Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a copy editor can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a copy editor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Copy editors ascertain that a text is agreeable to read. They ensure that a text adheres to the conventions of grammar and spelling. Copy editors read and revise materials for books, journals, magazines and other media.

Professionals 28 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: proofreader, 81%

proofreader 81% covered lexicographer 40% covered fact checker 40% covered columnist 39% covered speechwriter 38% covered copy editor You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from copy editor. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a copy editor already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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copy editor is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a copy editor already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.