Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
43-9081 Proofreaders and Copy Markers
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National estimates for Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Industry profile for Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Geographic profile for Proofreaders and Copy Markers
National estimates for Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 5,340 |
6.8 % |
$ 22.12 |
$ 46,010 |
2.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.00 |
$ 16.48 |
$ 21.12 |
$ 27.53 |
$ 29.93 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,120 |
$ 34,270 |
$ 43,940 |
$ 57,260 |
$ 62,260 |
Industry profile for Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Proofreaders and Copy Markers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Proofreaders and Copy Markers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
1,280 |
0.52 |
$ 17.88 |
$ 37,180 |
| Business Support Services |
640 |
0.08 |
$ 18.22 |
$ 37,900 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
390 |
0.05 |
$ 27.75 |
$ 57,710 |
| Employment Services |
350 |
0.01 |
$ 26.39 |
$ 54,880 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
240 |
0.06 |
$ 25.11 |
$ 52,220 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
1,280 |
0.52 |
$ 17.88 |
$ 37,180 |
| Business Support Services |
640 |
0.08 |
$ 18.22 |
$ 37,900 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
240 |
0.06 |
$ 25.11 |
$ 52,220 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
390 |
0.05 |
$ 27.75 |
$ 57,710 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
130 |
0.04 |
$ 16.63 |
$ 34,590 |
Top paying industries for Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 29.27 |
$ 60,870 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
120 |
0.03 |
$ 28.43 |
$ 59,140 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 28.24 |
$ 58,740 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
390 |
0.05 |
$ 27.75 |
$ 57,710 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
210 |
0.01 |
$ 26.54 |
$ 55,200 |
Geographic profile for Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Proofreaders and Copy Markers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Proofreaders and Copy Markers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
1,080 |
0.12 |
3.30 |
$ 26.38 |
$ 54,870 |
| California |
620 |
0.04 |
1.00 |
$ 26.62 |
$ 55,370 |
| Texas |
330 |
0.03 |
0.72 |
$ 19.76 |
$ 41,100 |
| Virginia |
240 |
0.06 |
1.65 |
$ 21.43 |
$ 44,570 |
| Pennsylvania |
210 |
0.04 |
0.98 |
$ 21.29 |
$ 44,290 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
1,080 |
0.12 |
3.30 |
$ 26.38 |
$ 54,870 |
| District of Columbia |
80 |
0.11 |
3.03 |
$ 31.75 |
$ 66,030 |
| West Virginia |
40 |
0.07 |
1.75 |
$ 18.12 |
$ 37,690 |
| Virginia |
240 |
0.06 |
1.65 |
$ 21.43 |
$ 44,570 |
| Iowa |
90 |
0.06 |
1.61 |
$ 23.16 |
$ 48,180 |
Top paying states for Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
80 |
0.11 |
3.03 |
$ 31.75 |
$ 66,030 |
| California |
620 |
0.04 |
1.00 |
$ 26.62 |
$ 55,370 |
| New York |
1,080 |
0.12 |
3.30 |
$ 26.38 |
$ 54,870 |
| Massachusetts |
190 |
0.06 |
1.51 |
$ 25.15 |
$ 52,310 |
| Iowa |
90 |
0.06 |
1.61 |
$ 23.16 |
$ 48,180 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,000 |
0.12 |
3.05 |
$ 27.21 |
$ 56,590 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
290 |
0.05 |
1.32 |
$ 25.17 |
$ 52,350 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
180 |
0.07 |
1.83 |
$ 25.48 |
$ 52,990 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
170 |
0.06 |
1.50 |
$ 27.87 |
$ 57,970 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
120 |
0.06 |
1.46 |
$ 19.04 |
$ 39,600 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
120 |
0.04 |
1.15 |
$ 23.64 |
$ 49,160 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
110 |
0.06 |
1.55 |
$ 22.84 |
$ 47,500 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
100 |
0.05 |
1.20 |
$ 31.04 |
$ 64,560 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
90 |
0.02 |
0.64 |
$ 21.90 |
$ 45,560 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
80 |
0.04 |
1.06 |
$ 21.54 |
$ 44,800 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Boulder, CO |
40 |
0.20 |
5.37 |
$ 20.33 |
$ 42,280 |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
30 |
0.12 |
3.16 |
$ 18.10 |
$ 37,650 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,000 |
0.12 |
3.05 |
$ 27.21 |
$ 56,590 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
40 |
0.11 |
2.78 |
$ 18.33 |
$ 38,130 |
| Richmond, VA |
60 |
0.09 |
2.43 |
$ 20.98 |
$ 43,630 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
30 |
0.09 |
2.33 |
$ 25.36 |
$ 52,750 |
| Rochester, NY |
30 |
0.07 |
1.89 |
$ 23.40 |
$ 48,660 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
180 |
0.07 |
1.83 |
$ 25.48 |
$ 52,990 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
60 |
0.06 |
1.62 |
$ 19.05 |
$ 39,610 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
110 |
0.06 |
1.55 |
$ 22.84 |
$ 47,500 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Proofreaders and Copy Markers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
100 |
0.05 |
1.20 |
$ 31.04 |
$ 64,560 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
170 |
0.06 |
1.50 |
$ 27.87 |
$ 57,970 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,000 |
0.12 |
3.05 |
$ 27.21 |
$ 56,590 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
180 |
0.07 |
1.83 |
$ 25.48 |
$ 52,990 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
30 |
0.09 |
2.33 |
$ 25.36 |
$ 52,750 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
290 |
0.05 |
1.32 |
$ 25.17 |
$ 52,350 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
40 |
0.04 |
1.06 |
$ 24.58 |
$ 51,120 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
120 |
0.04 |
1.15 |
$ 23.64 |
$ 49,160 |
| Rochester, NY |
30 |
0.07 |
1.89 |
$ 23.40 |
$ 48,660 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
110 |
0.06 |
1.55 |
$ 22.84 |
$ 47,500 |
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
