Editors
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonEditors are most often employed by the Periodical, book, & directory publishers industry. The average yearly wage for Editors was $61,761 in 2020.
The locations that employ the most Editors are Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY, Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene PUMA, NY, and Upper East Side PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Editors are Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY, Park Slope, Carroll Gardens & Red Hook PUMA, NY, and Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene PUMA, NY.
Employment and salary information for the Editors workforce. Editors workforce in 2020 was 141,965 people, of which 55% were women and 45% were men. Editors are paid most in Summit City & Westfield Town (North) PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY.
The Editors workforce in 2020 was 141,965 people (55% women and 45% men). This implies an average annual growth of −2.35% between 2014 (145,388) and 2020 (141,965).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Editors.
During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($120,907), District of Columbia ($87,201), and New York ($81,582).
In 2020, Editors earned an average of $61,761, $5,807 more than the average national salary of $55,954
The graph shows the ranking of Editors in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.
In 2020, Editors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.393, 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.
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 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services ($152,332).
This graphic shows the share of Editors employed by various industries. Periodical, book, & directory publishers employs the largest share of Editors at 52.4%, followed by Newspaper publishers with 31.4% and Motion pictures & video industries with 16.3%.
Demographic information on Editors in the US. The workforce of Editors in 2020 was 141,965 people, with 55% woman, and 45% men. The average age of male Editors in the workforce is 43.1 and of female Editors is 41.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Editors is White.
The workforce of Editors in 2020 was 141,965 people, with 55% woman, and 45% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (19,530 people), 30 to 34 years (18,784 people), and 35 to 39 years (16,314 people). Among them they concentrated 38.6% of the total workforce.
In 2020, 7.72% of Editors workers were Hispanic and 92.3% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (67.5%), Puerto Rican (16.8)%, and Cuban (15.7)%
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In 2020, 84.3% of the Editors workforce were White, of which 55.1% were women and 44.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (5.21%) and Black (4.76%).
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 2020 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.
The most common majors achieved by Editors in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (31,868 people), English (24,556 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (11,613 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Editors workers were Bachelors Degree (80,806 people), Graduate Degree (35,068 people), and Some college (13,891 people).
The graphic shows the Editors workforce by gender and educational level.
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 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.
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.
