Jobs / Design, media, and writing / 27-3043.00
Writers and Authors
Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.
- US jobs
- 47,940
- Median wage
- $76,910 a year
- Job family
- Design, media, and writing
Can agents do the work of writers and authors?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Design, media, and writing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 40%Write material for artistic or commercial purposesNot measured
- 12%Edit written materials or documentsNot measured
- 8%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
- 6%Communicate with others about specifications or project detailsNot measured
- 4%Obtain formal documentation or authorizationNot measured
- 4%Develop news, entertainment, or artistic contentNot measured
- 4%Present arts or entertainment performancesNot measured
- 3%Explain technical details of products or servicesNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in design, media, and writing, not always this occupation's tasks.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
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Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 1846 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) · 23 Sep 2026Unrated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
- Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
- Present drafts and ideas to clients.
- Edit or rewrite existing written material as necessary, and submit written material for approval by supervisor, editor, or publisher.
- Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.
- Vary language and tone of messages based on product and medium.
- Write articles, bulletins, sales letters, speeches, and other related informative, marketing and promotional material.
- Write advertising material for use by publication, broadcast, or internet media to promote the sale of goods and services.
- Write to customers in their terms and on their level so that the script, story, or advertisement message is more readily received.
- Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
- Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly.
- Conduct research and interviews to determine which of a product's selling features should be promoted.
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