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ANZSCO 212412Updated 2026-01-29
Newspaper or Periodical Editor
National shortage level: Low
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 93k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1790
Salary range: AUD 84k-AUD 103k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
43.8%
NSW
28.3%
VIC
12.2%
QLD
Education mix
50.7%
bachelor degree
23.3%
Post graduate
10.1%
year 12
Role overview
Newspaper or Periodical Editors plan and direct editing of publications, such as newspapers, magazines or journals, in accordance with editorial policies and guidelines and accepted rules of grammar, style and format prior to printing and distribution.
What you do
- • Makes decisions about the specific content of publications in conjunction with other senior editors and in accordance with editorial policies and guidelines.
- • Reviews copy for publications to ensure conformity with accepted rules of grammar, style and format, coherence of story, and accuracy, legality and probity of content.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (50.7%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Makes decisions about the specific content of publications in conjunction with other senior editors and in accordance with editorial policies and guidelines.
- • Reviews copy for publications to ensure conformity with accepted rules of grammar, style and format, coherence of story, and accuracy, legality and probity of content.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1790
Annual median: AUD 93k
Range: AUD 84k-AUD 103k