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Creative Writing

Specific interest area · O*NET

Creative Writing is a specific interest area in the O*NET database, part of the Artistic Holland family. O*NET describes it as: "Work involves developing creative written works, such as novels, scripts, song lyrics, poetry, stories, or advertisements." It is scored for 891 occupations, which average 1.24 out of 7 on the Occupational Interest scale.

How it's measured

O*NET scores each occupation on this interest on a 0–7 Occupational Interest (OI) scale, where higher means the work more strongly rewards this interest. The figures here are those occupation-level scores — a description of what kind of work each job involves, not a ranking of which job is better, harder, or higher-paid.

Economy-wide average 1.24 / 7 Mean across all 891 scored occupations
Range across occupations 1.00–7.00 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 6.00)
Prevalence vs. other interests 16th pct Where this interest's average ranks among all O*NET interest dimensions

Occupations that fit this interest best

The occupations that score this interest strongest on the 0–7 scale.

Occupation Score
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 7.00
Writers and Authors 6.80
Video Game Designers 6.34
Editors 5.91
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 4.82
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 4.61
Public Relations Specialists 4.03
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 3.76
Advertising and Promotions Managers 3.65
Producers and Directors 3.65
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 3.42
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 3.27
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 3.27
Historians 3.24
Public Relations Managers 3.06
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 2.99
Technical Writers 2.92
Film and Video Editors 2.88
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 2.85
Clergy 2.65
History Teachers, Postsecondary 2.58
Anthropologists and Archeologists 2.55
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 2.55
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 2.51
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 2.48

Occupations that fit this interest least

The occupations that score this interest weakest — where the work rarely rewards it.

Occupation Score
Telephone Operators 1.00
Tellers 1.00
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 1.00
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders 1.00
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1.00
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1.00
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1.00
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters 1.00
Tire Builders 1.00
Tire Repairers and Changers 1.00
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 1.00
Tool and Die Makers 1.00
Transportation Inspectors 1.00
Transportation Security Screeners 1.00
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation 1.00
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 1.00
Upholsterers 1.00
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 1.00
Watch and Clock Repairers 1.00
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 1.00
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 1.00
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1.00
Wellhead Pumpers 1.00
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 1.00
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 1.00

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

  • O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Creative Writing." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/creative-writing

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Creative Writing. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/interests/creative-writing

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-creative-writing,
  title  = {Creative Writing},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/interests/creative-writing}
}

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