Book Illustrator 

Duties and responsibilities: creates drawings and 

other illustrations for books. The images that 

illustrators add help convey the ideas and 

messages of the books as well as help bring the 

stories alive.


Salary: average annual salary of $53,080 


Education: A formal education is not always 
necessary when pursuing a career in book 

illustration. Many will choose to attend an art 

school in order to fine tune their skills. Some

art schools specifically offer degree programs in 

book illustration, but illustrators can also 

 enroll in a drawing or graphic design program.



I wouldn't mind being one because growing up I wanted to illustrate books, even though now it is something I'm not passionate about anymore I would consider it since i enjoy drawing.  
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                                             Writer

Duties and responsibilities: Writers are involved in the creation and development of works of fiction and non-fiction.

• poetry;
• short stories;
• novels;
• life writing;
• scripts for theatre;
• screen and radio;
• non-fiction;
• magazine and newspaper articles;
• web-content.

Salary: $49,189 Annually 

Education: an advanced degree in writing 

Reflection: I remember when I used to wanna be a writer. It was ever since I was in elementary because i used to love books so much they were my passion. I would dream about one day writing a best-selling book and winning an award for it, and my books would be popular all around the world and I'd be so rich and famous. When i started middle school everything changed. I wasn't into books as much and i forgot all about them and i started to get into music and now music is my life and passion.