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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
6
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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
Core Skills
Proofreading files, Searching information sources, Searching files, Verifying financial or transactional accuracy, Filing documents, Reporting news
Tools and software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
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Marked copy to correct errors in textRead proofs to ensure all corrections madeCorrected omissions and inconsistencies foundCompared records to detect errors and discrepanciesRouted proofs with corrections to relevant partiesConsulted with authors regarding manuscript changes
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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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Proofreading files
Searching information sources
Searching files
Verifying financial or transactional accuracy
Reporting news
Filing documents
The work itself
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.
This page is about the occupation Proofreaders and Copy Markers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.