Also called: Research Editor
Checks every claim in articles, books, and documentaries before they're published.
Calls sources to confirm quotes, digs up original documents, and flags a wrong date in a magazine story before it goes to print.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in journalism, history, or English.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Journalism, History, English.
Shrinking (about -3% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI checks simple facts and quotes instantly; fewer checkers verify tricky claims as magazines shrink.
Classes: AP English Language, AP US History, Journalism or school paper.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3041.
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