DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
27-3041 Editors
Occupational Description:
Plan, coordinate, or edit content of material for publication. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication. Includes technical editors.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 3,280 | 321 | $27.99/hr | $1.06/hr | $15.62/hr | $18.92/hr | $26.43/hr | $34.43/hr | $45.43/hr |
| U S | 99,040 | 1,585 | $30.43/hr | $0.30/hr | $14.30/hr | $19.08/hr | $26.25/hr | $36.26/hr | $51.01/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2010 - 2020 | |
| Writers and Authors | 1,140 | $23.38/hr | 8.5% |
| Technical Writers | 1,080 | $29.20/hr | 8.0% |
Tasks for Editors
- Plans and prepares page layouts to position and space articles and photographs or illustrations.
- Reads and evaluates manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication and confers with authors regarding changes or publication.
- Writes and rewrites headlines, captions, columns, articles, and stories to conform to publication's style, editorial policy, and publishing requirements.
- Confers with management and editorial staff members regarding placement of developing news stories.
- Reviews and approves proofs submitted by composing room.
- Arranges topical or alphabetical list of index items, according to page or chapter, indicating location of item in text.
- Compiles index cross references and related items, such as glossaries, bibliographies, and footnotes.
- Selects local, state, national, and international news items received by wire from press associations.
- Verifies facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
- Selects and crops photographs and illustrative materials to conform to space and subject matter requirements.
- Reads copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax, and indicates corrections, using standard proofreading and typesetting symbols.
- Determines placement of stories based on relative significance, available space, and knowledge of layout principles.
- Reads material to determine items to be included in index of book or other publication.