting Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.

Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.




Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job

3 Radio Broadcasting careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Radio Broadcasting-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:

Occupations U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 10.3% DJ (Disc Jockey); Radio Broadcaster; Radio DJ (Radio Disc Jockey); Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
Occupation: Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 10.3% Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs: DJ (Disc Jockey); Radio Broadcaster; Radio DJ (Radio Disc Jockey); Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
Writers and Authors 8.5% Advertisement Agency Copywriter (Ad Agency Copywriter); Advertisement Copywriter (Ad Copywriter); Advertising Copywriter; Copywriter; Creative Copywriter; Digital Copywriter; Freelance Copywriter; Marketing Copywriter; Search Engine Optimization Copywriter (SEO Copywriter)
Occupation: Writers and Authors U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 8.5% Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs: Advertisement Agency Copywriter (Ad Agency Copywriter); Advertisement Copywriter (Ad Copywriter); Advertising Copywriter; Copywriter; Creative Copywriter; Digital Copywriter; Freelance Copywriter; Marketing Copywriter; Search Engine Optimization Copywriter (SEO Copywriter)
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 6% Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
Occupation: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 6% Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs: Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)

4 Radio Broadcasting careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Radio Broadcasting-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::

Occupations National Median Salary Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs

Writers and Authors $ 73,690 Advertisement Agency Copywriter (Ad Agency Copywriter); Advertisement Copywriter (Ad Copywriter); Advertising Copywriter; Copywriter; Creative Copywriter; Digital Copywriter; Freelance Copywriter; Marketing Copywriter; Search Engine Optimization Copywriter (SEO Copywriter)
Occupation: Writers and Authors National Median Salary: $ 73,690 Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs: Advertisement Agency Copywriter (Ad Agency Copywriter); Advertisement Copywriter (Ad Copywriter); Advertising Copywriter; Copywriter; Creative Copywriter; Digital Copywriter; Freelance Copywriter; Marketing Copywriter; Search Engine Optimization Copywriter (SEO Copywriter)
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $ 57,500 Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
Occupation: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists National Median Salary: $ 57,500 Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs: Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $ 44,890 DJ (Disc Jockey); Radio Broadcaster; Radio DJ (Radio Disc Jockey); Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
Occupation: Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys National Median Salary: $ 44,890 Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs: DJ (Disc Jockey); Radio Broadcaster; Radio DJ (Radio Disc Jockey); Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio $ 0 Club Disc Jockey (Club DJ); Disc Jockey (DJ); DJ Assistant (Disc Jockey Assistant); Event Disc Jockey (Event DJ); Host DJ (Host Disc Jockey); Mobile Disc Jockey (Mobile DJ); Wedding Disc Jockey (Wedding DJ)
Occupation: Disc Jockeys, Except Radio National Median Salary: $ 0 Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs: Club Disc Jockey (Club DJ); Disc Jockey (DJ); DJ Assistant (Disc Jockey Assistant); Event Disc Jockey (Event DJ); Host DJ (Host Disc Jockey); Mobile Disc Jockey (Mobile DJ); Wedding Disc Jockey (Wedding DJ)

4 Radio Broadcasting careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Radio Broadcasting-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.

Education/Preparation Categories:
5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.)
4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree
3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree
2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always
Please Scroll and Select below:
Occupations Education/Preparation Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 4 DJ (Disc Jockey); Radio Broadcaster; Radio DJ (Radio Disc Jockey); Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
Occupation: Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys Education/Preparation: 4 Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs: DJ (Disc Jockey); Radio Broadcaster; Radio DJ (Radio Disc Jockey); Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 4 Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
Occupation: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists Education/Preparation: 4 Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs: Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
Writers and Authors 4 Advertisement Agency Copywriter (Ad Agency Copywriter); Advertisement Copywriter (Ad Copywriter); Advertising Copywriter; Copywriter; Creative Copywriter; Digital Copywriter; Freelance Copywriter; Marketing Copywriter; Search Engine Optimization Copywriter (SEO Copywriter)
Occupation: Writers and Authors Education/Preparation: 4 Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs: Advertisement Agency Copywriter (Ad Agency Copywriter); Advertisement Copywriter (Ad Copywriter); Advertising Copywriter; Copywriter; Creative Copywriter; Digital Copywriter; Freelance Copywriter; Marketing Copywriter; Search Engine Optimization Copywriter (SEO Copywriter)
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio 2 Club Disc Jockey (Club DJ); Disc Jockey (DJ); DJ Assistant (Disc Jockey Assistant); Event Disc Jockey (Event DJ); Host DJ (Host Disc Jockey); Mobile Disc Jockey (Mobile DJ); Wedding Disc Jockey (Wedding DJ)
Occupation: Disc Jockeys, Except Radio Education/Preparation: 2 Radio Broadcasting-Related Jobs: Club Disc Jockey (Club DJ); Disc Jockey (DJ); DJ Assistant (Disc Jockey Assistant); Event Disc Jockey (Event DJ); Host DJ (Host Disc Jockey); Mobile Disc Jockey (Mobile DJ); Wedding Disc Jockey (Wedding DJ)

Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 20 specific Radio Broadcasting job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
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Step 2 of 4: Find a Job

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Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career





Writers and Authors

Description: Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.

