Editors

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce

132k

Average Age

42.9

Estimated Job Growth

−3.93%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$70,593

Average Male Salary

$77,942

Average Female Salary

$65,153

About

Editors are most often employed by the Periodical, book, & directory publishers industry. The average yearly wage for Editors was $70,593 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Editors are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 1--Williamsburg & Greenpoint PUMA, NY, NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 5 & 6--Midtown, East Midtown, & Flatiron PUMA, NY, and NYC-Brooklyn Community District 6--Park Slope & Carroll Gardens PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Editors are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 8--Crown Heights (North) PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 6--Park Slope & Carroll Gardens PUMA, NY, and NYC-Brooklyn Community District 2--Downtown Brooklyn & Fort Greene PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Editors workforce. Editors workforce in 2022 was 131,764 people, of which 57.5% were women and 42.5% were men. Editors are paid most in Essex County (Central)--Orange & East Orange PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 8--Crown Heights (North) PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

56,048

Male Workforce

± 5.81k

75,716

Female Workforce

± 6.75k

The Editors workforce in 2022 was 131,764 people (57.5% women and 42.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of −9.8% between 2014 (146,078) and 2022 (131,764).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($107,862), Connecticut ($96,414), and New York ($95,228).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$70,593

AVERAGE WAGE

#174 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Editors earned an average of $70,593, $5,910 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Editors in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

In 2022, Editors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.386, 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 ($154,551).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

132k

2022 Workforce

± 8,908

−4.26%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.88%

This graphic shows the share of Editors employed by various industries. Periodical, book, & directory publishers employs the largest share of Editors at 56.2%, followed by Newspaper publishers with 31.3% and Motion pictures & video industries with 12.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Editors in the US. The workforce of Editors in 2022 was 131,764 people, with 57.5% woman, and 42.5% men. The average age of male Editors in the workforce is 44.3 and of female Editors is 41.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Editors is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Editors in 2022 was 131,764 people, with 57.5% woman, and 42.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (17,503 people), 25 to 29 years (16,849 people), and 35 to 39 years (15,567 people). Among them they concentrated 38% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 8.56% of Editors workers were Hispanic and 91.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (57.7%), Puerto Rican (26)%, and Cuban (16.3)%

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Races

In 2022, 81.3% of the Editors workforce were White, of which 57% were women and 43% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (6.56%) and Asian (5.23%).

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 2022 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 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (29,783 people), English (23,689 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (10,062 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 (74,869 people), Graduate Degree (34,936 people), and Some college (12,107 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 2.84%, but Editors are expected to see a growth of −3.93% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−3.93%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

2.84%

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 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.