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AI Work Index

Headline risk

57%

Very High Risk

Proofreaders and copy markers

United States AI Work IndexISCO 4311major_group_fallback

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

12 current · 11.9 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $49K

Median annual wage

Demand -1%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 4

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

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.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 10% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 49,210

Employment 2024

12.0K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-0.6%

Openings (2024–34)

1.9K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 33,53025th pctl: USD 38,590Median: USD 49,21075th pctl: USD 62,380Top 10%: USD 78,040

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: Bachelor's degree Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedWriting and readingAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. Correct or record omissions, errors, or inconsistencies found. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Consult reference books or secure aid of readers to check references with rules of grammar and composition. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Compare information or figures on one record against same data on other records, or with original copy, to detect errors. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Mark copy to indicate and correct errors in type, arrangement, grammar, punctuation, or spelling, using standard printers' marks. AI use: 84%
  • 6. Route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Adobe AcrobatAdobe Creative Cloud softwareAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopMicrosoft Excel

Requirements

Work context

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.9/5
Spend Time Sitting 4.8/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.7/5
Contact With Others 4.7/5
E-Mail 4.7/5
Time Pressure 4.7/5

Worker profile

Median age 44.7 · 1.8M employed

Under 25: 5% · 25–54: 68% · 55+: 27%

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