Occupations/27-3041.00
Editors
Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
64%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
57%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
69%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
- Task
Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
- Task
Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication, and confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or organization, or publication.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
- 02Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
- 03Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication, and confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or organization, or publication.
- 04Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.
- 05Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
- 06Oversee publication production, including artwork, layout, computer typesetting, and printing, ensuring adherence to deadlines and budget requirements.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.05
- Degree of automation1.77
- Time sitting4.40
- Originality (ability)3.50
- Conflict situations2.90
- Hands-on objects/tools2.87
- Outdoors / weather1.63
- Disease exposure1.00
- Decision freedom4.07
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.88
- Written Expression4.62
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Speech Recognition3.88
- Speech Clarity3.88
- Near Vision3.88
- Fluency of Ideas3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.88
- Active Listening3.88
- Writing4.25
- Speaking3.75
- Mathematics2.12
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.12
- Learning Strategies2.88
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $92,885 2 yr $101,406 Master's · CIP 09.01 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $62,012 2 yr $81,702 Master's · CIP 09.01 |
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $14,600 | 65% | 73% | 1 yr $56,563 2 yr — Master's · CIP 09.01 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $53,358 2 yr $45,037 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $50,387 2 yr $47,473 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $50,105 2 yr $46,940 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $49,700 2 yr $51,899 Master's · CIP 09.01 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $48,823 2 yr $37,568 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $47,877 2 yr $47,473 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $45,383 2 yr $48,041 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $44,921 2 yr $44,046 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $13,200 | 87% | 66% | 1 yr $44,914 2 yr $41,844 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |