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Job outlook for policy writers, sales in the United States
Are policy writer, sales jobs in demand?
Policy writer, sales job and salary trends over time
Policy writer, sales jobs over time
Policy writer, sales job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 548 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 531 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 531 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 510 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 501 | 0.00% |
Average policy writer, sales salary over time
Policy writer, sales salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $72,046 | $34.64 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | $70,333 | $33.81 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | $69,864 | $33.59 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | $68,635 | $33.00 | --0.6% |
| 2022 | $69,022 | $33.18 | +3.7% |
Policy writer, sales jobs by state
Most common states for policy writers, sales
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 287 | 41% |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 518 | 39% |
| 3 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 357 | 27% |
| 4 | Delaware | 961,939 | 228 | 24% |
| 5 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 1,353 | 22% |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 1,473 | 21% |
| 7 | North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 2,054 | 20% |
| 8 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 1,672 | 20% |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 2,259 | 18% |
| 10 | South Carolina | 5,024,369 | 887 | 18% |
| 11 | Tennessee | 6,715,984 | 1,170 | 17% |
| 12 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 981 | 17% |
| 13 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 527 | 17% |
| 14 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 183 | 17% |
| 15 | Ohio | 11,658,609 | 1,863 | 16% |
| 16 | Michigan | 9,962,311 | 1,549 | 16% |
| 17 | New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 1,473 | 16% |
| 18 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 888 | 16% |
| 19 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 662 | 16% |
| 20 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 476 | 16% |
Policy Writer, Sales job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of policy writer, sales experts
Kean University
University of Mount Union
Franklin and Marshall College
California State University Channel Islands
University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of South Florida
DePaul University
Cal Poly
University of Kansas
Bates College
University of Oregon
University of San Francisco
Southern Utah University
Azusa Pacific University
Independence Community College
What Policy Writer, Sales skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Frank Argote-Freyre: It is important to take part in a variety of internships prior to entering the workplace. You need to invest in yourself. Many of these internships might provide no pay or low pay but they are essential to gaining experience. This will allow a candidate to begin their career search with experience in the field. This makes them a more valuable asset to an employer. Language acquisition is also important. US society is diverse so the ability to reach more diverse language communities is a big plus.
Michael Grossman Ph.D.
Professor, Political Studies and International StudiesUniversity of Mount Union
Department of Political Science and International Studies
What will help Policy Writers, Sales increase their earning potential?
Michael Grossman Ph.D.: It's all about practical knowledge. Employers are less interested in your major or the classes you take. They want to see that you can do the work they need you to do. So internships are important. Also employers want to see you can be trained and can think critically, write well, and speak well. So in this regard more liberal arts focused curriculum is important.
What certifications/licenses/courses can have the biggest impact for Policy Writers, Sales?
Michael Grossman Ph.D.: It is less about licenses or courses and more about experiences. In this regard, internships are crucial.
What certifications/licenses/courses can have the biggest impact for Policy Writers, Sales?
Cynthia Krom: Professional certifications matter. If your profession has a certification, you need to have that certification to be competitive in this new world. So, a public accountant needs to have a CPA, and a corporate accountant needs to have their CMA. A fraud examiner needs their CFE. Find out what is available in your profession and take whatever courses or exams are needed to be at the top of your game, because everyone else will.
We don't really know what will be happening with professional licenses with remote work. A psychotherapist may be licensed in New York, but remotely treating a client in New Mexico. Technically, they probably need a license in New Mexico. But who will control that? Will it just be the professional responsibility of the therapist to only practice where licensed? Will their malpractice insurance only cover them if the client is where they are licensed? What about a physician operating on someone a thousand miles away using robotics?
In terms of courses not related to professional certification or licensure, technology is where it is at. First and foremost, polish your Zoom skills. Zoom is now your face-to-face workplace and you need to be a pro. YouTube has great videos about lighting for Zoom, even with reflective eyeglasses. Perhaps your IT department is able to help with connectivity issues and learning remote technologies. And, as we have all recently seen, you need to learn how to turn off filters that make you look like a kitten! For nearly every field, you have to know Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) or similar programs. You need to know how to work collaboratively on projects through things like Google Drive. If you are not fluent in the basics, you are showing up for a horse race with a little pony.
