{ "batch": "1552-job-discovery-freelance-writing-specialties-angle-boards", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r1552_job_discovery_freelance_writing_specialties_angle_boards_writing_copywriting", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Copywriter: job_overview", "summary": "Copywriting is a freelance writing specialty in which a writer produces advertising material for use by publication, broadcast, or internet media to promote the sale of goods and services.", "body": "Copywriting is a freelance writing specialty in which a writer produces advertising material for use by publication, broadcast, or internet media to promote the sale of goods and services.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Write advertising material for use by publication, broadcast, or internet media to promote the sale of goods and services. / Median wages (2025) $36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3043.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-04", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Write advertising material for use by publication, broadcast, or internet media to promote the sale of goods and services. / Median wages (2025) $36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1552-job-discovery-freelance-writing-specialties-angle-boards", "subject": "Copywriter", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "O*NET/BLS US national wage data; occupation available worldwide as a freelance service.", "job": { "job_name": "Copywriter", "category": "Freelance writing specialties", "what_it_is": "Writing advertising and promotional copy for print, broadcast, and internet media to promote the sale of goods and services", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed; most require a four-year bachelor's degree but some do not", "typical_pay_range": "$36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual (2025 median for Writers and Authors, which includes copywriters)", "pay_unit": "hourly and annual", "where_to_find_work": "Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Toptal, Contra", "adjacent_jobs": "Freelance Writer, SEO Copywriter, Content Marketing Writer" }, "tags": { "lane": "teaching", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing", "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1552_job_discovery_freelance_writing_specialties_angle_boards_writing_seo_copywriting", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "SEO Copywriter: job_overview", "summary": "SEO copywriting is a recognized freelance writing specialty for which a writer produces search-engine-optimized content; O*NET lists Search Engine Optimization Copywriter (SEO Copywriter) among the reported job titles of Writers and Authors.", "body": "SEO copywriting is a recognized freelance writing specialty for which a writer produces search-engine-optimized content; O*NET lists Search Engine Optimization Copywriter (SEO Copywriter) among the reported job titles of Writers and Authors.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Sample of reported job titles: Advertising Copywriter, Advertising Writer, Author, Content Marketing Writer, Copywriter, Freelance Copywriter, Freelance Writer, Search Engine Optimization Copywriter (SEO Copywriter), Web Content Writer, Writer / Median wages (2025) $36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3043.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-04", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Sample of reported job titles: Advertising Copywriter, Advertising Writer, Author, Content Marketing Writer, Copywriter, Freelance Copywriter, Freelance Writer, Search Engine Optimization Copywriter (SEO Copywriter), Web Content Writer, Writer / Median wages (2025) $36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1552-job-discovery-freelance-writing-specialties-angle-boards", "subject": "SEO Copywriter", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "US BLS/O*NET wage data; specialty commonly offered on global freelance platforms.", "job": { "job_name": "SEO Copywriter", "category": "Freelance writing specialties", "what_it_is": "Writing web and marketing content optimized for search engines, listed as a reported job title under the Writers and Authors occupation", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed; most require a four-year bachelor's degree but some do not", "typical_pay_range": "$36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual (2025 median for the Writers and Authors occupation)", "pay_unit": "hourly and annual", "where_to_find_work": "Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Contra", "adjacent_jobs": "Content Marketing Writer, Web Content Writer, Copywriter" }, "tags": { "lane": "teaching", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing", "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1552_job_discovery_freelance_writing_specialties_angle_boards_writing_content_marketing_writing", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Content Marketing Writer: job_overview", "summary": "Content marketing writing is a freelance writing specialty in which writers produce marketing content for clients; O*NET lists Content Marketing Writer among the reported job titles of Writers and Authors.", "body": "Content marketing writing is a freelance writing specialty in which writers produce marketing content for clients; O*NET lists Content Marketing Writer among the reported job titles of Writers and Authors.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Sample of reported job titles: Advertising Copywriter, Advertising Writer, Author, Content Marketing Writer, Copywriter, Freelance Copywriter, Freelance Writer, Search Engine Optimization Copywriter (SEO Copywriter), Web Content Writer, Writer / Write articles, bulletins, sales letters, speeches, and other related informative, marketing and promotional material. / Median wages (2025) $36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3043.