Poet vs editor

The differences between poets and editors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an editor has an average salary of $52,107, which is higher than the $49,190 average annual salary of a poet.

The top three skills for a poet include slam, short stories and powerpoint. The most important skills for an editor are web content, video content, and SEO.

Poet vs editor overview

	Poet	Editor
Yearly salary	$49,190	$52,107
Hourly rate	$23.65	$25.05
Growth rate	4%	-5%
Number of jobs	989	15,115
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	-	4

Poet vs editor salary

Poets and editors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Poet	Editor
Average salary	$49,190	$52,107
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $86,000	Between $34,000 And $78,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between poet and editor education

There are a few differences between a poet and an editor in terms of educational background:

	Poet	Editor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	English	English
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Northwestern University

Poet vs editor demographics

Here are the differences between poets' and editors' demographics:

	Poet	Editor
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 37.8% Female, 62.2%	Male, 46.4% Female, 53.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 4.9% White, 75.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 3.6% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	12%

Differences between poet and editor duties and responsibilities

Poet example responsibilities.

Manage international man-made fiber market research/publishing company and supervise editorial content and sales of industry statistical journal.
Review submitted manuscripts, brainstorm & implement promotional strategies, track community involvement, and plan literary events with the editor-in-chief.
Select and edit photos utilizing Photoshop.

Editor example responsibilities.

Manage content QC and Disney client QC of create content.
Manage campaign performance through data analysis and reporting, with actionable takeaways per designate KPI.
Manage and create newsletter archives for NASA: http: //www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/home/index.html
Manage business documentation for the department's strategic alignment SharePoint database.
Develop SEO strategies to increase profitability and manage social media to spread brand awareness and bolster readership.
Manage international man-made fiber market research/publishing company and supervise editorial content and sales of industry statistical journal.

Poet vs editor skills

Common poet skills

Slam, 30%
Short Stories, 16%
PowerPoint, 15%
Public Speaking, 14%
Fiction, 14%
Artist-Teacher, 12%

Common editor skills

Web Content, 13%
Video Content, 9%
SEO, 6%
Facebook, 4%
Editor-In-Chief, 4%
Twitter, 3%

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