Newspaper writer vs caller

The differences between newspaper writers and callers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a newspaper writer, becoming a caller takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a newspaper writer has an average salary of $53,083, which is higher than the $47,798 average annual salary of a caller.

The top three skills for a newspaper writer include adobe indesign, editorials and conduct interviews. The most important skills for a caller are outbound calls, customer service, and cold calls.

Newspaper writer vs caller overview

	Newspaper Writer	Caller
Yearly salary	$53,083	$47,798
Hourly rate	$25.52	$22.98
Growth rate	-10%	11%
Number of jobs	10,512	852
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	40	39
Years of experience	2	12

Newspaper writer vs caller salary

Newspaper writers and callers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Newspaper Writer	Caller
Average salary	$53,083	$47,798
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $74,000	Between $19,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between newspaper writer and caller education

There are a few differences between a newspaper writer and a caller in terms of educational background:

	Newspaper Writer	Caller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	-

Newspaper writer vs caller demographics

Here are the differences between newspaper writers' and callers' demographics:

	Newspaper Writer	Caller
Average age	40	39
Gender ratio	Male, 43.6% Female, 56.4%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.7% White, 66.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 6.2% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	8%

Differences between newspaper writer and caller duties and responsibilities

Newspaper writer example responsibilities.

Manage the Instagram account, which mean publishing and keeping up to date with the articles.
Proofread all columns before being publish, train new employees, write opinion and news columns.
Create and envision editorials for the publication.
Coordinate and conduct interviews with article subjects, and maintain constant communication with editor-in-chief.
Create story and editorial ideas to give to writers, to help generate interest and ensure circulation of the paper.
Coordinate and conduct interviews with article subjects, and maintain constant communication with editor-in-chief.

Caller example responsibilities.

Maintain hours of on duty engineers and conductors and their hours of rest on excel spreadsheet per FRA requirements.
Act as SME (subject matter expert).
Maintain train schedules for engineer and conductors.
Prepare FRA paper for crews going on duty.
Collect on-boarding and HIPAA policy paperwork for all employees.
Attend ongoing classes to keep certification current for the EMT field.

Newspaper writer vs caller skills

Common newspaper writer skills

Adobe Indesign, 15%
Editorials, 15%
Conduct Interviews, 15%
News Articles, 14%
Adobe Photoshop, 9%
Writing Articles, 9%

Common caller skills

Outbound Calls, 27%
Customer Service, 23%
Cold Calls, 9%
Fundraise, 7%
Financial Support, 5%
Computer System, 4%

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