Proofreaders & Copy Editors
Language & Communication
SOC 43-9081
~0.0M US jobs
Median $47,740
OFI
51.8
transformation pressure
Eloundou et al. identify proofreading among the most fully exposed tasks; nuanced editorial voice and final-approval accountability leave a small human share. — Eloundou et al. 2023; AIOE
Task transformation under adoption
Share of tasks automated / augmented / human, projected via Bass-diffusion adoption. Scenario, not a prediction.
Exposure profile
Representative tasks
- Correct grammar and spelling
- Check style consistency
- Fact-check copy
- Format documents
- Flag ambiguities
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We model task transformation, not job loss. OFI and its projections are scenario estimates grounded in published AI-exposure frameworks — model outputs, not predictions of employment outcomes.