# Competences — proofreader

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f8f34041-3640-41a9-852e-c5a7574de780).

## Essential

- **apply grammar and spelling rules** (skill/competence)
- **copyright legislation** (knowledge)
- **follow newspaper house style** (skill/competence)
- **follow work schedule** (skill/competence)
- **grammar** (knowledge)
- **master language rules** (skill/competence)
- **proofread text** (skill/competence)
- **reproduce documents** (skill/competence)
- **rewrite manuscripts** (skill/competence)
- **spelling** (knowledge)
- **suggest revision of manuscripts** (skill/competence)
- **track changes in text editing** (skill/competence)
- **use dictionaries** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- apply desktop publishing techniques (skill/competence)
- consult information sources (skill/competence)
- consult with editor (skill/competence)
- lay out digital written content (skill/competence)
- proofing methods (knowledge)
- read books (skill/competence)
- review unpublished articles (skill/competence)
- rewrite articles (skill/competence)
- typography (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 9 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- proofreading — **78 %**
- research — **22 %**
- editing — **22 %**
- fact-checking — **22 %**
- factual verification — **11 %**
- feedback provision — **11 %**
- financial document review — **11 %**
- grammar and punctuation check — **11 %**
- grammar review — **11 %**
- grammatical analysis — **11 %**
- keyboarding — **11 %**
- copy editing — **11 %**
- data analysis — **11 %**
- data verification — **11 %**
- digital content evaluation — **11 %**
- spelling check — **11 %**
- reference conversion — **11 %**
- regulatory document formatting — **11 %**
- plagiarism detection — **11 %**
- post-editing — **11 %**
- narrative consistency review — **11 %**
- style guide application — **11 %**
- technical content review — **11 %**
- terminology management — **11 %**
- textual analysis — **11 %**
- translation — **11 %**

### Methods

- ap style — **11 %**
- chicago manual of style — **11 %**
- layout design — **11 %**
- machine translation post-editing — **11 %**

### Responsibilities

- document proofreading — **22 %**
- error identification — **22 %**
- material review — **22 %**
- numerical data verification — **11 %**
- quality improvement feedback — **11 %**
- readability improvement — **11 %**
- report review — **11 %**
- regulatory application proofreading — **11 %**
- standards adherence — **11 %**
- reviewer feedback incorporation — **11 %**
- terminology research — **11 %**
- terminology adherence — **11 %**
- task execution — **11 %**
- team collaboration — **11 %**
- document review — **11 %**
- edit suggestion — **11 %**
- document formatting — **11 %**
- consistency maintenance — **11 %**
- content correction — **11 %**
- content evaluation — **11 %**
- content translation — **11 %**
- accuracy assurance — **11 %**
- accuracy confirmation — **11 %**
- manuscript preparation — **11 %**
- insight sharing — **11 %**
- journal submission requirements adherence — **11 %**
- formatting consistency — **11 %**
- electronic software formatting — **11 %**
- deadline adherence — **11 %**
- error correction — **11 %**

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