Co-editor vs editor

The differences between co-editors and editors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a co-editor and an editor. Additionally, a co-editor has an average salary of $54,532, which is higher than the $52,107 average annual salary of an editor.

The top three skills for a co-editor include website content, adobe indesign and layout editors. The most important skills for an editor are web content, video content, and SEO.

Co-editor vs editor overview

	Co-Editor	Editor
Yearly salary	$54,532	$52,107
Hourly rate	$26.22	$25.05
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	7,071	15,115
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Co-editor vs editor salary

Co-editors and editors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Co-Editor	Editor
Average salary	$54,532	$52,107
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $80,000	Between $34,000 And $78,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between co-editor and editor education

There are a few differences between a co-editor and an editor in terms of educational background:

	Co-Editor	Editor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	English	English
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Co-editor vs editor demographics

Here are the differences between co-editors' and editors' demographics:

	Co-Editor	Editor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 41.5% Female, 58.5%	Male, 46.4% Female, 53.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.1% White, 76.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 3.6% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between co-editor and editor duties and responsibilities

Co-editor example responsibilities.

Manage schedules and meetings to review articles and participate in editorial team deliberation.
Upload finish videos onto YouTube and Facebook.
Produce story from beginning to finish, interviews, photography and layout.
Help the webmaster format articles and format the website platform with HTML.
Work with web developers to create engaging web design and SEO driven content.
Enter fiction and nonfiction pieces into a database for a national literary magazine for contest judging.

Editor example responsibilities.

Manage content QC and Disney client QC of create content.
Manage campaign performance through data analysis and reporting, with actionable takeaways per designate KPI.
Manage and create newsletter archives for NASA: http: //www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/home/index.html
Manage business documentation for the department's strategic alignment SharePoint database.
Develop SEO strategies to increase profitability and manage social media to spread brand awareness and bolster readership.
Manage international man-made fiber market research/publishing company and supervise editorial content and sales of industry statistical journal.

Co-editor vs editor skills

Common co-editor skills

Website Content, 21%
Adobe Indesign, 9%
Layout Editors, 8%
Photography, 6%
Editor-In-Chief, 5%
Facebook, 4%

Common editor skills

Web Content, 13%
Video Content, 9%
SEO, 6%
Facebook, 4%
Editor-In-Chief, 4%
Twitter, 3%

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