Jobs / Office and administrative support / 43-9081.00
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.
- US jobs
- 4,580
- Median wage
- $51,120 a year
- Job family
- Office and administrative support
Can agents do the work of proofreaders and copy markers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Office and administrative support: Most tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 60% or more of the tasks (or projects) on two direct benchmarks from independent institutions.
Evidence: OSWorld-Verified, 90.2% of tasks completed; SpreadsheetBench, 83.1% of tasks completed.
19% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 44%Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or complianceNot measured
- 15%Gather information from physical or electronic sourcesMeasured
- 11%Evaluate the quality or accuracy of dataNot measured
- 9%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 9%Communicate with others about specifications or project detailsNot measured
- 7%Provide information or assistance to the publicNot measured
- 4%Perform administrative or clerical activitiesMeasured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in office and administrative support, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
- 45.9%Claude Opus 4.6 · 16 Mar 2026Emerging
- OSWorld-Verifiedby HKU, Salesforce AI Research, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Waterloo90.2%Intelligence-Indeed Agent · 25 Jul 2026Saturated
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 54.5%arito · 13 Sep 2026Emerging
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Mark copy to indicate and correct errors in type, arrangement, grammar, punctuation, or spelling, using standard printers' marks.
- Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made.
- Correct or record omissions, errors, or inconsistencies found.
- Compare information or figures on one record against same data on other records, or with original copy, to detect errors.
- Route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting.
- Consult reference books or secure aid of readers to check references with rules of grammar and composition.
- Consult with authors and editors regarding manuscript changes and suggestions.
- Archive documents, conduct research, and read copy, using the internet and various computer programs.
- Write original content, such as headlines, cutlines, captions, and cover copy.
- Typeset and measure dimensions, spacing, and positioning of page elements, such as copy and illustrations, to verify conformance to specifications, using printer's ruler or layout software.
- Read proof sheets aloud, calling out punctuation marks and spelling unusual words and proper names.
Other job titles for this occupation (27)
Copy Editor · Copyholder · Editorial Assistant · News Copy Editor · Proofer · Proofreader · Typesetter · Braille Proofreader · Checker · Clerical Proofreader · Content Analyst · Content Coordinator · Copy Coordinator · Copy Holder · Copy Preparer · Copy Reader · Copyman · Data Examination Clerk · Data Reviewer · Digital Content Coordinator · Document Specialist · Format Proofreader · Legal Proofreader · Online Content Coordinator · Production Proofreader · Publishing Specialist · Technical Writer