DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-9081 Proofreaders and Copy Markers

Occupational Description:
Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 270125$20.01/hr$0.76/hr$13.80/hr$15.59/hr$19.01/hr$23.89/hr$29.02/hr
U S 7,730472$21.02/hr$0.34/hr$11.98/hr$15.40/hr$19.78/hr$26.34/hr$31.10/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Proofreaders and Copy Markers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services140$18.65/hr
Other Regional Data For Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 270 $19.01/hr 0.0%
St Cloud MN MSA 20 $16.10/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 20 $15.83/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A $19.00/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA N/A $19.00/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Food Batchmakers3,700$17.04/hr1.4%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service2,450$15.03/hr-0.5%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers1,980$19.07/hr-0.9%
Insurance Appraisers, Auto DamageN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Proofreaders and Copy Markers