Ekin Pehlivan Ph.D.
Associate Professor of MarketingCalifornia State University Channel Islands
Martin V. Smith School of Business and Economics
What's a good job out of college for Policy Writers, Sales?
Ekin Pehlivan Ph.D.: I think a description of a "good" job opportunity is dependent on so many factors, almost all subjective. What I recommend my students usually, is that they try different things before graduation and find something that makes them feel a purpose other than (and in addition to) making ends meet. For this reason we started a program on our campus where students are hired to help non-profits and small businesses in our area of service. In this program, students get to gain and practice skills that can help them succeed in a corporate or freelance capacity. The students get to experiment without fear of losing a job and find what they would like their entry level positions to look like. While doing this they also help organizations and individuals who have the need but not the resources to get the services from professionals.
What soft skills should all Policy Writers, Sales possess?
Sonya DiPalma Ph.D.: Be personable and a person someone wants to talk with and work with on a continuing basis. Listening and note-taking skills will be critical. Great employees listen well and ask good follow up questions. Be versatile and adaptable. If you find some downtime between projects, ask how you may help with another project.
Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Policy Writers, Sales to find work opportunities?
Dr. Wilma Davidson: All businesses need good writers. You can work remotely as a freelancer or an employee without concern about where your employer is located. Technology makes it easy for an excellent writer to write productively from anywhere. Naturally, if you wish to enter a field like PR or Advertising or Editing/Publishing, you might want to live in a large city where major firms are located. However, right that advice might have been a decade ago, it no longer applies. If you'd like to be a technical writer, there is an advantage to being close to the engineers you may be working with as you write their manuals, but that can be handled-and already is-being handled remotely.
What type of skills will young Policy Writers, Sales need?
Ted Anton: They will need to know how to understand and communicate complex information, often contradictory, in a catchy and understandable way. They will have to read professional data online, in business, medicine, health, you name it and then create a sales or summary pitch for investors. So, reading, writing, communication skills will continue to be important. Math, of course, is a big plus, but up to the advanced algebra level... Statistical skills will be helpful. Overall, employers are seeking curious, adventurous, bold, and creative thinkers and communicators for an ever-changing world.
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Policy Writers, Sales?
Eileen Buecher: I believe there will be an impact on all of us. Work will look differently as I see some of the creative initiatives higher education and industries have taken to keep people safe and support the economy flowing may be integrated into how we provide services and do our jobs long-term. COVID teaches new graduates how to be resourceful, resilient, and flexible for both individual and uncertain times.
Dr. Tara Welch
ProfessorUniversity of Kansas
Department of Humanities - Classics
How do you envision technology impacting Policy Writers, Sales in the next 5 years?
Dr. Tara Welch: Technology has already made the ancient world more available and accessible, and digital resources and research tools enable exciting new work to happen without the need to travel. Teachers are also becoming more effective at leading online and hybrid classes. Those are here to stay. In the present climate of social distancing and digital meetings, however, I see a craving for human interaction - those exchanges that remind us that we are spontaneous, creative, and responsive beings. No matter the technology, Classics (like all of the humanities) will always be about humans.
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Policy Writers, Sales?
Dr. Daniel Sanford: One of the most interesting changes we've seen since the start of the pandemic is that everyone in higher education has been very quickly acclimated to teaching, learning, and writing using online tools. Graduates are entering a workforce where the same thing has been happening. Coronavirus has shown all of us that we don't need to be in a room together to work and collaborate. This health crisis will recede, but that insight is going to stick around. It's going to be an essential skill for graduates to do good work and to fully participate in workplace cultures, using remote tools.
Cristina Calhoon
Senior Career Instructor, Undergraduate AdvisorUniversity of Oregon
Department of Classics
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Policy Writers, Sales?
