- Based on 101 Jobtrees users who were a Proofreader in their career, on average, they have 5.56 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 8.4 years on average and earn $46K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 21% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Proofreader are Copy Editor, Editor and Writer. While Copy Editor is from the same job family, Editor, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Editor, also being a common career path from Proofreader.
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- The most common career steps to get to Proofreader are Copy Editor, Editor and Writer based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Copy Editor, the most common step before Proofreader, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Proofreader, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Proofreader.
- While Copy Editor is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Proofreader that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Proofreader career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Proofreader so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Copy Editor is from the same job family, Editor as Proofreader, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Writer also leading to Proofreader.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Proofreader, you should also consider English Teacher, Administrative Assistant and Program Manager as they commonly lead to Proofreader as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Proofreader are Master Degree In Creative Writing, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In English, and Master Of Science (m.sc.) In Civil And Environmental Engineering. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Copy Editor being on the path to and from Proofreader. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Proofreader is part of the Editor job family which has a limited number of unique role types (18) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Proofreader are Copyeditor And Proofreader, Freelance Proofreader.