5.9ModerateNo Shortage
Authors, and Book and Script Editors
Arts and Media Professionals · Media Professionals
Moderate Risk
Median Weekly Pay
$2,500
Full-time workers
Employment
6,200
Total workers
10yr Growth
+18.8%
Projected to 2034
Shortage Status
No Shortage
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation54.0%
Augmentation69.0%
Key Tasks
- •Creating and developing ideas and themes for written works, such as novels, plays, musicals, screen productions, educational texts, information texts and multimedia products
- •Researching subject matter through original and secondary materials, interviews and other media
- •Planning, organising and writing material
- •Reviewing and evaluating manuscripts of novels, biographies, short stories, poems, educational texts and other books, and ensuring coherence of style and development of theme, plot and characterisation
- •Advising publishers about potential of works for publication and conditions of publication contract
- •Negotiating publication details such as royalties, publication dates and numbers of copies to be printed
- •Reviewing and assessing stories and other material for film, television, radio and stage productions
- •Directing the preparation of scripts to be read by announcers to introduce and connect parts of musicals, news, sports and special events programs
Employment Projections to 2034
Median Age
50
Female Share
65.0%
Part-Time Share
40.0%
Skill Level
1 / 5
Highest