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Proofreaders and Copy Markers

Prospects: Very Unfavorable

*According to projected annual openings and year-over-year growth

Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of Braille.

Current openings

Clerical Proofreader 30
Copy Reader 44
Format Proofreader 40

Number of positions

2012: 1,220    2014: 1,210

Annual job postings

New: 0    Replacement: 20
(Total: 20)   

Salaries in NYC

Starting at:
$27,960
($13/hour)
Middle:
$40,640
($19/hour)
Up to:
$49,590
($23/hour)
Average:
$42,380
($20/hour)

Educational requirements

Minimum education:
Bachelor's degree

Work experience:
None

On-the-job training:
None

Education level achieved by workers

 

Sources: New York State Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor.