Editors

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce

137k

Average Age

42.7

Estimated Job Growth

−7.33%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$65,362

Average Male Salary

$72,653

Average Female Salary

$59,723

About

Editors are most often employed by the Periodical, book, & directory publishers industry. The average yearly wage for Editors was $65,362 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Editors are Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY, Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene PUMA, NY, and Upper West Side & West Side PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Editors are Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene PUMA, NY, Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY, and Park Slope, Carroll Gardens & Red Hook PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the Editors workforce. Editors workforce in 2021 was 137,270 people, of which 56.4% were women and 43.6% were men. Editors are paid most in Summit City & Westfield Town (North) PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

59,868

Male Workforce

± 6.01k

77,402

Female Workforce

± 6.83k

The Editors workforce in 2021 was 137,270 people (56.4% women and 43.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −5.58% between 2014 (145,388) and 2021 (137,270).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Editors.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($98,194), Delaware ($90,062), and New York ($89,592).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$65,362

AVERAGE WAGE

#177 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Editors earned an average of $65,362, $5,766 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Editors in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.385

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Editors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.385, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Editors (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Editors compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Editors and on wages for those in the field. Periodical, book, & directory publishers is the industry that employs the most Editors, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Editors, by average wage, is Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($133,699).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

137k

2021 Workforce

± 9,092

−3.31%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.61%

This graphic shows the share of Editors employed by various industries. Periodical, book, & directory publishers employs the largest share of Editors at 54%, followed by Newspaper publishers with 31.7% and Motion pictures & video industries with 14.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Editors in the US. The workforce of Editors in 2021 was 137,270 people, with 56.4% woman, and 43.6% men. The average age of male Editors in the workforce is 43.9 and of female Editors is 41.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Editors is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Editors in 2021 was 137,270 people, with 56.4% woman, and 43.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (18,099 people), 30 to 34 years (18,015 people), and 35 to 39 years (15,733 people). Among them they concentrated 37.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 7.63% of Editors workers were Hispanic and 92.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (67.6%), Puerto Rican (17.2)%, and Cuban (15.2)%

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Races

In 2021, 83.2% of the Editors workforce were White, of which 56% were women and 44% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (5.32%) and Two or More Races (5.06%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Editors from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Editors is Communications but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were English.

Among the necessary skills for Editors, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Editors need more than the average amount of Writing.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Editors in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (31,353 people), English (24,406 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (10,415 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Editors workers were Bachelors Degree (78,209 people), Graduate Degree (35,079 people), and Some college (13,161 people).

The graphic shows the Editors workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Editors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Editors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Editors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Editors are expected to see a growth of −7.33% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−7.33%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Editors. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.