Senior Editor

The employment outlook will be Limited for editors (NOC 51110) in Ontario for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

• Newspaper, periodical, book and directory publishers
• Document preparation services
• A notable share are freelance workers

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Downsizing at news and broadcasting outlets in recent years
• Prevalence of short-term and project-based work

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• In addition to formal education and experience, skills in search engine optimization and marketing are assets.

Here are some key facts about editors in Ontario:

• Approximately 6,600 people work in this occupation.
• Editors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 32%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 16%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 11%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 7%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 70% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 30% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 66% of editors work all year, while 34% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 39% of editors are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 36% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 64% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 9% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 47% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 32% compared to 13% for all occupations