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Editors

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media · SOC 27-3041

24.6% AI Exposure — High
$77,920
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
12,400
Proj. Annual Openings
91,690
Employment (OEWS 2025)
75/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure24.6%
AI Resiliency75/100
Exposure BandHigh
Sector Avg. Exposure13.4%

Top Skills

1.Reading Comprehension
2.Writing
3.Active Listening
4.Critical Thinking
5.Speaking

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

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

Common titles: Acquisitions Editor, Business Editor, Editor, Features Editor, Legal Editor, News Editor

Representative Tasks

  • Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
  • Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
  • Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication, and confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or organization, or publication.
  • Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.
  • Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Edit written materials.
  • Verify accuracy of data.
  • Determine presentation subjects or content.
  • Coordinate activities of production personnel.
  • Confer with coworkers to coordinate work activities.

Tools & Technologies

Hypertext markup language HTML · hotMicrosoft Word · hotAdobe After Effects · hotAdobe InDesign · hotCascading style sheets CSS · hotFacebook · hotGoogle Docs · hotWordPress · hotAdobe DreamweaverAdobe FrameMaker

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Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
17.7%
Avg AI Exposure
3
Bright Outlook

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure24.6%13.4%
OutlookAverage19% Bright
Median Salary$77,920N/A
AI Resiliency75/100N/A