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-04", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Sample of reported job titles: Advertising Copywriter, Advertising Writer, Author, Content Marketing Writer, Copywriter, Freelance Copywriter, Freelance Writer, Search Engine Optimization Copywriter (SEO Copywriter), Web Content Writer, Writer / Write articles, bulletins, sales letters, speeches, and other related informative, marketing and promotional material. / Median wages (2025) $36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1552-job-discovery-freelance-writing-specialties-angle-boards", "subject": "Content Marketing Writer", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "US BLS/O*NET wage data.", "job": { "job_name": "Content Marketing Writer", "category": "Freelance writing specialties", "what_it_is": "Writing articles, bulletins, sales letters and other informative, marketing and promotional material for clients' content marketing needs", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed; 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May assist in layout work. / Median wages (2025) $43.46 hourly, $90,390 annual”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3042.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-04", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work. / Median wages (2025) $43.46 hourly, $90,390 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1552-job-discovery-freelance-writing-specialties-angle-boards", "subject": "Technical Writer", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "US BLS/O*NET wage data; technical writing is one of the highest-paid freelance writing specialties.", "job": { "job_name": "Technical Writer", "category": "Freelance writing specialties", "what_it_is": "Writing technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions, and developing or maintaining online help documentation", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed; a considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed", "typical_pay_range": "$43.46 hourly, $90,390 annual (2025 median for Technical Writers)", "pay_unit": "hourly and annual", "where_to_find_work": "Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Toptal", "adjacent_jobs": "Grant Writer, Medical Writer, Engineering Writer" }, "tags": { "lane": "teaching", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing", "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1552_job_discovery_freelance_writing_specialties_angle_boards_writing_grant_writing", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Grant Writer: job_overview", "summary": "Grant writing is a freelance specialty in which writers compose funding proposals for organizations; O*NET lists Grant Writer among the sample of reported job titles for the Technical Writers occupation.", "body": "Grant writing is a freelance specialty in which writers compose funding proposals for organizations; O*NET lists Grant Writer among the sample of reported job titles for the Technical Writers occupation.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Sample of reported job titles: Com Writer, Engineering Writer, Global Technical Writer, Grant Writer, Medical Writer, Narrative Writer, Principal Technical Writer, Requirements Analyst, Technical Report Writer / Median wages (2025) $43.46 hourly, $90,390 annual”\n\nNote: Pay figure is the parent-occupation median, not a grant-writer-specific figure.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3042.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-04", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Sample of reported job titles: Com Writer, Engineering Writer, Global Technical Writer, Grant Writer, Medical Writer, Narrative Writer, Principal Technical Writer, Requirements Analyst, Technical Report Writer / Median wages (2025) $43.46 hourly, $90,390 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1552-job-discovery-freelance-writing-specialties-angle-boards", "subject": "Grant Writer", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Pay is cited from the parent O*NET occupation (Technical Writers) because O*NET does not break out a separate grant writ", "job": { "job_name": "Grant Writer", "category": "Freelance writing specialties", "what_it_is": "Writing grant proposals and funding applications for nonprofits, government, and other organizations; 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O*NET lists Medical Writer among the sample of reported job titles for the Technical Writers occupation.", "body": "Medical writing is a freelance specialty in which writers prepare clinical, regulatory, and scientific materials; O*NET lists Medical Writer among the sample of reported job titles for the Technical Writers occupation.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Sample of reported job titles: Com Writer, Engineering Writer, Global Technical Writer, Grant Writer, Medical Writer, Narrative Writer, Principal Technical Writer, Requirements Analyst, Technical Report Writer / Median wages (2025) $43.46 hourly, $90,390 annual”\n\nNote: Pay figure is the parent-occupation median, not a medical-writer-specific figure.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3042.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-04", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Sample of reported job titles: Com Writer, Engineering Writer, Global Technical Writer, Grant Writer, Medical Writer, Narrative Writer, Principal Technical Writer, Requirements Analyst, Technical Report Writer / Median wages (2025) $43.46 hourly, $90,390 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1552-job-discovery-freelance-writing-specialties-angle-boards", "subject": "Medical Writer", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Pay is cited from the parent O*NET occupation (Technical Writers); the American Medical Writers Association is listed by", "job": { "job_name": "Medical Writer", "category": "Freelance writing specialties", "what_it_is": "Writing medical, clinical, regulatory, and scientific materials such as journal articles, regulatory submissions, and clinical study reports; listed as a reported job title under the Technical Writers occupation", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed for the parent occupation; typically requires a science or health background plus writing skill", "typical_pay_range": "$43.46 hourly, $90,390 annual (2025 median for the Technical Writers occupation, which O*NET lists medical writers under)", "pay_unit": "hourly and annual", "where_to_find_work": "Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Toptal", "adjacent_jobs": "Technical Writer, Regulatory Affairs, Grant Writer" }, "tags": { "lane": "teaching", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing", "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1552_job_discovery_freelance_writing_specialties_angle_boards_writing_editing_proofreading", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Editor / Proofreader: job_overview", "summary": "Editing and proofreading is a freelance writing-adjacent specialty in which editors plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material and may review proposals and drafts for possible publication.", "body": "Editing and proofreading is a freelance writing-adjacent specialty in which editors plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material and may review proposals and drafts for possible publication.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication. / Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax. / Median wages (2025) $37.46 hourly, $77,920 annual”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3041.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-04", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication. / Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax. / Median wages (2025) $37.46 hourly, $77,920 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1552-job-discovery-freelance-writing-specialties-angle-boards", "subject": "Editor / Proofreader", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "US BLS/O*NET wage data; commonly sold on freelance boards as copy editing or developmental editing gigs.", "job": { "job_name": "Editor / Proofreader", "category": "Freelance writing specialties", "what_it_is": "Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material; read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax; prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed; most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not", "typical_pay_range": "$37.46 hourly, $77,920 annual (2025 median for Editors)", "pay_unit": "hourly and annual", "where_to_find_work": "Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com", "adjacent_jobs": "Copy Editor, Developmental Editor, Content Editor" }, "tags": { "lane": "teaching", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing", "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1552_job_discovery_freelance_writing_specialties_angle_boards_writing_scriptwriting", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Scriptwriter: job_overview", "summary": "Scriptwriting is a freelance writing specialty in which writers originate scripts; the Writers and Authors occupation is defined as originating and preparing written material such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.", "body": "Scriptwriting is a freelance writing specialty in which writers originate scripts; the Writers and Authors occupation is defined as originating and preparing written material such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material. / Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays. / Median wages (2025) $36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3043.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-04", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material. / Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays. / Median wages (2025) $36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1552-job-discovery-freelance-writing-specialties-angle-boards", "subject": "Scriptwriter", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "US BLS/O*NET wage data.", "job": { "job_name": "Scriptwriter", "category": "Freelance writing specialties", "what_it_is": "Writing scripts and screenplays; O*NET lists the related occupation Producers and Directors (Bright Outlook) and the Writers and Authors task of writing fiction or nonfiction prose including scripts and short stories", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed for the Writers and Authors occupation", "typical_pay_range": "$36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual (2025 median for Writers and Authors)", "pay_unit": "hourly and annual", "where_to_find_work": "Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Contra", "adjacent_jobs": "Ghostwriter, Content Marketing Writer, Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers" }, "tags": { "lane": "teaching", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing", "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1552_job_discovery_freelance_writing_specialties_angle_boards_writing_ghostwriting", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Ghostwriter: job_overview", "summary": "Ghostwriting is a freelance writing specialty in which a writer produces written material for a client who takes credit for it; O*NET's Writers and Authors task includes presenting drafts and ideas to clients and revising written material to meet client needs.", "body": "Ghostwriting is a freelance writing specialty in which a writer produces written material for a client who takes credit for it; O*NET's Writers and Authors task includes presenting drafts and ideas to clients and revising written material to meet client needs.