Also called: Content Designer
Writes the words inside apps and websites: buttons, error messages, onboarding screens.
They decide whether a button says 'Submit' or 'Send it,' and rewrite confusing error messages. They test wording with users. Short, clear writing is the skill.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in English, communications, or journalism; portfolio of UX writing.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: English, Communications, Journalism, Human-Computer Interaction.
Growing slowly. Uncertain as AI writing improves.
High risk for 10 years. AI writes interface copy and error messages fast, so fewer writers are hired; content strategy and voice systems survive in fewer seats.
Classes: AP English Language, Journalism or school paper, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3042.
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