Job Numbers and Growth About 122,000 editors can be found working in the US. A high unemployment level has been the case recently. Employees without jobs were about 4%. Area Job Conditions Finding editors is easiest in Ithaca (New York), Champaign (Illinois), and New York (New York), and by comparison more challenging in Corpus Christi (Texas), Bakersfield (California), and Riverside (California). The pay is best in Naples (Florida), Manchester (New Hampshire), and New York (New York) and worst in Merced (California), Shreveport (Louisiana), and Johnstown (Pennsylvania). Training and Education You'll generally want a bachelor's degree for this career path. Of current editors, 81% graduated from college with degrees. Some 15% of workers attened college but did not go on to get a bachelor's degree. A high school education was sufficient for 4% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career. Part-Time Work and Self-Employment Editors working part-time accounted for 15% of those employed in 2008. Self-employed workers represent an estimated 13% of the total.
Editors by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings) In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation. Alabama | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Birmingham | $47,000 | 230 | -47% | | Huntsville | $52,000 | 180 | +7% | | Montgomery | $42,000 | 160 | +16% | | Tuscaloosa | | 50 | -28% |
Alaska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anchorage | $58,000 | 110 | -15% |
Arizona | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Kingman | $43,000 | 40 | +6% | | Phoenix | $49,000 | 1,130 | -28% | | Tucson | $47,000 | 310 | +1% |
Arkansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fayetteville | $35,000 | 70 | -56% | | Fort Smith | $37,000 | 60 | -35% | | Little Rock | $45,000 | 210 | -25% |
California | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bakersfield | $51,000 | 60 | -73% | | Fresno | $52,000 | 100 | -64% | | Merced | $26,000 | 40 | -6% | | Oakland | $49,000 | 890 | +2% | | Oxnard | $61,000 | 210 | -14% | | Riverside | $54,000 | 230 | -79% | | Sacramento | $51,000 | 540 | -28% | | San Diego | $46,000 | 1,020 | -10% | | San Francisco | $66,000 | 1,690 | +100% | | San Jose | $58,000 | 1,250 | +61% | | San Luis Obispo | $52,000 | 60 | -22% | | Santa Ana | $67,000 | 940 | -27% | | Santa Barbara | $53,000 | 100 | -26% | | Santa Cruz | $50,000 | 40 | -41% | | Santa Rosa | $50,000 | 100 | -33% | | Stockton | $56,000 | 50 | -71% |
Colorado | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boulder | $55,000 | 320 | +148% | | Colorado Springs | $46,000 | 400 | +94% | | Denver | $61,000 | 1,020 | -3% |
Connecticut | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bridgeport | $57,000 | 480 | +32% | | Hartford | $58,000 | 310 | -36% | | Norwich | | 60 | -39% | | Waterbury | $55,000 | 70 | +36% |
Delaware | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Wilmington | $58,000 | 190 | -30% |
District of Columbia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Washington | $63,000 | 5,440 | +178% |
Florida | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cape Coral | $52,000 | 190 | +11% | | Deltona | $57,000 | 170 | +37% | | Fort Lauderdale | $56,000 | 530 | -14% | | Gainesville | $51,000 | 160 | +77% | | Jacksonville | $45,000 | 440 | -13% | | Lakeland | $65,000 | 90 | -43% | | Miami | $62,000 | 840 | +1% | | Naples | $84,000 | 80 | -16% | | Ocala | $54,000 | 50 | -32% | | Orlando | $50,000 | 600 | -32% | | Palm Bay | | 100 | -37% | | Pensacola | $47,000 | 80 | -33% | | Port St Lucie | $48,000 | 70 | -30% | | Sarasota | $57,000 | 190 | -12% | | Tallahassee | $48,000 | 150 | +15% | | Tampa | $64,000 | 730 | -29% | | West Palm Beach | | 490 | +9% |
Georgia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Athens | $55,000 | 60 | +5% | | Atlanta | $56,000 | 2,130 | +6% | | Augusta | $49,000 | 90 | -46% | | Macon | | 40 | -48% | | Savannah | | 170 | +42% |
Hawaii | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Honolulu | $54,000 | 230 | -37% |
Idaho | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boise | $51,000 | 190 | -14% | | Pocatello | $35,000 | 30 | +43% |
Illinois | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Champaign | $42,000 | 270 | +271% | | Chicago | $57,000 | 4,770 | +48% | | Peoria | $51,000 | 110 | -20% | | Rockford | $52,000 | 90 | -26% |
Indiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bloomington | $44,000 | 90 | +74% | | Evansville | $48,000 | 50 | -64% | | Indianapolis | $48,000 | 620 | -18% | | South Bend | $35,000 | 130 | +20% | | Terre Haute | $44,000 | 40 | -24% |
Iowa | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ames | $37,000 | 50 | +85% | | Cedar Rapids | $41,000 | 200 | +87% | | Davenport | $43,000 | 210 | +42% | | Iowa City | $45,000 | 110 | +102% | | Waterloo | $34,000 | 50 | -24% |
Kansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lawrence | $44,000 | 40 | +22% | | Topeka | $57,000 | 50 | -42% | | Wichita | $41,000 | 120 | -52% |
Kentucky | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lexington | $47,000 | 180 | -9% | | Louisville | $54,000 | 320 | -38% |
Louisiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baton Rouge | $50,000 | 130 | -57% | | Monroe | $44,000 | 30 | -50% | | New Orleans | $50,000 | 250 | -41% | | Shreveport | $34,000 | 70 | -51% |
Maine | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Portland | $56,000 | 180 | +9% |
Maryland | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baltimore | $46,000 | 1,140 | +4% | | Bethesda | $66,000 | 960 | +100% | | Hagerstown | $43,000 | 50 | -35% |
Massachusetts | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Barnstable Town | $56,000 | 70 | -10% | | Boston | $64,000 | 3,180 | +119% | | Framingham | $59,000 | 240 | +84% | | Lowell | $57,000 | 50 | -48% | | New Bedford | $65,000 | 40 | -18% | | Pittsfield | $48,000 | 30 | +30% | | Springfield | $42,000 | 190 | -23% | | Worcester | $53,000 | 110 | -46% |
Michigan | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ann Arbor | $48,000 | 170 | +28% | | Grand Rapids | $43,000 | 310 | -2% | | Holland | $36,000 | 40 | -49% | | Lansing | $50,000 | 140 | -10% | | Warren | $51,000 | 530 | -46% |
Minnesota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Duluth | $40,000 | 70 | -31% | | Minneapolis | $50,000 | 2,810 | +86% | | Rochester | $58,000 | 80 | +12% | | St Cloud | $37,000 | 60 | -25% |
Mississippi | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Jackson | $42,000 | 120 | -42% |
Missouri | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Columbia | $42,000 | 100 | +59% | | Jefferson City | $42,000 | 40 | -23% | | Kansas City | $60,000 | 670 | -23% | | Springfield | $37,000 | 110 | -31% | | St Louis | $67,000 | 700 | -39% |
Montana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Billings | $39,000 | 50 | -19% | | Missoula | $40,000 | 60 | +58% |
Nebraska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lincoln | $44,000 | 160 | +22% | | Omaha | $43,000 | 230 | -41% |
Nevada | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Las Vegas | $54,000 | 290 | -63% | | Reno | $54,000 | 100 | -41% |
New Hampshire | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Manchester | $69,000 | 80 | -2% | | Nashua | $53,000 | 110 | 0% | | Portsmouth | $48,000 | 40 | -4% | | Rochester | $45,000 | 90 | +114% |
New Jersey | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Atlantic City | $57,000 | 70 | -41% | | Camden | $61,000 | 230 | -48% | | Edison | $50,000 | 820 | -6% | | Newark | $65,000 | 620 | -27% | | Trenton | $58,000 | 260 | +49% | | Vineland | $38,000 | 50 | +18% |
New Mexico | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albuquerque | $53,000 | 220 | -32% |
New York | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $60,000 | 590 | +62% | | Binghamton | $47,000 | 60 | -28% | | Buffalo | $53,000 | 260 | -42% | | Ithaca | $40,000 | 120 | +293% | | Kingston | | 120 | +171% | | Nassau | $61,000 | 1,290 | +22% | | New York | $79,000 | 15,700 | +262% | | Poughkeepsie | $46,000 | 130 | -34% | | Rochester | $60,000 | 540 | +29% | | Syracuse | $44,000 | 170 | -34% |
North Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Asheville | $51,000 | 110 | -24% | | Charlotte | $53,000 | 470 | -37% | | Durham | $49,000 | 300 | +34% | | Fayetteville | $48,000 | 60 | -38% | | Greensboro | $52,000 | 190 | -38% | | Raleigh | $52,000 | 420 | -2% | | Wilmington | $52,000 | 70 | -39% | | Winston Salem | $40,000 | 90 | -49% |
North Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bismarck | $42,000 | 40 | -4% | | Fargo | $48,000 | 40 | -56% |
Ohio | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Akron | $50,000 | 270 | -3% | | Cincinnati | $45,000 | 670 | -24% | | Cleveland | $56,000 | 810 | -10% | | Columbus | $41,000 | 1,030 | +31% | | Dayton | $45,000 | 610 | +88% | | Toledo | $45,000 | 180 | -30% | | Youngstown | $51,000 | 80 | -58% |
Oklahoma | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Oklahoma City | $30,000 | 460 | -3% |
Oregon | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bend | $43,000 | 40 | -23% | | Eugene | $46,000 | 80 | -33% | | Medford | $53,000 | 90 | +39% | | Portland | $55,000 | 670 | -23% | | Salem | $39,000 | 90 | -25% |
Pennsylvania | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Allentown | $52,000 | 270 | -4% | | Erie | | 70 | -29% | | Harrisburg | $51,000 | 160 | -39% | | Johnstown | $28,000 | 40 | -4% | | Lancaster | $50,000 | 130 | -33% | | Philadelphia | $59,000 | 1,920 | +20% | | Pittsburgh | $51,000 | 680 | -29% | | Reading | $48,000 | 110 | -17% | | Scranton | $42,000 | 230 | +9% | | State College | | 60 | +45% |
Rhode Island | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Providence | $66,000 | 270 | -43% |
South Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $58,000 | 130 | -46% | | Columbia | $39,000 | 110 | -62% | | Greenville | $48,000 | 140 | -44% | | Spartanburg | $45,000 | 50 | -48% |
South Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Rapid City | $40,000 | 40 | -14% | | Sioux Falls | $42,000 | 70 | -36% |
Tennessee | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chattanooga | $40,000 | 80 | -58% | | Kingsport | | 70 | -22% | | Knoxville | $44,000 | 170 | -39% | | Memphis | $46,000 | 150 | -71% | | Nashville | $42,000 | 630 | -2% |
Texas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Austin | $53,000 | 910 | +42% | | Brownsville | $39,000 | 60 | -38% | | College Station | $48,000 | 50 | -15% | | Corpus Christi | $36,000 | 40 | -72% | | Dallas | $60,000 | 1,160 | -35% | | El Paso | $47,000 | 70 | -68% | | Fort Worth | $53,000 | 540 | -26% | | Houston | $57,000 | 1,190 | -46% | | Killeen | $32,000 | 50 | -47% | | Lubbock | $42,000 | 40 | -58% | | Mcallen | $42,000 | 70 | -61% | | San Antonio | $48,000 | 430 | -39% | | Tyler | $39,000 | 40 | -43% | | Waco | $46,000 | 60 | -20% |
Utah | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ogden | $51,000 | 120 | -26% | | Provo | $36,000 | 160 | +20% | | Salt Lake City | $49,000 | 610 | +16% |
Vermont | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Burlington | $40,000 | 120 | +39% |
Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Blacksburg | | 30 | -34% | | Charlottesville | $51,000 | 210 | +192% | | Lynchburg | $38,000 | 40 | -49% | | Richmond | $52,000 | 290 | -42% | | Roanoke | $60,000 | 70 | -45% | | Virginia Beach | $40,000 | 720 | +13% |
Washington | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bellingham | $49,000 | 80 | +32% | | Bremerton | $57,000 | 40 | -37% | | Kennewick | $64,000 | 40 | -42% | | Olympia | $50,000 | 40 | -45% | | Seattle | $68,000 | 1,020 | -16% | | Spokane | $59,000 | 110 | -35% |
West Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $42,000 | 70 | -39% | | Huntington | $43,000 | 30 | -66% |
Wisconsin | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Appleton | $47,000 | 80 | -11% | | Green Bay | $41,000 | 100 | -25% | | Madison | $44,000 | 620 | +125% | | Milwaukee | $57,000 | 580 | -19% | | Oshkosh | $54,000 | 40 | -38% |
Salary and employment data obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Individual salaries depend on location, education and career background. Thanks to CityTownInfo.com for this editor schools and jobs info.
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