Editor
OFO Code: 264202
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 264202
- Occupation
- Editor
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- PROFESSIONALS
- Unit group
- 2642 · Journalists
Official description
Journalists research, investigate, interpret and communicate news and public affairs through newspapers, television, radio and other media.
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Publications Editor, News Editor, Editorial Administrator, Features Editor, Programme Editor, Publications Advisor, Publications Officer, Magazine Designer, Subeditor, Associate Editor, Artwork Editor, Pictures Editor, Website / Blog Editor, Legal Editor, Technical Editor
- Collecting, reporting and commenting on news and current affairs for publication in newspapers and periodicals, or for broadcasting by radio, television or webcast media
- Interviewing politicians and other public figures at press conferences and on other occasions, including individual interviews recorded for radio, television or webcast media
- Receiving, analysing and verifying news and other copy for accuracy
- Writing critical reviews of literary, musical and other artistic works based on knowledge, judgement and experience for newspapers, television, radio and other media
- Selecting material for publication, checking style, grammar, accuracy and legality of content and arranging for any necessary revisions
- Selecting, assembling and preparing publicity material about business or other organizations for issue through press, radio, television and other media
- Researching and reporting on developments in specialised fields such as medicine, science and technology
- Collecting local, national and international news through interviews, investigation and observation, attending public events, seeking out records, reviewing written work, attending film and stage performances
- Liaising with production staff in checking final proof copies immediately prior to printing
- Writing editorials and commentaries on topics of current interest to stimulate public interest and express the views of a publication or broadcasting station
2. Demand status
Demand evidence not yet linked
This is an official OFO 2021 occupation. Demand status is separate evidence and is not inferred from inclusion in the OFO.
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3. Salary evidence
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7. Industry, sector and provincial context
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9. Decision tools
10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned