Can you get into copyediting with only a bachelors degree in English?

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Copyediting is not rocket science. To have a BA in English is more than enough.
BA in English is sufficent for a copyediting job. You need, however, to have done an internship in copyediting. If not, you need to know someone in the profession. Good copyeditors in Manhattan could earn over $60,000 a year plus with 10 years of experience and talent for pithy colorful phrases.