Motivational speaker vs author

The differences between motivational speakers and authors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a motivational speaker, becoming an author takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an author has an average salary of $78,368, which is higher than the $39,142 average annual salary of a motivational speaker.

The top three skills for a motivational speaker include seminar, public speaking and colleges. The most important skills for an author are veterans, JAN, and DOD.

Motivational speaker vs author overview

	Motivational Speaker	Author
Yearly salary	$39,142	$78,368
Hourly rate	$18.82	$37.68
Growth rate	12%	4%
Number of jobs	1,024	953
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	42
Years of experience	12	4

Motivational speaker vs author salary

Motivational speakers and authors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Motivational Speaker	Author
Average salary	$39,142	$78,368
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $55,000	Between $51,000 And $118,000
Highest paying City	-	Beverly, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	John Wiley & Sons
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between motivational speaker and author education

There are a few differences between a motivational speaker and an author in terms of educational background:

	Motivational Speaker	Author
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Motivational speaker vs author demographics

Here are the differences between motivational speakers' and authors' demographics:

	Motivational Speaker	Author
Average age	43	42
Gender ratio	Male, 54.5% Female, 45.5%	Male, 49.5% Female, 50.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 6.7% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%	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	11%	16%

Differences between motivational speaker and author duties and responsibilities

Motivational speaker example responsibilities.

Lead discussions and training seminar focusing on rape and sexual molestation prevention to incoming freshman
Speak out to high school, colleges, and different events to educate about homelessness and other social justice issues
Create and implement workbooks, PowerPoint and other materials base on individual needs.
Write and perform original material in comedy clubs, corporate events, colleges and universities.
Develop marketing materials: graphic design, print, multimedia, powerpoint, web, and social media.
Perform Psychological/Psychiatric/Intake assessments on perspective patients.

Author example responsibilities.

Manage and integrate web content for an international client using proprietary CMS software.
Manage the proposal lifecycle, including RFP analysis, regular communications, proposal development and production consistent with branding strategies.
Work on DNA mutagenesis, DNA construction (insertion, deletion), PCR.
Create online marketing materials including a website that employs HTML, JavaScript, PHP, AJAX, and MySQL.
Authenticate identity and verify that requests for PKI digital certificates meet all requirements of DOD and internal procedures.
Authore several books on JavaScript, HTML/CSS

Motivational speaker vs author skills

Common motivational speaker skills

Seminar, 17%
Public Speaking, 14%
Colleges, 8%
Non-Profit Organization, 5%
at-Risk Youth, 5%
Domestic Violence, 5%

Common author skills

Veterans, 17%
JAN, 15%
DOD, 10%
HTML, 9%
Twitter, 5%
Fiction, 4%