Of the 1,860 creative writing professionals employed in Florida, 300 work in Tampa. Between 2006 and 2010, in Tampa, there has been a 58% growth in the number of creative writing professionals. As the employment for creative writing professionals in Tampa has increased, overall employment in Tampa has also increased.

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As the number of creative writing professionals in Tampa has grown, salaries for creative writing professionals have also increased. Tampa creative writing professionals made $50,290 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for creative writing professionals in Tampa was $42,140 per year. The growth in the salary of creative writing professionals in Tampa is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Creative writing professionals make a median salary of $44,330 per year in Tampa. The 10% of creative writing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $19,200 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 479% higher salaries.

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

Many of Tampa's creative writing professionals are graduates of the only accredited creative writing school in the city.

Tampa's creative writing school offers one creative writing degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 6 students graduated from creative writing courses.