Arts, Design & Media

Editors

SOC 27-3041

Shape and polish content and decide what gets published.

Median pay

$78k

$57k to $106k typical range

Outlook

Stable

10k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

97%

modeled estimate · 98th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

49/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Writing
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.