Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-9081
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 43-9081 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 17.8%
- High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 45/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $51,120
- H-1B offered wage $42,287; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 2,100
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -0.6%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 2
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 2,286 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
Explore all pathways→Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~97.5% of this role but only ~17.8% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.
Common titles: Copy Editor, Copyholder, Editorial Assistant, News Copy Editor, Proofer, Proofreader
Representative Tasks
- •Mark copy to indicate and correct errors in type, arrangement, grammar, punctuation, or spelling, using standard printers' marks.
- •Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made.
- •Correct or record omissions, errors, or inconsistencies found.
- •Compare information or figures on one record against same data on other records, or with original copy, to detect errors.
- •Route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Proofread documents, records, or other files to ensure accuracy.
- •Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data.
- •Coordinate operational activities.
- •Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.
- •Collaborate with others to determine production details.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 17.8% | 33.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 22% Bright |
| Median Salary | $51,120 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 82/100 | N/A |