Program writer vs senior writer

The differences between program writers and senior writers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a program writer, becoming a senior writer takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a senior writer has an average salary of $80,145, which is higher than the $78,147 average annual salary of a program writer.

The top three skills for a program writer include technical documentation, code samples and API. The most important skills for a senior writer are project management, web content, and wordpress.

Program writer vs senior writer overview

	Program Writer	Senior Writer
Yearly salary	$78,147	$80,145
Hourly rate	$37.57	$38.53
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	67,545	15,995
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	2

Program writer vs senior writer salary

Program writers and senior writers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Program Writer	Senior Writer
Average salary	$78,147	$80,145
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $121,000	Between $54,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between program writer and senior writer education

There are a few differences between a program writer and a senior writer in terms of educational background:

	Program Writer	Senior Writer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Most common major	English	English
Most common college	Harvard University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Program writer vs senior writer demographics

Here are the differences between program writers' and senior writers' demographics:

	Program Writer	Senior Writer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 57.7% Female, 42.3%	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 6.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 75.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between program writer and senior writer duties and responsibilities

Program writer example responsibilities.

Manage and implement MSN adCenter API SDK project.
Manage projects diligently under aggressive deadlines while maintaining editorial integrity and ensuring stories have entertainment and/or educational value.
Contribute to API design review, and security review meetings with developers and PMs.
Serve as lead administrator for the team's SharePoint site.
Coordinate logistics management for signal elements, including securing training sites, movement of personnel, communications, and equipment.
Apply developmental edit to 'how-to' content from SMEs, re-wrote, and deliver as MSDN blog posts.

Senior writer example responsibilities.

Manage agency's web site and Facebook page.
Volunteer to manage the company s intranet content, learning basic HTML coding.
Manage staff & contract writers, editors & proofreaders on large content and copywriting projects.
Manage publication review process, including technical and editorial review by in-house and outside reviewers.
Provide editorial and proofreading assistance with presentation and marketing materials, speeches and content development.
Skil with Snapchat and Instagram.

Program writer vs senior writer skills

Common program writer skills

Technical Documentation, 29%
Code Samples, 27%
API, 20%
Developer Documentation, 7%
SDK, 5%
C++, 4%

Common senior writer skills

Project Management, 8%
Web Content, 8%
WordPress, 7%
PowerPoint, 5%
Content Strategy, 5%
Subject Matter Experts, 4%

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