Careers for creative people

One day I just felt I had to be more creative and change career. If you think so too, maybe this page from Bureau of Labour Statistics, can give you some inspiration. You can find lists of professions, and texts about rewards, challenges, wages and working conditions.

It begins:

If you think creativity is only for artists, think again. People use creativity every day in all kinds of ways, whether to tell a story about that time your car broke down or to develop a mobile app.

For some people, creativity is an essential part of their work. “To be creative is the most exciting thing you can do,” says Chris Triola, owner of a textile design studio in Lansing, Michigan. “It’s as necessary to me as eating and breathing.”

But making creativity your job typically requires practice, risktaking, and trial and error. For workers who do it on their own, it also means learning how to market themselves and run a business.

This article covers selected careers in which creativity is key. It discusses the creative process, highlights selected occupations that require creativity, and offers employment and wage data for these occupations. The article also explains some of the rewards and challenges of creative work, describes how to get started in a creative career, and lists resources for more information.

See

http://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2015/article/creative-careers.htm

for further reading