Vocational Copywriting
July 30, 2008
Here we will investigate the benefits of occupational copywriting.
Copywriting as a trade carries with it a great number of benefits. A copywriter will earn more than the average salary in the United States. In 2005 the average income for copywriting, after bonuses, was around $60,000 according to the magazine Advertising Age. You can suppose that this number will be larger today because of inflation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a slightly lower number of $57,000, but again, you can expect this number to be higher now.
Copywriting is far more flexible than many other jobs. Since your main focus is producing good copy, you don’t have to stick to a set hourly schedule like most jobs. This allows you to create your own schedule and live a fuller life, here’s an example: You can work less one day in order to go to Timmy’s ball game and then make it up at another time that doesn’t interfere with life’s more important events. You could not do this as easily in many other jobs.
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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