Editors

Detailed Occupation

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2024 Workforce

120k

Average Age

43.3

Estimated Job Growth

0.604%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$73,323

Average Male Salary

$79,692

Average Female Salary

$68,910

About

Editors are most often employed by the Periodical, book, & directory & mailing list, & other publishers industry. The average yearly wage for Editors was $73,323 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Editors are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 6--Park Slope & Carroll Gardens PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 1--Williamsburg & Greenpoint PUMA, NY, and NYC-Brooklyn Community District 3--Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Editors are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 6--Park Slope & Carroll Gardens PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 8--Crown Heights (North) PUMA, NY, and NYC-Brooklyn Community District 9--Crown Heights (South) PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Editors workforce. Editors workforce in 2024 was 120,384 people, of which 59.1% were women and 40.9% were men.

Editors are paid most in Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 6--Park Slope & Carroll Gardens PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

49,274

Male Workforce

± 5.45k

71,110

Female Workforce

± 6.55k

The Editors workforce in 2024 was 120,384 people (59.1% women and 40.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of −17.6% between 2014 (146,078) and 2024 (120,384).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($114,612), Connecticut ($102,879), and Vermont ($94,918).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$73,323

AVERAGE WAGE

#149 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Editors earned an average of $73,323, $3,445 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Editors in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

In 2024, Editors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.386, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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 & mailing list, & other 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 Electronics & appliance retailers ($166,728).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

120k

2024 Workforce

± 8,515

−4.4%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.3%

This graphic shows the share of Editors employed by various industries. Periodical, book, & directory & mailing list, & other publishers employs the largest share of Editors at 48.9%, followed by Newspaper publishers with 26.4% and Broadcasting & content providers with 13.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Editors in the US. The workforce of Editors in 2024 was 120,384 people, with 59.1% woman, and 40.9% men. The average age of male Editors in the workforce is 44.8 and of female Editors is 42.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Editors is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Editors in 2024 was 120,384 people, with 59.1% woman, and 40.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (15,812 people), 35 to 39 years (14,858 people), and 25 to 29 years (14,669 people). Among them they concentrated 37.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 8.76% of Editors workers were Hispanic and 91.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (34.1%), Puerto Rican (18.7)%, and Cuban (11.4)%

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Races

In 2024, 77.7% of the Editors workforce were White, of which 58.6% were women and 41.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.93%) and Asian (5.43%).

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 2024 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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (25,082 people), English (23,803 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (9,424 people).

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

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Editors workers were Bachelors Degree (69,427 people), Graduate Degree (33,135 people), and Some college (9,838 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 3.07%, but Editors are expected to see a growth of 0.604% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

0.604%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

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 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.