The Occupation of Copywriting

By Ray Edwards

Here we will investigate the benefits of occupational copywriting.

There are a great number of benefits as a copywriter. The salary for a copywriter is much higher than the average wage in the United States. In 2005 the magazine Advertising Age said that the average salary for a copywriter was right around $60,000 when you included bonuses. You can imagine it will be higher now, given the inflation over the last two years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics came up with a similar but slightly lower number around $57,000.

Copywriting is more versatile than other jobs. You do not need to worry about keeping a set schedule because your focus is on writing good copy, not punching a time card. This allows you to plan your work around your schedule, giving you more flexibility to live your life. Most jobs are not able to do this.

Copywriting often brings with it a great workplace environment. Many copywriters work within an advertising agency, which can be a great place to work. You often have many other creative people around whose energy you can feed off of. This can be great because you will often be challenged by their intelligence and creativity. There are many different sizes of advertising agencies that can better suit your personality. A smaller advertising agency will produce an intimate group of people to work with, but a larger advertising agency will offer more competition. Clearly there is a great deal of flexibility within your work environment.

Because copywriting can be very challenging it will never get boring. When working for an advertising agency you quite often have many different types of clients, this makes for a variety of work projects. No two days are the same. This way you'll always have a variety of projects asking for your creative skill and you'll never get bored.

Vocational Copywriting offers many benefits from whatever angle you examine it. Your income will be substantial with an average wage of about $60,000. If you become a master copywriter, then you can clearly earn more money as well. A copywriter's work environment is often brimming with creative energy and is far more flexible than most other jobs.

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