# Editors

SOC 27-3041. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/editors

Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $77,920 (middle half $57,300–$106,100; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $56,946; 88% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: -1.1%; ~7.9k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- English Language And Literature: 21% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/english)
- Journalism: 12% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/journalism)
- Film Video And Photographic Arts: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/film-and-photography)
- Mass Media: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/broadcasting-digital-media)
- Composition And Rhetoric: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/writing)
- Communications: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)
- Psychology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Political Science And Government: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)
- History: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/history)
- Commercial Art And Graphic Design: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/graphic-interior-fashion-design)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $63,630
- AL: $63,330
- AR: $50,180
- AZ: $63,090
- CA: $98,030
- CO: $77,870
- CT: $85,950
- DC: $83,920
- DE: $75,020
- FL: $73,950
- GA: $76,650
- HI: $55,070
- IA: $57,200
- IL: $76,060
- IN: $56,440
- KS: $61,920
- KY: $59,430
- LA: $58,860
- MA: $83,170
- MD: $75,550
- ME: $50,180
- MI: $63,090
- MN: $62,650
- MO: $61,620
- MS: $54,380
- MT: $61,750
- NC: $73,740
- ND: $60,520
- NE: $46,320
- NH: $66,510
- NJ: $81,680
- NM: $64,250
- NV: $72,510
- NY: $101,480
- OH: $72,160
- OK: $50,780
- OR: $71,540
- PA: $63,460
- PR: $39,640
- RI: $77,960
- SC: $62,000
- SD: $56,730
- TN: $59,550
- TX: $45,950
- UT: $65,040
- VA: $80,590
- VT: $66,860
- WA: $77,850
- WI: $64,270
- WV: $56,630
- WY: $46,710

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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