Also called: Obituarist
Writes life stories of people who have died, for newspapers and families.
Obituary writers interview families, find what made someone's life special, and capture it in a few hundred words. Some write custom obituaries as a business.
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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 journalism or English.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Journalism, English.
Shrinking. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
High risk for 10 years. AI already drafts obituaries from a few facts and newspapers keep cutting staff; few paid writing jobs left.
Classes: English, Journalism, Creative writing, History.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3043.
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