Upwork jobs by skill · October 2026
Proofreading jobs on Upwork: 36 a day at a median $21 an hour
Clients posted 1,076 new Proofreading jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 36 a day. 50% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price. Hourly Proofreading jobs offer a median $21 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $18 and $28. Free alerts for these jobs in Telegram, AI filter included.
A new Proofreading job about every 40 minutes
36 a day on average · busiest Tuesday around 8 am US Eastern
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- 36/daynew Proofreading jobs, 1,076 in 30 days
- $21median hourly rate clients offer
- $100median fixed-price budget
- 33%of jobs from US clients
How many Proofreading jobs are on Upwork?
Clients posted 1,076 new Proofreading jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 36 a day. 50% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
Source: new Upwork jobs flconsole tracked in the 30 days to 21 October 2026. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with. Average new jobs a day.
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| Skill | New jobs a day | Jobs in 30 days |
|---|---|---|
| Proofreading | 36 | 1,076 |
| English | 129 | 3,863 |
| Translation | 34 | 1,008 |
| Copy Editing | 11 | 343 |
| Writing | 43 | 1,295 |
How much do Proofreading jobs on Upwork pay?
Hourly Proofreading jobs offer a median $21 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $18 and $28. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $100 (middle half $25–$700).
- Middle half of jobs
- Median
Source: new Upwork jobs flconsole tracked in the 30 days to 21 October 2026. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with. Hourly rate = middle of the client's range. Box = middle half of hourly jobs, mark = median.
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| Skill | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | Hourly jobs with a rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proofreading | $18 | $21 | $28 | 280 |
| English | $10 | $18 | $25 | 1,609 |
| Translation | $15 | $20 | $25 | 359 |
| Copy Editing | $22 | $25 | $33 | 100 |
| Writing | $14 | $22 | $32 | 394 |
Who hires for Proofreading on Upwork?
33% of Proofreading jobs come from US clients and 85% from clients with verified payment. Clients who have hired before spent a median $8,984 on Upwork; 33% spent over $10k.
- 85%from clients with verified payment
- $8,984median past spend of clients who have hired
- 33%from clients who spent over $10k
When are most Proofreading jobs posted?
The most new Proofreading jobs go live on Tuesday around 8 am US Eastern. New jobs keep coming all week, so an alert for new jobs is more reliable than checking at a set hour. See the full week by hour in Best time to apply on Upwork.
Skills often hired with Proofreading
Clients who post Proofreading jobs also tag these skills most often.
- English: about 129 jobs a day, median $18/hr
- Translation: about 34 jobs a day, median $20/hr
- Copy Editing: about 11 jobs a day, median $25/hr
- Writing: about 43 jobs a day, median $22/hr
- Content Writing: about 120 jobs a day, median $18/hr
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Clients posted 1,076 new Proofreading jobs on Upwork in the 30 days to 21 October 2026, about 36 a day. 50% of them are hourly, the rest fixed-price.
Hourly Proofreading jobs offer a median $21 an hour; the middle half of jobs sits between $18 and $28. Fixed-price jobs have a median budget of $100 (middle half $25–$700).
The most new Proofreading jobs go live on Tuesday around 8 am US Eastern. New jobs keep coming all week, so an alert for new jobs is more reliable than checking at a set hour.
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Source: new Upwork jobs flconsole tracked in the 30 days to 21 October 2026. A job counts for every skill it is tagged with. Rates and budgets are what clients offer in job posts, not what freelancers earn.
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