Of the 520 creative writing professionals employed in Colorado, 100 work in Colorado Springs. There has been a 43% growth in the number of creative writing professionals in Colorado Springs between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of creative writing professionals in Colorado Springs has increased, overall employment in Colorado Springs has decreased.

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As the number of creative writing professionals in Colorado Springs has grown, salaries for creative writing professionals have decreased. Colorado Springs creative writing professionals made $43,250 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for creative writing professionals in Colorado Springs was $90,480 per year. The decline in the salary of creative writing professionals in Colorado Springs is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Creative writing professionals in Colorado Springs make a median yearly salary of $41,980. The difference in pay between the creative writing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 201%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $19,410 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $58,400 per year.

On average creative writing professional salaries in Colorado Springs are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited creative writing school in the city. Many of Colorado Springs' creative writing professionals are graduates of this school.

Colorado Springs' creative writing school offers one creative writing degree and certificate program.

Approximately 13 students graduated from creative writing courses in 2010.