Proofreaders & copy markers

Detailed Occupation

Add Comparison
2020 Workforce
9.71k
Average Age
47.7
Estimated Job Growth
−4.17%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$38,451
Average Male Salary
$51,230
Average Female Salary
$40,901

About

Proofreaders & copy markers are most often employed by the Business support services industry. The average yearly wage for Proofreaders & copy markers was $38,451 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Proofreaders & copy markers are N/A. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Proofreaders & copy markers are .

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Proofreaders & copy markers workforce. Proofreaders & copy markers workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Proofreaders & copy markers are paid most in Riley, Geary & Pottawatomie Counties--Manhattan City PUMA, KS but are relatively concentrated in false.

Employment Over Time

Metric
Grouping
N/A
Male Workforce
± N/A
N/A
Female Workforce
± N/A

The Proofreaders & copy markers workforce in N/A was N/A people (N/A% women and N/A% men). This implies an average annual growth of N/A% between N/A (N/A) and N/A (N/A).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Employment by Location

Level
Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Proofreaders & copy markers.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($59,287), New York ($51,904), and Connecticut ($49,682).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Yearly Wage Ranking

$38,451
AVERAGE WAGE
#376 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Proofreaders & copy markers earned an average of $43,799, $20,883 less than the average national salary of $64,683

Wage Distribution

Gender
0.373
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Proofreaders & copy markers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.373, which is lower than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Proofreaders & copy markers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Proofreaders & copy markers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

View Data
Save Image

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Proofreaders & copy markers and on wages for those in the field. Business support services is the industry that employs the most Proofreaders & copy markers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Proofreaders & copy markers, by average wage, is National security & international affairs ($85,647).

Occupations by Industries

Metric
Value
N/A
N/A Workforce
± N/A
N/A%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± N/A%

This graphic shows the share of Proofreaders & copy markers employed by various industries. Business support services employs the largest share of Proofreaders & copy markers at 38.2%, followed by Periodical, book, & directory publishers with 34.1% and Printing & related support activities with 27.7%.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Diversity

Demographic information on Proofreaders & copy markers in the US. The workforce of Proofreaders & copy markers in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Proofreaders & copy markers in the workforce is 46.4 and of female Proofreaders & copy markers is 48.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Proofreaders & copy markers is N/A.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Proofreaders & copy markers in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A  people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 4.74% of Proofreaders & copy markers workers were Hispanic and 95.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting N/A

You can review this information by gender using the selectors above.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Races

In 2020, N/A% of the Proofreaders & copy markers workforce were N/A, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Proofreaders & copy markers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Proofreaders & copy markers is English but the most specialized major according to RCA in N/A were N/A.

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

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 Proofreaders & copy markers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were English (1,373 people), Communications (715 people), and Business (663 people).

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Proofreaders & copy markers workers were Bachelors Degree (4,339 people), Some college (1,884 people), and Graduate Degree (1,607 people).

The graphic shows the Proofreaders & copy markers workforce by gender and educational level.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Skills

Chart
Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Proofreaders & copy markers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Proofreaders & copy markers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking.

View Data
Save Image

Projections

Projections on job growth for Proofreaders and Copy Markers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Proofreaders and Copy Markers are expected to see a growth of −4.17% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Proofreaders and Copy Markers.
−4.17%
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 Proofreaders & copy markers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

View Data
Save Image