Writers & authors

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    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Writers & authors workforce. Writers & authors workforce in 2024 was 183,220 people, of which 59.4% were women and 40.6% were men.

    Employment Over Time

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    74,391
    Male Workforce
    ± 6.69k
    108,829
    Female Workforce
    ± 8.1k

    The Writers & authors workforce in 2024 was 183,220 people (59.4% women and 40.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 26.2% between 2014 (145,174) and 2024 (183,220).

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    Employment by Location

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    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Writers & authors.

    During N/A, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were N/A.

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

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    #126 in the ranking (2014)
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    For all occupations across the US

    In N/A, Writers & authors earned an average of N/A, $NaNk less than the average national salary of N/A

    The graph shows the ranking of Writers & authors in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

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    Wage Distribution

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    WAGE GINI

    In N/A, Writers & authors had a wage GINI coefficient of N/A, which is lower than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Writers & authors (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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    Industry

    Information on the industries that employ Writers & authors and on wages for those in the field. N/A is the industry that employs the most Writers & authors, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Writers & authors, by average wage, is Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers ($160,031).

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    This graphic shows the share of Writers & authors employed by various industries. Independent artists, writers, and performers employs the largest share of Writers & authors at 43.6%, followed by Advertising, public relations & related services with 24.7% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 17.3%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Writers & authors in the US. The workforce of Writers & authors in 2024 was 183,220 people, with 59.4% woman, and 40.6% men. The average age of male Writers & authors in the workforce is N/A and of female Writers & authors is N/A, and the most common race/ethnicity for Writers & authors is N/A.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Writers & authors in 2024 was 183,220 people, with 59.4% woman, and 40.6% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A  people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

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    In N/A, N/A% of Writers & authors workers were Hispanic and N/A% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (42.2%), Puerto Rican (12.3)%, and Cuban (8.43)%

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    Races

    In N/A, N/A% of the Writers & authors workforce were N/A, of which 58.7% were women and 41.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).

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    Education & Skills

    Data on higher education choices for Writers & authors from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Writers & authors is Communications but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were English.

    Among the necessary skills for Writers & authors, N/A stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Writers & authors need more than the average amount of N/A.

    Majors

    ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
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    The most common majors achieved by Writers & authors in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (31,596 people), English (30,968 people), and Business (14,178 people).

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    Education Levels

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    The main educational levels achieved by the Writers & authors workers were N/A (N/A people), N/A (N/A people), and N/A (N/A people).

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    Skills

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    Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Writers & authors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Writers & authors need many skills, but most especially N/A, N/A, N/A.

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