Roosevelt University Creative Writing
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- English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
- Job DescriptionTeach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Read more about postsecondary english teachers in our career profile section.Salary and Wages
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 1,140
- Average Annual Salary: $66,980
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division
- Average Annual Salary: $50,900
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 190
- Average Annual Salary: $50,920
- Editors
- Job DescriptionPerform variety of editorial duties, such as laying out, indexing, and revising content of written materials, in preparation for final publication. Read more about editors in our career profile section.Projections
- Total Employment (2008): 129,600
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 129,200
- Percent Job Growth: -0.4%

- Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
- Job DescriptionCreate original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance. Read more about poets, lyricists and creative writers in our career profile section.Salary and Wages
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 1,160
- Average Annual Salary: $62,890
- Average Hourly Rate: $30.24
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 40
- Average Annual Salary: $57,680
- Average Hourly Rate: $27.73
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 90
- Average Annual Salary: $64,880
- Average Hourly Rate: $31.19
Projections- Total Employment (2008): 151,700
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 174,100
- Percent Job Growth: 22.50%

Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
Creative Writing
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Overall | |
| All Students | 9 |
| By Gender | |
| Male | 3 |
| Female | 6 |
| By Race | |
| Non-Resident Alien | - |
| American Indian | - |
| Black | - |
| Asian | - |
| Hispanic | - |
| White | 8 |
| Unknown | 1 |
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