Cristina Calhoon: Even before the pandemic, Classics-and the Humanities in general-had been coping with existential threats arising from the grafting of business models onto higher education. Administrators' exaggerated emphasis on metrics, a widespread mentality privileging "practical" skills over a more comprehensive education, and the prohibitive cost of college had forced Classics to adapt to changes.
Mergers with other departments and language programs, the fostering of distance learning and digital competence, curricula driven by large-enrollment courses in classics in English translation allowed some Classics programs to survive. The pandemic has made us rely more on the distance learning approach, but we still maintain most of our offerings. Some of our graduates are double majors, a solution I recommend when advising students who-dazzled by Classical Mythology or Archeology or other Classics courses-decide to switch from their "practical" major to Classics. Others decide to minor in Classics (Latin, Greek or Classical Civilization), because they still see great personal value in pursuing these studies.
Studying Latin or ancient Greek opens one's mind in so many different ways, all beneficial even from a "practical" standpoint: vocabulary skills, memorization, analytical skills are necessary and transferable to any job. How does one learn to solve problems logically? By learning to organize Latin and Greek linguistic structures that work like jigsaw puzzles, unlike many modern Western languages. English is peppered with words of Latin and Greek origin, and our institutions (democracy, republic, libraries, the foundations of the western legal system, to quote just a few basic ones) are largely based on Greco-Roman ones. All this background knowledge gives our graduates a solid, comprehensive intellectual grounding and an enhanced view of our current predicament within a universal framework.
How do you envision technology impacting Policy Writers, Sales in the next 5 years?
Edith Borbon: In teaching, interpreting, and translation, technology provides the means to efficiently deliver course content and language services. Technology is simply a tool. There will be more advancements in technology, but these fields will still be dependent on human brains.
Regarding translation, machine translation will continue to improve, but that needn't be seen as a challenge. Some recommended strategies are leveraging MT to boost productivity, specializing in higher value-added fields such as technical, medical, legal, or marketing, and considering additional training on new, language-related careers such as computational linguistics and data science.
Carlos Bertoglio
Assistant Professor, SpanishSouthern Utah University
Romance Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
What general advice would you give to a Policy Writer, Sales?
Carlos Bertoglio: I have several pieces of advice for someone beginning their career in this field: 1) Pick your graduate program and the professors you want to work with very carefully. It is essential to have a supportive, like-minded person to make the experience as fruitful and enjoyable as possible. 2) If you don't have a solid background in teaching, take advantage of every opportunity to gain expertise in this area. 3) Have realistic expectations. The job market is saturated, and you will be competing with hundreds of other applicants for one position. This is especially relevant for international students, who will have even fewer alternatives and chances to land a job due to some universities' reticence to sponsor visas. 4) Be humble and collegial and get along with the members of your cohort. This will make your life easier, and most probably, they will be your colleagues in the future, so this will allow you to form a network that might prove very useful for the advancement of your career.
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Policy Writers, Sales?
Emily Griesinger Ph.D.: Graduates in the liberal arts and humanities will be challenged to keep the big questions in the foreground as they navigate a post-pandemic world. What matters? Who is my neighbor, and why should I care if he or she is vulnerable to this virus, now or in the future? If there are such things as beauty, goodness, and truth, how do I discern them and share them with others? To what end? Is there a purpose that obliges me to develop moral character, including civility, hospitality, tolerance, freedom of speech, equality, and justice? The coronavirus pandemic makes such questions more urgent. How we answer will surely have an enduring impact on the world.
Bridget Carson
Associate Professor of Developmental EnglishIndependence Community College
History
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Policy Writers, Sales?
Bridget Carson: Yes. I think many of the economic markers are false idols that don't indicate the value of life, just when you bought a dishwasher. They may buy one later, but that isn't an indication of success. An enduring impact on this set of graduates, I think, will be in their planning and reaction to disappointment. I hope they embrace uncertainty. I hope they become people who prepare several variations of plans that can achieve the same outcomes by different means. I hope they are people who can mourn unfulfilled expectations and learn to release them like fall leaves, shed to be renewed.