Magazine writer vs feature writer

The differences between magazine writers and feature writers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a magazine writer and a feature writer. Additionally, a magazine writer has an average salary of $54,951, which is higher than the $35,590 average annual salary of a feature writer.

The top three skills for a magazine writer include photo shoots, writing articles and feature stories. The most important skills for a feature writer are web content, feature stories, and lifestyle.

Magazine writer vs feature writer overview

	Magazine Writer	Feature Writer
Yearly salary	$54,951	$35,590
Hourly rate	$26.42	$17.11
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	10,204	10,279
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Magazine writer vs feature writer salary

Magazine writers and feature writers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Magazine Writer	Feature Writer
Average salary	$54,951	$35,590
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $90,000	Between $24,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	-
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Differences between magazine writer and feature writer education

There are a few differences between a magazine writer and a feature writer in terms of educational background:

	Magazine Writer	Feature Writer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Journalism	Journalism
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Magazine writer vs feature writer demographics

Here are the differences between magazine writers' and feature writers' demographics:

	Magazine Writer	Feature Writer
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 31.2% Female, 68.8%	Male, 42.3% Female, 57.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 8.7% White, 71.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 8.8% White, 71.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between magazine writer and feature writer duties and responsibilities

Magazine writer example responsibilities.

Manage the Instagram account, which mean publishing and keeping up to date with the articles.
Pitch, write and photograph audience-aligned content, which are centered on the European-American luxury lifestyle in the greater Chicago area
Work with Microsoft programs, quark, and cash register.

Feature writer example responsibilities.

Manage the Instagram account, which mean publishing and keeping up to date with the articles.
Develop ideas for new content base on reader inquiries and SEO trends.
Originate a range of lifestyle, health and human-interest stories targeting a local female audience.
Utilize SEO to draw further traffic to a relatively new website, which now has a very strong following.
Cover a variety of stories assign by the editor-in-chief
Write and edit fiction and non-fiction text to accompany products release and distribute internationally.

Magazine writer vs feature writer skills

Common magazine writer skills

Photo Shoots, 18%
Writing Articles, 15%
Feature Stories, 11%
Alumni, 11%
Indesign, 9%
News Articles, 8%

Common feature writer skills

Web Content, 14%
Feature Stories, 14%
Lifestyle, 10%
News Articles, 9%
SEO, 6%
News Stories, 4%

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