{ "batch": "1681-job-discovery-editing-and-publishing-roles-angle-marketplaces", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r1681_job_discovery_editing_and_publishing_roles_angle_marketplaces_o_net_writers_authors", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Writers and Authors: job_overview", "summary": "Writers and Authors create original written works for books, magazines, television scripts, movies, and other publications, with a median annual wage of $73,690 according to O*NET data.", "body": "Writers and Authors create original written works for books, magazines, television scripts, movies, and other publications, with a median annual wage of $73,690 according to O*NET data.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“Median annual wage: $73,690”\n\nNote: O*NET-SOC 27-3043.00 classification", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3043.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-06", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET 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"learn_r1681_job_discovery_editing_and_publishing_roles_angle_marketplaces_o_net_editors", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Editors: job_overview", "summary": "Editors plan, coordinate, and revise material for publication in books, newspapers, magazines, or websites, with a median annual wage of $75,020 according to O*NET data.", "body": "Editors plan, coordinate, and revise material for publication in books, newspapers, magazines, or websites, with a median annual wage of $75,020 according to O*NET data.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“Median annual wage: $75,020”\n\nNote: O*NET-SOC 27-3041.00 classification", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3041.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-06", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine", "evidence_quote": "Median annual wage: $75,020", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": 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