Associate Editor What They Do

In this section, we take a look at the annual salaries of other professions. Take journalist for example. On average, the journalists annual salary is $7,599 lower than what associate editors make on average every year.

Even though associate editors and journalists have vast differences in their careers, a few of the skills required to do both jobs are similar. For example, both careers require web content, news stories, and seo in the day-to-day roles.

As far as similarities go, this is where it ends because an associate editor responsibility requires skills such as "edit copy," "freelance writers," "analytics," and "editor-in-chief." Whereas a journalist is skilled in "multimedia," "communication," "local businesses," and "video production." So if you're looking for what truly separates the two careers, you've found it.

Journalists really shine in the media industry with an average salary of $41,140. Whereas associate editors tend to make the most money in the technology industry with an average salary of $71,666.

The education levels that journalists earn is a bit different than that of associate editors. In particular, journalists are 5.9% less likely to graduate with a Master's Degree than an associate editor. Additionally, they're 4.3% less likely to earn a Doctoral Degree.

Now we're going to look at the staff writer profession. On average, staff writers earn a $3,309 lower salary than associate editors a year.

A similarity between the two careers of associate editors and staff writers are a few of the skills associated with both roles. We used resumes from both professions to find that both use skills like "web content," "edit copy," and "news stories. "

While some skills are similar in these professions, other skills aren't so similar. For example, several resumes showed us that associate editor responsibilities requires skills like "freelance writers," "analytics," "editor-in-chief," and "editorial board." But a staff writer might use skills, such as, "topics," "daily newspaper," "event coverage," and "photography."

Staff writers may earn a lower salary than associate editors, but staff writers earn the most pay in the education industry with an average salary of $45,805. On the other side of things, associate editors receive higher paychecks in the technology industry where they earn an average of $71,666.

On the topic of education, staff writers earn lower levels of education than associate editors. In general, they're 14.4% less likely to graduate with a Master's Degree and 4.3% less likely to earn a Doctoral Degree.

The editorial internship profession generally makes a lower amount of money when compared to the average salary of associate editors. The difference in salaries is editorial interns making $9,117 lower than associate editors.

Using associate editors and editorial interns resumes, we found that both professions have similar skills such as "web content," "edit copy," and "news stories," but the other skills required are very different.

There are many key differences between these two careers as shown by resumes from each profession. Some of those differences include the skills required to complete responsibilities within each role. As an example of this, an associate editor is likely to be skilled in "internet," "editorial board," "blog posts," and "content development," while a typical editorial internship is skilled in "fact-check," "editorial intern," "administrative tasks," and "local businesses."

Editorial interns typically study at lower levels compared with associate editors. For example, they're 13.6% less likely to graduate with a Master's Degree, and 5.1% less likely to earn a Doctoral Degree.

Now, we'll look at reporters, who generally average a lower pay when compared to associate editors annual salary. In fact, the difference is about $6,983 per year.

While both associate editors and reporters complete day-to-day tasks using similar skills like news stories, seo, and editorial staff, the two careers also vary in other skills.

Even though a few skill sets overlap, there are some differences that are important to note. For one, an associate editor might have more use for skills like "web content," "edit copy," "content marketing," and "html." Meanwhile, some reporters might include skills like "on-air," "facebook," "photography," and "video packages" on their resume.

Now, let's take a closer look at the financials in each career. The media industry tends to pay more for reporters with an average of $52,447. While the highest associate editor annual salary comes from the technology industry.

Reporters reach lower levels of education when compared to associate editors. The difference is that they're 8.6% more likely to earn a Master's Degree less, and 4.7% less likely to graduate with a Doctoral Degree.