Co-author vs writer/producer

The differences between co-authors and writer/producers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a co-author has an average salary of $70,759, which is higher than the $55,163 average annual salary of a writer/producer.

The top three skills for a co-author include R, poster presentation and research projects. The most important skills for a writer/producer are instagram, facebook, and twitter.

Co-author vs writer/producer overview

	CO-Author	Writer/Producer
Yearly salary	$70,759	$55,163
Hourly rate	$34.02	$26.52
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	2,793	20,026
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Co-author vs writer/producer salary

Co-authors and writer/producers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	CO-Author	Writer/Producer
Average salary	$70,759	$55,163
Salary range	Between $48,000 And $102,000	Between $36,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between co-author and writer/producer education

There are a few differences between a co-author and a writer/producer in terms of educational background:

	CO-Author	Writer/Producer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Psychology	Communication
Most common college	-	Harvard University

Co-author vs writer/producer demographics

Here are the differences between co-authors' and writer/producers' demographics:

	CO-Author	Writer/Producer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 48.9% Female, 51.1%	Male, 62.0% Female, 38.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 5.0% White, 75.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 5.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian, 4.9% White, 75.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between co-author and writer/producer duties and responsibilities

Co-author example responsibilities.

Manage and integrate web content for an international client using proprietary CMS software.
Input and analyze data on SPSS.
Conduct qualitative and quantitative interviews in Spanish with patients as part of the data collection process.
Increase patient enrollment, by encouraging other physicians to refer patients for clinical research, and providing appropriate training.
Assist in writing and submitting a R01 NIH grant.
Conduct literature review, analysis and interpretation of the data in SAS software.

Writer/producer example responsibilities.

Manage Comcast's local channels and their content throughout central Indiana.
Coordinate and manage show production, including budget creation, scriptwriting and booking guest for on camera interviews.
Supervise casting and communicate with producer to access props, costumes, and set pieces and to manage the budget.
Manage day-to-day completion activities including project planning and QA testing.
Work closely with the founder to create an internet comedy channel on YouTube.
Air on ABC, NBC, CBS, WOR and PBS.

Co-author vs writer/producer skills

Common co-author skills

R, 32%
Poster Presentation, 9%
Research Projects, 7%
Data Collection, 5%
JAN, 5%
Symposium, 4%

Common writer/producer skills

Instagram, 13%
Facebook, 9%
Twitter, 9%
Control Room, 8%
Video Production, 5%
Web Content, 5%

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