Jobs / Design, media, and writing / 27-3041.00
Editors
Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.
- US jobs
- 91,690
- Median wage
- $77,920 a year
- Job family
- Design, media, and writing
Can agents do the work of editors?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Design, media, and writing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 26%Edit written materials or documentsNot measured
- 13%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 10%Create visual designs or displaysNot measured
- 9%Develop news, entertainment, or artistic contentNot measured
- 9%Communicate with others about specifications or project detailsNot measured
- 6%Evaluate the quality or accuracy of dataNot measured
- 5%Respond to customer problems or inquiriesNot measured
- 5%Coordinate artistic or entertainment activitiesNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in design, media, and writing, not always this occupation's tasks.
Also relevant
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Context only
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Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
- Write text, such as headlines, stories, articles, editorials, or newsletters.
- Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
- Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
- Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.
- Allocate print space for story text, photos, and illustrations according to space parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles.
- Confer with management and editorial staff members regarding placement and emphasis of developing news stories.
- Oversee publication production, including artwork, layout, computer typesetting, and printing, ensuring adherence to deadlines and budget requirements.
- Supervise and coordinate work of reporters and other editors.
- Assign topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage.
- Monitor news-gathering operations to ensure utilization of all news sources, such as press releases, telephone contacts, radio, television, wire services, and other reporters.
- Review and approve proofs submitted by composing room prior to publication production.
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