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Writer. By: Katlyn Ulinski. Tasks. Write about topics of own interests or clients’ interest Organize ideas and facts Revise text Advertise, inform, or entertain Outline and storyboard. Working Conditions. Work indoors Medium Level of Social Contact Competitive Environment

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  1. Writer By: Katlyn Ulinski

  2. Tasks • Write about topics of own interests or clients’ interest • Organize ideas and facts • Revise text • Advertise, inform, or entertain • Outline and storyboard

  3. Working Conditions • Work indoors • Medium Level of Social Contact • Competitive Environment • Flexible Schedule • May work in office or from home

  4. Skills • Combine information and draw conclusions • Use reasoning to get answers • Read and Understand • Judge pros and cons of possible actions • Notice when something is wrong or likely to go wrong

  5. Interests • Artistic Interests • Investigative Interests

  6. Preparation • High School Diploma or GED • Bachelor Degree in Journalism or English • Smaller firms start you out on research and proofreading for 3 months or less

  7. Working Hours • Part Time or Full Time • Flexible Schedule

  8. Outlook • Increase with demand for magazines, newspapers, and shows grow • Expansion of Internet Will Bring Web Based Writing • Strong Competition However

  9. Major Employers • Advertising Companies • Newspaper, Magazine, Publishers

  10. Advancement Opportunities • Small firms will give you writing right away • Larger firms will make you research, check facts, and edit

  11. Related Jobs • Editors • Technical Writers • Producers and Directors

  12. Wages • $26.64 per hour • $55,420 per year

  13. Fringe Benefits • Sick leave • Paid vacation • Health insurance

  14. Professional Organizations • Dow Jones News Fund • Writers Guild of America

  15. High School Courses • American Literature • Creative Writing • English Literature • Technical Writing

  16. Career Cluster • Arts And Communication

  17. Evaluation Of Research • This seems perfect for me because it involves being artistic and creative, I’d get paid vacation, I love to write, can be a full time or part time job, and it has a medium level of social contact • I did not like what I would have to start out doing though

  18. Sources Sited • http://ocis.ode.state.oh.us

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