CAREER
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$41,140
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
-2.7% (decline)
Most Common Level of Education
Bachelor's degree
Career
What Proofreaders and Copy Markers Do
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.
Other Job Titles Proofreaders and Copy Markers May Have
Copy Editor, Copyholder, Editorial Assistant, News Copy Editor, Proofer, Proofreader, Typesetter
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Mark copy to indicate and correct errors in type, arrangement, grammar, punctuation, or spelling, using standard printers' marks.
- Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made.
- Correct or record omissions, errors, or inconsistencies found.
- Compare information or figures on one record against same data on other records, or with original copy, to detect errors.
- Route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Bachelor's degree (36%)
High school diploma or equivalent
22%
Bachelor's degree
36%
Master's degree
22%
Other*
21%
*All other responses combined for clarity.
Majors Related to Career
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