Editors

Moderate Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
51%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
49%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 266 votes)
Average: 50%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-2.0%
by year 2033
WAGES
$75,020
or $36.06 per hour
Volume
95,700
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
4.3/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

51% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Originality

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Persuasion

  • Negotiation

User poll

49% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 51% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Editors will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

The following graph is shown where there are enough votes to produce meaningful data. It displays user poll results over time, providing a clear indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Editors' job openings is expected to decline 2.0% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Editors' was 75.020 $, or 36 $ per hour

'Editors' were paid 56.1% higher than the national median wage, which stood at 48.060 $

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 95,700 people employed as 'Editors' within the United States.

This represents around 0.06% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Editors'.

Job description

Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.

SOC Code: 27-3041.00

Comments (7)

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B (Uncertain)
01 Nov 2025 17:18
I think that AI can't replace creativity and other stuff that is needed to be a video editor in 100% but we will see.
SW (Low)
17 Aug 2023 11:23
Editors shouldn’t be concerned about AI replacing them. They should be concerned about being replaced by editors who know how to use AI.
TL;DR: Keep your skills current and learn how to use AI as a tool. Work smarter not harder.
Heather (Low)
18 Mar 2023 15:59
I am a marketing editor and know the human nuances required to create relevant and unique copy.
Jay
20 Feb 2023 05:07
Highly likely to see AI replace many jobs. It will only get better from here in out. Human editors will merely review the information generated. I believe AI will increase in emotional intelligence.
Zio
08 Jan 2020 00:56
Even if AI reaches a point at which it can write technical concepts, such as some bots we see today, there will still be a need for editors to look over everything afterwards and change the initial style and way of writing to fit the current emotional and social stance towards the audience or group of people the writing is intended. So maybe there will be a decrease for the need of editors but not full on automation until AI truly gains emotional intelligence.
papa danya (Low)
27 Sep 2019 11:04
My answer is based on the progress in machine translation we have seen over the last, say, 25 years. Editing (not generating smooth texts out of pre-processed blocks) requires a level of language capabilities yet unseen in AI-powered solutions.
Kyle. Raposo (No chance)
09 May 2019 17:14
It involves creativity, so unless we get a smart enough AI to have its own creativity and personality than there is no chance.
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