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| All of these occupations come with a median annual salary of over $50,000. |
By Áine Cain, Business Insider
A writing-heavy career isn't ideal for everyone.
While
most forms of communication are important in many occupations, there
are still plenty of careers that don't require prodigious writing
abilities.
[post_ads]We checked out the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), a US Department of Labor database that compiles detailed information on hundreds of jobs, and looked at salary data on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' website to find positions that don't place an emphasis of writing and come with a median annual salary of more than $50,000.
O*NET ranks how important "the ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand"
is in any job, assigning each a "writing importance level" between 1
and 100, where a lower score indicates less writing skills are required.
It also breaks down each occupation's projected growth from 2014 to
2024.
Click through to see seven
well-paying positions with a writing-importance level of 44 or lower and
a projected growth of at least 2%:
7. Electricians
Writing importance level: 44
Median annual salary: $52,720
Projected growth from 2014 to 2024: 14% or higher
Electricians install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures.
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6. Wind turbine service technicians
Writing importance level: 44
Median annual salary: $52,260
Projected growth from 2014 to 2024: 14% or higher
Wind turbine service technicians inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbine.
5. Subway and streetcar operators
Writing importance level: 44
Median annual salary: $64,680
Projected growth from 2014 to 2024: 5% to 8%
Subway and streetcar operators operate subway or elevated suburban
trains with no separate locomotive, or electric-powered streetcar, to
transport passengers.
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4. Television, video, and motion picture camera operators
Writing importance level: 35
Median annual salary: $55,080
Projected growth from 2014 to 2024: 5% to 8%
Camera operators operate television, video, or motion picture cameras to record images or scenes for various purposes.
3. Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
Writing importance level: 38
Median annual salary: $53,970
Projected growth from 2014 to 2024: 9% to 13%
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators lay, repair, and
maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment.
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2. Pile-driver operators
Writing importance level: 35
Median annual salary: $55,070
Projected growth from 2014 to 2024: 14% or higher
Pile-driver operators operate pile drivers mounted on skids, barges,
crawler treads, or locomotive cranes to drive pilings for retaining
walls, bulkheads, and foundations of structures.
1. Structural iron and steel workers
Writing importance level: 31
Median annual salary: $51,800
Projected growth from 2014 to 2024: 5% to 8%
Structural iron and steel workers raise, place, and unite iron or steel
girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed
structures or structural frameworks.
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