Occupation Atlaslexicographer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/49c3db8c-c586-42d1-9726-f65d8303c0b1
lexicographer
Lexicographers write and compile the content for dictionaries. They also determine which new words are common use and should be included in the glossary.
Job Zone
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Typically associated skills
Essential (11)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- create definitions
- follow work schedule
- grammar
- linguistics
- practical lexicography
- scientific research methodology
- search databases
- spelling
Optional (17)
- consult with editor
- create semantic trees
- develop technical glossaries
- do historical research
- edit dictionary entries
- identify new words
- manage budgets
- project management principles
- search engines
- supervise staff
- supervise work
- theoretical lexicography
- translate foreign language
- translate language concepts
- typology
- use dictionaries
- use word processing software
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