U.S. Total Employment (2023):
143,200
U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
155,400
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
12,200 (8.5%)
Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
15,400
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Writers and Authors":

Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Review advertising trends, consumer surveys, and other data regarding marketing of goods and services to determine the best way to promote products.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Present drafts and ideas to clients.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Discuss with the client the product, advertising themes and methods, and any changes that should be made in advertising copy.
Importance: 92 (%) Description: Vary language and tone of messages based on product and medium.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Write articles, bulletins, sales letters, speeches, and other related informative, marketing and promotional material.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: 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.
Supplemental Duties
Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Invent names for products and write the slogans that appear on packaging, brochures and other promotional material.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Conduct research and interviews to determine which of a product's selling features should be promoted.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Selling or Influencing Others: Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 69 (%) Description: Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 61 (%) Description: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Collaborate with others in marketing activities.
Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions.
Conduct market research.
Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
Confer with clients to determine needs.
Coordinate artistic activities.
Develop promotional strategies or plans.
Discuss production content and progress with others.
Edit written materials.
Monitor current trends.
Obtain copyrights or other legal permissions.
Present work to clients for approval.
Write advertising or promotional material.
Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 98 (%) Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Importance: 69 (%) Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions.
Activity: Communicate with others about business strategies.
Activity: Communicate with others about specifications or project details.
Activity: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications.
Activity: Coordinate artistic or entertainment activities.
Activity: Develop business or marketing plans.
Activity: Edit written materials or documents.
Activity: Explain technical details of products or services.
Activity: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise.
Activity: Monitor external affairs, trends, or events.
Activity: Obtain formal documentation or authorization.
Activity: Present arts or entertainment performances.
Activity: Write material for artistic or commercial purposes.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
High-Priority Tech Skills
Graphics or photo imaging software:
Adobe Creative Cloud software
Adobe Photoshop
Canva
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Presentation software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Video creation and editing software:
TikTok
Word processing software:
Microsoft Word
Widely Used Tech Skills
Video creation and editing software:
Adobe Premiere Pro
Emerging Tech Skills
Cloud-based data access and sharing software:
Asana
Slack
Data base management system software:
MySQL
Data base user interface and query software:
Microsoft Access
Data mining software:
Google Analytics
Desktop publishing software:
Adobe InDesign
Document management software:
Adobe Acrobat
Microsoft SharePoint
Electronic mail software:
Microsoft Outlook
Graphical user interface development software:
Figma
Graphics or photo imaging software:
Adobe Illustrator
Office suite software:
Google Workspace software
Project management software:
Microsoft Project
Sales and marketing software:
HubSpot software
Video creation and editing software:
Adobe After Effects
Web page creation and editing software:
Facebook
WordPress
Web platform development software:
Hypertext markup language HTML
PHP
Word processing software:
Google Docs
General Software Tools
Cloud-based data access and sharing software:
Google Drive
Customer relationship management CRM software:
Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
Data base user interface and query software:
FileMaker Pro
Desktop communications software:
Eko
ParentSquare
Desktop publishing software:
Campaign Monitor
QuarkXPress
Electronic mail software:
SendGrid
Industrial control software:
Chatbot software
Instant messaging software:
Twitter
Presentation software:
Adobe Persuasion
Corel Presentation
Google Slides
Sales and marketing software:
Google Ads
Video creation and editing software (scroll table below):
Apple Final Cut Pro
Avid Technology Media Composer
Flipgrid
Kapwing
Loom
YouTube
Web page creation and editing software:
Adobe Dreamweaver
LinkedIn
Social media sites
Web content management system CMS software
Web platform development software:
Drupal
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 47.0 (%) Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 35.4 (%) Level of Education: Some College Courses
Frequency of Attainment: 17.7 (%) Level of Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 57.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 24.9 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Frequency of Attainment: 7.2 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 4.7 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Frequency of Attainment: 3.1 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 3.1 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Related Careers to Consider
Related Careers to Consider
This lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to what "Writers and Authors" do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit. How do these related occupations align with your interests, skills, and goals?
1 - Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
2 - Public Relations Specialists
3 - Advertising Sales Agents
4 - Search Marketing Strategists
5 - Editors
6 - Advertising and Promotions Managers
7 - Art Directors
8 - Producers and Directors
9 - News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
10 - Technical Writers
11 - Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
12 - Graphic Designers
13 - Marketing Managers
14 - Proofreaders and Copy Markers
15 - Web and Digital Interface Designers
16 - Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
17 - Media Programming Directors
18 - Talent Directors
19 - Special Effects Artists and Animators
20 - Public Relations Managers


Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources

This section contains detailed external resources appropriate to "Writers and Authors". Explore these resources to start learning more. Links are constantly updated, so bookmark this page.

Videos

Here is a listing of videos related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.


Resumes

Here are resources that allow you to see example resumes for this occupation. It may be helpful to see examples from others who have this type of experience.


Job Description

Here are resources that provide job descriptions, which are vital for resume and interview preparation.


Interviews

There are many great resources that can help guide you through the interview process. These links provide help in preparing and performing an effective interview, specific to this occupation.


Salary Data

Here are links to help you identify salary ranges for this occupation. These data are necessary prior to effective salary negotiations.


Raises

Here are resources that help you to prepare to ask for a raise. These links will help you to prepare for the salary negotiation process.


Jobs

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Jobs

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Classifieds

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Step-by-Step

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Career Change

Here are resources to help you prepare for a career change. It is helpful to look carefully at the information provided in Section 3: Career Change (detailed previously on this page) prior to using these links. There is much to learn ...


LinkedIn®

Here are links to various posts and groups from LinkedIn ® that relate to this occupation. Great way to start building professional contacts in the field that might be most appropriate for you.


Career Path

Here are links to various resources to help you explore the career path related to the "Writers and Authors" occupation.






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