Poet vs writer/producer

The differences between poets and writer/producers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a writer/producer has an average salary of $55,163, 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 a writer/producer are instagram, facebook, and twitter.

Poet vs writer/producer overview

	Poet	Writer/Producer
Yearly salary	$49,190	$55,163
Hourly rate	$23.65	$26.52
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	989	20,026
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Poet vs writer/producer salary

Poets and writer/producers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Poet	Writer/Producer
Average salary	$49,190	$55,163
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $86,000	Between $36,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between poet and writer/producer education

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

	Poet	Writer/Producer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	English	Communication
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Harvard University

Poet vs writer/producer demographics

Here are the differences between poets' and writer/producers' demographics:

	Poet	Writer/Producer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 37.8% Female, 62.2%	Male, 62.0% Female, 38.0%
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, 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 poet and writer/producer 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.

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.

Poet vs writer/producer skills

Common poet skills

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

Common writer/producer skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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