Being a musician is a difficult and time-consuming job, but it can definitely be worth it! Some job duties as a musician include researching for upcoming performances, finding locations for concerts, traveling, sometimes far away, to perform venues, and auditioning for positions orchestras, bands, and others. In the work environment of a musician, 44% are religious, grantmaking, civic, and professionals, 13% are performing …show more content…
Some author duties includes choosing a subject area that interests the reader, writing ads for newspapers, magazines, broadcasts, and the internet, working with editors and clients to fix material, and conducting research to get information. Some work environments of an author are: 8% is professional, scientific, and technical services, 4% is religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and more, 3% is arts, entertainment, and recreation, and ⅔ of writers are self employed. To become an author a bachelor's degree is needed , adaptability, determination, and writing skills. The pay of an author is $28.97 an hour, the highest 10% is more than $29,230 a year, and one in four authors work part time. The job outlook is 7% total occupations, strong competition, and 136,500 people were authors in 2014.
There are a few differences of being an author and a musician. Firstly, a musician deals with different people, every day and an author works with the same few people everyday and an author works with the same few people. Secondly, writers and authors work in an office, when musicians perform in settings like concert halls, arenas, and clubs. Finally, the musician job outlook is 3%, slower than average, and the job outlook for an author is 10%, faster than average.
After researching about both careers, I think being a musician is a better decision for me. Being a musician requires no education, and could be paid up to $68.98 an hour. Also, there’s loads of traveling, and sometimes that can be fun! Deciding a job can be difficult, but it’s always worth it in the