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Present drafts and ideas to clients. / Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers. / Median wages (2025) $36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual”\n\nNote: Specialty inferred from client-draft tasks; O*NET has no separate ghostwriter occupation.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3043.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-04", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Present drafts and ideas to clients. / Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers. / Median wages (2025) $36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1552-job-discovery-freelance-writing-specialties-angle-boards", "subject": "Ghostwriter", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "The word 'ghostwriter' is not printed on the O*NET page; the specialty is recorded from the client-oriented writing task", "job": { "job_name": "Ghostwriter", "category": "Freelance writing specialties", "what_it_is": "Writing books, articles, or other content on behalf of a client under the client's name; grounded in the Writers and Authors tasks of presenting drafts and ideas to clients and revising written material to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed for the Writers and Authors occupation", "typical_pay_range": "$36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual (2025 median for Writers and Authors)", "pay_unit": "hourly and annual", "where_to_find_work": "Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Contra", "adjacent_jobs": "Freelance Writer, Book Editor, Content Marketing Writer" }, "tags": { "lane": "teaching", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing", "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1552_job_discovery_freelance_writing_specialties_angle_boards_writing_ux_writing", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "UX Writer: job_overview", "summary": "UX writing is a freelance specialty in which writers craft the words users see in products and interfaces; O*NET lists Web Content Writer and the skill of communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience under Writers and Authors.", "body": "UX writing is a freelance specialty in which writers craft the words users see in products and interfaces; O*NET lists Web Content Writer and the skill of communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience under Writers and Authors.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Sample of reported job titles: ... Web Content Writer, Writer / Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. / Median wages (2025) $36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-3043.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-04", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Sample of reported job titles: ... Web Content Writer, Writer / Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. / Median wages (2025) $36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1552-job-discovery-freelance-writing-specialties-angle-boards", "subject": "UX Writer", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "The word 'UX writer' is not printed on the O*NET page; the specialty is recorded from the Web Content Writer job title a", "job": { "job_name": "UX Writer", "category": "Freelance writing specialties", "what_it_is": "Writing interface copy, microcopy, and product content; O*NET lists Web Content Writer as a reported job title and writers use Figma and web content management systems", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed for the Writers and Authors occupation", "typical_pay_range": "$36.98 hourly, $76,910 annual (2025 median for Writers and Authors)", "pay_unit": "hourly and annual", "where_to_find_work": "Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Toptal", "adjacent_jobs": "Web Content Writer, Content Marketing Writer, Copywriter" }, "tags": { "lane": "teaching", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing", "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1552_job_discovery_freelance_writing_specialties_angle_boards_writing_legal_writing", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Legal Writer: job_overview", "summary": "Legal writing is a freelance specialty producing legal documents and case analysis; O*NET's Editors page lists LexisNexis as a software skill and LexisNexis and Law and Government knowledge, and lists Legal Editor among sample job titles.", "body": "Legal writing is a freelance specialty producing legal documents and case analysis; O*NET's Editors page lists LexisNexis as a software skill and LexisNexis and Law and Government knowledge, and lists Legal Editor among sample job titles.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Sample of reported job titles: Acquisitions Editor, Assignment Editor, Business Editor, Features Editor, Legal Editor, Newspaper Copy Editor, Opinions Page Editor, Publishing Editor, Science Editor, Sports Editor / Information retrieval or search software — LexisNexis / Law and Government — Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. / Median wages (2025) $37.46 hourly, $77,920 annual”\n\nNote: Pay is the related-occupation (Editors) median; 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