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Poets and Lyricists

Description
Write poetry or song lyrics for publication or performance.

Experience
A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Tasks
  • Writes words to fit musical compositions, including lyrics for operas, musical plays, and choral works.
  • Writes narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication.
  • Chooses subject matter and suitable form to express personal feeling and experience or ideas or to narrate story or event.
  • Adapts text to accommodate musical requirements of composer and singer.
National Average Salary
$48,120.00/year

Average Salary in Maryland
$55,700.00/year

Important Abilities
   1. Originality
   2. Written Expression
   3. Fluency of Ideas
   4. Oral Expression
   5. Written Comprehension

General Work Activities
   1. Thinking Creatively
   2. Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc.
   3. Judging Qualities of Things, Service, People
   4. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
   5. Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Important Skills
   1. Writing
   2. Reading Comprehension
   3. Idea Generation
   4. Monitoring
   5. Idea Evaluation

Frequent Work Context
   1. Objective or Subjective Information
   2. Indoors
   3. Sitting
   4. Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
   5. Provide a Service to Others

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