Proofreaders and Copy Markers
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Calculated automation risk
Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.
More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.
User poll
Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 100% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Proofreaders and Copy Markers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
The following graph is included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.
Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Proofreaders and Copy Markers' job openings is expected to decline 3.4% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Proofreaders and Copy Markers' was $48,790, or $23 per hour
'Proofreaders and Copy Markers' were paid 1.5% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 5,490 people employed as 'Proofreaders and Copy Markers' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 27 thousand people are employed as 'Proofreaders and Copy Markers'.
Job 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.
SOC Code: 43-9081.00
Comments
Grammarly is currently an imperfect software, but I'm confident that in the long-run language programs such as GPT-3 will improve their ability to determine context. I expect I'll first be using them in tandem to edit substandard writing before it learns enough to shove me into the UBI line.
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