Career information and college search tools for editors and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Schools for Editors are listed in the Browse Schools Section.
Career information and college search tools for editors and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Schools for Editors are listed in the Browse Schools Section.
Below are the skills needed to be editors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Reading Comprehension | 4.88 | 5.12 |
Writing | 4.25 | 5 |
Active Listening | 3.88 | 4 |
Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 4 |
Speaking | 3.75 | 4 |
Below are the abilities needed to be editors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Written Comprehension | 4.88 | 4.88 |
Written Expression | 4.62 | 5 |
Oral Comprehension | 4 | 4.25 |
Oral Expression | 4 | 4.12 |
Fluency of Ideas | 3.88 | 4.25 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be editors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
English Language | 4.8 | 5.53 |
Communications and Media | 4.52 | 5.63 |
Administration and Management | 3.34 | 3.66 |
Clerical | 3.26 | 3.95 |
Education and Training | 3.25 | 4 |
Below are the work activities involved in being editors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Interacting With Computers | 4.57 | 3.28 |
Getting Information | 4.45 | 4.23 |
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | 4.15 | 4.75 |
Thinking Creatively | 4.07 | 4.56 |
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization | 4 | 4.42 |
Below are the work styles involved in being editors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Attention to Detail | 4.65 | |
Integrity | 4.49 | |
Cooperation | 4.36 | |
Adaptability/Flexibility | 4.35 | |
Dependability | 4.33 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Editors jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 6,080 | $82,760 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 2,500 | $86,530 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 1,700 | $61,900 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | 1,410 | $62,410 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 1,370 | $68,590 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 1,370 | $78,230 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | 1,160 | $54,670 |
Austin-Round Rock | 1,150 | $83,060 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 1,060 | N/A |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | 970 | $62,300 |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org