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43/ 100
Creative / Online #766 of 1000 overall

Screenwriter

PerspectaScore 43/100 — our composite grade across wealth, freedom, stability, ROI, burnout and automation risk.

Where Screenwriter ranks

How this career places against all 1000 careers in our database.

The nine scores

Wealth Potential16/100

Lifetime net-worth percentile vs every other career.

Freedom & Flexibility85/100

Remote work, mobility, self-employment and early-FI potential.

Job Stability40/100

Resilience to layoffs and recessions.

Career Mobility90/100

Room to climb and grow income over time.

Geographic Flexibility100/100

How easily this career relocates between states.

Degree / Training ROI67/100

Payoff relative to the time and debt to get in.

Family Friendliness37/100

Stability, benefits and lower burnout for raising a family.

Burnout Risk60/100

Emotional and physical toll of the work.

Automation Risk70/100

Exposure to being replaced by AI / automation.

Key facts

Median salary
$62,000
Median take-home
$51,776
Top 10% salary
$118,000
Net worth @ 65
$2.4M
Lifetime earnings
$6.7M
Financial independence
Age 55
Education
Self-taught / Bachelor's
Typical debt
$12,000

Best states

CaliforniaNew YorkWashingtonTexasFlorida

Based on pay, demand and cost of living. Educational estimates · methodology.

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