£35,360
Average Annual Pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
33
Average Weekly Hours
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019
3.13%
Unemployment Rate
Labour Force Survey 2020
Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)
Description
Job holders in this unit group write, edit and evaluate literary material for publication excluding material for newspapers, magazines and other periodicals but including scripts and narrative for film, TV, radio and computer games and animations; and translate spoken and written statements into different languages.
Qualifications
Entry is possible with a variety of academic qualifications and/or relevant experience. Postgraduate and professional qualifications are available and are required for some occupations.Typical tasks
- determines subject matter and researches as necessary by interviewing, attending public events, seeking out records, observing etc.;
- generates and develops creative ideas for literary material;
- selects material for publication, checks style, grammar and accuracy of content, arranges for any necessary revisions and checks proof copies before printing;
- negotiates contracts with freelance agents and with buyer on behalf of writer;
- writes instruction manuals and user guides, technical reports, catalogues and indexes, prepares sales literature and writes technical articles for trade journals;
- converts documents or spoken statements from original or source language into another language;
- provides communication support for the hard of hearing or the visually impaired.
Common job titles
Manager, publications
Writer, specifications
Writer
Writer, freelance
Adviser, literary
Editor, technical
Writer, lyric
Poet
Author
Author, technical
Translator
Writer, travel
Writer, specialist
Consultant, publishing
Biographer
Manager, publications, technical
Interpreter
Writer, medical
Agent, literary
Dramatist
Bibliographer
Writer, copy
Speechwriter
Novelist
Playwright
Assistant, editorial
Translator and interpreter
Writer, creative
Editor-in-chief
Consultant, language
Compiler, technical
Reader, lip
Reader, literary
Writer, technical
Communicator for the deaf
Reader, publisher's
Editor, cartographic
Interpreter and translator
Writer, report
Editor, managing
Writer, communications, corporate
Writer and creator
Writer, reports, senior (broadcasting)
Writer, script
Consultant, editorial
Describer, audio
Editor, sales
Linguist
Lexicographer
Editor
Writer, technical, senior
Copywriter
Education background
Destination of Leavers survey, supplied by the Higher Education Statistics.
Compare Authors, writers and translators with other careers
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Ranked 141st out of 355 careers for highest average pay.
279/355
Ranked 279th out of 355 careers for the longest hours.
151/355
Ranked 151st out of 355 careers for highest unemployment rate.
Top industries: Authors, writers and translators
Working Futures UK
Employment type
Gender breakdown
£580
Female average weekly pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
£810
Male average weekly pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
3/350
Gender pay gap ranking
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
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