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Media - Newspapers & Magazines

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Magazines and Newspapers Media

Having been interested in an editor position for a long time, this field intrigues me. Editors of newspapers are not the highest paid occupation, but they fare far better than many. The median wage, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is $45,500 per year, with higher paying (up to around $85,000) areas in major metropolitan cities particularly on both the east and west coast.

This is one of those occupations where you have to "pay your dues" before you can achieve any kind of rank in the hierarchy. Meaning, you have to start at the bottom and work your way up; however, initiative is rewarded. I'd so enjoy apprenticing as an editor's assistant!

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Roz, is A LOT of work. I worked for a magazine years ago as a writer and the business is not as nice as I thought it would be. In order for a person to become an editor has to have years and years of experience under their belt to even be considered for the position.

Magazines and Newspapers Media

That I am sure of - that it's a lot of work! I also understand that it can be so dull and boring when there isn't any "exciting" news happening in the world. Maybe what I'd really rather be is a proofreader...

Magazines and Newspapers Media

This is weird because I always thought you reminded me of an editor we had at the paper where I work. She mostly would do proof-reading and write for our editorial page once in awhile. Now she is retired but writes a book review column for us about once a month.

It's funny, but you even kind of look like her, only younger. You don't also happen to have an affinity for bubble-wrap do you?

I do miss her quirky comments at work.