As of June 2026, Writers and Authors has an AI-exposure score of 58/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Writers and Authors
More exposed than 59% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$76,910. About 13,400 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Arts, Design & Media roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (85%).
- Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
- Write articles, bulletins, sales letters, speeches, and other related informative, marketing and promotional material.
- Consult with sales, media and marketing representatives to obtain information on product or service and discuss style and length of advertising written material.
- Develop advertising campaigns for a wide range of clients, working with an advertising agency's creative director and art director to determine the best way to present advertising information.
- Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
- Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
- Follow appropriate procedures to get copyrights for completed work.
- Discuss with the client the product, advertising themes and methods, and any changes that should be made in advertising copy.
- Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly.
- Write to customers in their terms and on their level so that the script, story, or advertisement message is more readily received.
- Write advertising material for use by publication, broadcast, or internet media to promote the sale of goods and services.
- Work with staff to develop script, story, or advertising concepts.
- Invent names for products and write the slogans that appear on packaging, brochures and other promotional material.
- Vary language and tone of messages based on product and medium.
- Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.
- Edit or rewrite existing written material as necessary, and submit written material for approval by supervisor, editor, or publisher.
- Present drafts and ideas to clients.
- Review advertising trends, consumer surveys, and other data regarding marketing of goods and services to determine the best way to promote products.
- Collaborate with other writers on specific projects.
- Conduct research and interviews to determine which of a product's selling features should be promoted.
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