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

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

Editorial assistants support the editorial staff at all stages of the publication process of newspapers, websites, online newsletters, books and journals. They collect, verify and process information, acquire permits and deal with rights. Editorial assistants act as point of contact for the editorial staff, schedule appointments and interviews. They proofread and give recommendations on the content.

Technicians and associate professionals 28 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: magazine editor, 35%

magazine editor 35% covered newspaper editor 35% covered fact checker 34% covered editor-in-chief 28% covered columnist 28% covered editorial assistant You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from editorial assistant. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a editorial assistant 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 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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editorial assistant is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. 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 editorial assistant 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.