Poets, Lyricists & Creative Writers

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Bachelor's degree
Work From Home
Salary
High: $161,260.00
Average: $91,560.00
Hourly
Average: $44.02

What they do:

Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.

On the job, you would:

  • Attend book launches and publicity events, or conduct public readings.
  • Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
  • Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

98% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
95% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
92% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
91% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
90% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
88% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
79% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
79% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
77% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
69% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
67% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
56% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Artistic  -  Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.
67% Investigative  -  Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

83% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
78% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
67% Recognition  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
64% Working Conditions  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

91% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
81% Fluency of Ideas  -  The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
81% Originality  -  The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
78% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
75% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
69% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
69% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
63% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
60% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
56% Category Flexibility  -  The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
56% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
56% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
53% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

82% Writing  -  Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
66% Reading Comprehension  -  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
55% 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.
55% Speaking  -  Talking to others to convey information effectively.
55% Critical Thinking  -  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
55% Active Learning  -  Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Edit written materials.
Determine presentation subjects or content.
Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
Coordinate artistic activities.
Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
Obtain copyrights or other legal permissions.
Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
Discuss production content and progress with others.
Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
Promote products, activities, or organizations.
Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
Edit written materials.
Train others on work processes.
Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

99% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
95% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
87% Level of Competition  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
84% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
79% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
65% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
63% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
58% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
56% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
56% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
55% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
51% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
62% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

98% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
81% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
79% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
75% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
69% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
62% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
61% Developing Objectives and Strategies  -  Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
60% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
58% 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.
57% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
57% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
55% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
52% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
51% Selling or Influencing Others  -  Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
51% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Getting Started

Education:
46%
Bachelor's Degree
19%
Less than a High School Diploma

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