Thread: Will the next booming profession be copy editor?
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Old 12-20-2010, 08:51 AM   #42
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Slowrain - you say that you feel that $50/hr is too high. What do you think would be a reasonable rate for copy editing?
It'll differ by location. A qualified person living in New York will have to charge more than an equally qualified person living in a small town. Assuming they worked full time, it would have to be something that would allow the person to pay the mortgage on a modest house, pay for a vehicle, food, utilities, clothing, etc. I suppose it would be an average wage. I don't see why it should be any more or less. What does the average person in the US make? I doubt it's $50/hr.
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