Index editor vs editor, freelance

The differences between index editors and editors, freelance can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an index editor and an editor, freelance. Additionally, an editor, freelance has an average salary of $67,947, which is higher than the $55,790 average annual salary of an index editor.

The top three skills for an index editor include proofread, and . The most important skills for an editor, freelance are music videos, web content, and fiction.

Index editor vs editor, freelance overview

	Index Editor	Editor, Freelance
Yearly salary	$55,790	$67,947
Hourly rate	$26.82	$32.67
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	4,498	8,608
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Index editor vs editor, freelance salary

Index editors and editors, freelance have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Index Editor	Editor, Freelance
Average salary	$55,790	$67,947
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $94,000	Between $45,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between index editor and editor, freelance education

There are a few differences between an index editor and an editor, freelance in terms of educational background:

	Index Editor	Editor, Freelance
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	English	English
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Index editor vs editor, freelance demographics

Here are the differences between index editors' and editors, freelance' demographics:

	Index Editor	Editor, Freelance
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 45.9% Female, 54.1%	Male, 41.3% Female, 58.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.0% White, 76.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.1% White, 76.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between index editor and editor, freelance duties and responsibilities

Index editor example responsibilities.

Manage international man-made fiber market research/publishing company and supervise editorial content and sales of industry statistical journal.
Review submitted manuscripts, brainstorm & implement promotional strategies, track community involvement, and plan literary events with the editor-in-chief.
Assist in hiring/training contributing writers; oversee intern assignments, and edit contributor submissions!

Editor, freelance example responsibilities.

Manage social media pages such as Facebook and Pinterest to promote.
Communicate with transportation managers, administrators, equipment operators and others for fulfillment of copy to achieve editorial goals.
Review promotional materials to ensure that legal and FDA requirements are meet.
Perform editing services for manuscripts submit for publication; editing fiction and non-fiction submissions.
Create video compression settings for YouTube upload.
Proofread PDF shoe catalog and compare against source spreadsheet.

Index editor vs editor, freelance skills

Common index editor skills

Proofread, 100%

Common editor, freelance skills

Music Videos, 14%
Web Content, 9%
Fiction, 6%
Track Changes, 5%
Promotional Videos, 4%
Adobe Photoshop, 4%

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