Proofreader and Copy Marker resume

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Also called braille proofreader, checker, clerical proofreader and content analyst.

$51,120: Median pay a year
4,580: People do this work
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Proofreading files
Searching information sources
Searching files
Verifying financial or transactional accuracy
Reporting news
Filing documents

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Proofreader and Copy Marker

Summary

Proofreader marking and correcting grammatical, typographical, and compositional errors in transcripts and proofs, ensuring accuracy and consistency through detailed review and collaboration with authors and editors

Experience

Proofreader and Copy Marker

Where you worked

Month Year to Month Year

Marked copy to indicate and correct errors in type, arrangement, grammar, punctuation, or spelling, using standard printers' marks
Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections had been made
Corrected or recorded omissions, errors, or inconsistencies found in manuscripts
Compared information or figures on one record against the same data on other records to detect errors
Routed proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting
Consulted reference books or secured aid of readers to check references with rules of grammar and composition
Archived documents, conducted research, and read copy, using the internet and various computer programs

Skills

Checking & Planning: Proofreading files, Verifying financial or transactional accuracy
Core Skills: Searching information sources, Searching files, Reporting news, Filing documents
Tools and software: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook

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Bachelor's Degree
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Marked copy to correct errors in text, ensuring clarity and accuracy in written materials
Corrected omissions and inconsistencies found, enhancing the overall quality of documents

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Marked several copies each week to correct errors, ensuring clarity and accuracy in written materials

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Several each weekA few every dayMost of the team's submissions

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Corrected omissions and inconsistencies found, enhancing the overall quality of documents

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Made the text more coherentReduced errors in final draftsImproved readability for the audience

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What a Proofreader and Copy Marker does

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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.

What it pays

How much does a Proofreader and Copy Marker make?

Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.

25th percentile	$41,170
Median	$51,120
75th percentile	$62,390

About 4,580 people do this work in the United States.

What it pays in each state

State	25th percentile	Median	75th percentile
CA	$45,400	$57,490	$73,880
DC	$44,140	$68,120	$85,300
FL	$35,070	$35,610	$64,100
GA	$37,910	$49,200	$54,990
IA	$43,230	$44,680	$48,150
IL	$37,770	$50,060	$59,350
IN	$37,170	$40,920	$41,870
KS	$38,930	$51,160	$61,960
KY	$41,200	$46,380	$72,360
MA	$56,430	$57,160	$67,150
MD	$47,290	$53,920	$61,810
MI	$34,510	$35,530	$48,620
MN	$49,450	$49,450	$57,070
MO	$42,250	$52,920	$56,120
NC	$44,570	$46,140	$52,400
NJ	$52,330	$56,700	$71,720
NY	$51,050	$59,740	$78,140
OH	$44,460	$55,560	$62,560
PA	$44,280	$47,510	$66,150
SC	$40,270	$42,900	$46,010
TX	$36,130	$41,990	$57,380
UT	$38,560	$42,840	$49,260
VA	$43,260	$48,090	$53,290
WA	$41,470	$53,890	$59,400
WI	$30,270	$43,630	$48,790
WV	$25,800	$36,730	$55,970

Other names

Other names for this job

braille proofreader, checker, clerical proofreader, content analyst, content coordinator, copy coordinator, copy editor, copy holder, copy preparer, copy reader, copyholder, copyman.

More names for this work

data examination clerk, data reviewer, digital content coordinator, document specialist, editorial assistant, format proofreader, legal proofreader, news copy editor, online content coordinator, production proofreader, proofer, proofreader, publishing specialist, technical writer, typesetter.

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What you have not done yet. Verifying financial or transactional accuracy, Reporting news, Filing documents

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Proofreader and Copy Marker

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Searching information sources
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