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United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$77,920
United States, 2025
Employment
91,690
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.
- O*NET code
- 27-3041.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Typical tasks
- Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
- Write text, such as headlines, stories, articles, editorials, or newsletters.
- Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
- Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
- Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.
- Allocate print space for story text, photos, and illustrations according to space parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles.
- Confer with management and editorial staff members regarding placement and emphasis of developing news stories.
- Oversee publication production, including artwork, layout, computer typesetting, and printing, ensuring adherence to deadlines and budget requirements.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$41,250
25th percentile
$57,300
75th percentile
$106,100
90th percentile
$153,700
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension5.0
- Writing4.4
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Time Management3.4
- Complex Problem Solving3.3
- Active Learning3.3
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
- Monitoring3.3
- Management of Personnel Resources3.1
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 5.0 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Writing | 4.4 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Time Management | 3.4 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Learning | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Monitoring | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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How salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $117,580 | 560 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $102,940 | 2,040 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $102,120 | 16,600 | 2025 |
| NY | $101,480 | 16,800 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $100,050 | 8,830 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $98,550 | 110 | 2025 |
| CA | $98,030 | 14,830 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $88,610 | 340 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | $87,150 | 230 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $86,870 | 150 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $86,410 | 2,480 | 2025 |
| CT | $85,950 | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $84,800 | 5,470 | 2025 |
| DC | $83,920 | 3,310 | 2025 |
| MA | $83,170 | 3,100 | 2025 |
| NJ | $81,680 | 2,120 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $81,330 | 110 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $81,090 | 220 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | $80,650 | 100 | 2025 |
| VA | $80,590 | 2,720 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.