Skills for Editors
The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for editors, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.
What to lead with
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Adobe Photoshop, Content management systems CMS, Hypertext markup language HTML, Microsoft Excel as in-demand technologies for this role.
Top skills (ranked by importance)
O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).
- 1.Reading Comprehension4.88
- 2.Writing4.25
- 3.Active Listening3.88
- 4.Critical Thinking3.88
- 5.Speaking3.75
- 6.Active Learning3.12
- 7.Monitoring3
- 8.Learning Strategies2.88
- 9.Mathematics2.12
- 10.Science1
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Knowledge areas
- English Language
- Communications and Media
- Administration and Management
- Administrative
- Education and Training
- Customer and Personal Service
- Computers and Electronics
- Law and Government
Core work activities
- Working with Computers
- Getting Information
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Thinking Creatively
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Processing Information
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
In-demand tools & technology
- Adobe Photoshop
- Content management systems CMS
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Apple macOS
- Cascading style sheets CSS
- Extensible markup language XML