ANZSCO 212212

Book and Script Editors

Overview

EMPLOYED

1,100

PART-TIME SHARE

51%

FEMALE SHARE

77%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

47

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Book or Script Editors evaluate manuscripts of books or scripts to determine suitability for publication or production, and edit and supervise material in preparation for publication or for production on film, television, radio or stage.

Tasks

  • Reviews and evaluates manuscripts of novels, biographies, short stories, poems, educational texts and other books, and ensures coherence of style and development of theme, plot and characterisation
  • Advises publishers about potential of works for publication and conditions of publication contract
  • Negotiates publication details such as royalties, publication dates and numbers of copies to be printed
  • Reviews and assesses stories and other material for film, television, radio and stage productions
  • Directs the preparation of scripts to be read by announcers to introduce and connect parts of musicals, news, sports and special events programmes

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Book and Script Editors All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 49% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Book and Script Editors work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    37.0%

    Victoria

    37.1%

    Queensland

    12.4%

    South Australia

    5.4%

    Tasmania

    2.3%

    Northern Territory

    0.3%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.9%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Book and Script Editors All Occupations
    Median age 47 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 77% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Book and Script Editors
    15–19 5.2 0.0
    20–24 9.1 3.3
    25–34 22.7 19.6
    35–44 22.3 20.8
    45–54 20.4 23.6
    55–59 8.8 10.3
    60–64 6.5 8.1
    65 and Over 4.9 14.0

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Book and Script Editors
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 44.9
    Bachelor degree 23.2 41.8
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 4.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 1.7
    Year 12 15.9 4.7
    Year 11 4.0 0.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.4
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.