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Editors

What do they do?

Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.

Also known as:

Acquisitions Editor, Assignment Editor, Business Editor, Features Editor, Legal Editor, Newspaper Copy Editor, Newspaper Editor, Opinions Page Editor, Photo Editor, Production Editor, Publishing Editor, Science Editor, Sports Editor

Typical Wages

Projected Growth Rate

Employment of Editors is projected to Decline 8 percent from 2024 to 2034

Projected Employment in OH

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  • -8.1%

    Change

    Ranks #63 in job growth rate
    150

    Job Openings

    Ranks #23 in net job growth

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Education Level

Percent of workers in this field with these degrees:

  • Bachelor's degree  (56%)
  • Master's degree  (23%)
  • Doctorate or Professional Degree  (8%)
  • Some college, no degree  (6%)
  • Associate's degree  (3%)
  • High school diploma equivalent  (3%)
  • Less than high school diploma  (1%)

Typical College Majors

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People in this career often have these skills:

  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
  • Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

People in this career often know a lot about:

  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
  • Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

People in this career often have talent in:

  • Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
  • Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
  • Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
  • Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
  • Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
  • Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
  • Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

People in this career often do these activities:

  • Verify accuracy of data.
  • Write informational material.
  • Write articles, books or other original materials in area of expertise.
  • Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
  • Edit written materials.
  • Determine presentation subjects or content.
  • Design layouts for print publications.
  • Discuss production content and progress with others.
  • Coordinate activities of production personnel.
  • Confer with coworkers to coordinate work activities.
  • Supervise employees.
  • Coordinate reporting or editing activities.
  • Manage content of broadcasts or presentations.
  • Respond to customer inquiries.
  • Answer customer questions about goods or services.
  • Correspond with customers to answer questions or resolve complaints.
  • Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations.
  • Negotiate for services.
  • Audition or interview potential performers or staff members.
  • Select staff, team members, or performers.
  • Obtain copyrights or other legal permissions.

This page includes data from:

O*NET OnLine Career data: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Logo Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics

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