Editors
Also called:
Editor, Managing Editor, Newspaper Copy Editor, Sports Editor
see titles from the Marine Corps or Navy.
Basic Combat Correspondent; Combat Correspondent
Mass Communications; Mass Communications Specialist; Pictorial Editor; Printing and Publications Officer; Training Publications and Curriculum Officer
What they do:
Plan, coordinate, or edit content of material for publication. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication. Includes technical editors.
On the job, you would:
- Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
- Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
- Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
Arts and Humanities
Communications
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
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Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- writing things for co-workers or customers
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- read and understand what is written
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- come up with lots of ideas
- create new and original ideas
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
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People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Innovation
- Achievement/Effort
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Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
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bachelor's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$53,880
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the Marine Corps:
Basic Combat Correspondent; Combat Correspondent
