I don't understand periodical editors. I am a book editor. If I like literature, being an editor must be close to my hobby. You can often read books to find high-quality manuscripts. Any career, well done, is promising, mainly depending on your own ability. The content of editing work depends on what kind of unit it is. If you are an editor of a publishing house, you are responsible for the selection, production and distribution of manuscripts, and you can communicate with authors, designers and readers. It would be nice to be a best seller in a year. The salary will not be very high. Depending on the place, it will be around 3,000, which is definitely lower than your present salary.