Announcers

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2017 Workforce

41.5k

Average Age

41.3

Average Salary

$53,055

Average Male Salary

$56,061

Average Female Salary

$43,340

About

Announcers are most often employed by the Broadcasting (except internet) industry. The average yearly wage for Announcers was $53,055 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Announcers are West Central Minnesota PUMA, MN, Los Angeles County (Central)--Glendale City PUMA, CA, and Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Announcers are Lakota Region PUMA, SD, Regional Planning Commission 1--St. Tammany Parish (Northwest) PUMA, LA, and Central Nebraska PUMA, NE.

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Employment and salary information for the Announcers workforce. Announcers workforce in 2017 was 41,545 people, of which 23.6% were women and 76.4% were men. Announcers are paid most in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Lakota Region PUMA, SD.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

31,729

Male Workforce

± 4.37k

9,816

Female Workforce

± 2.43k

The Announcers workforce in 2017 was 41,545 people (23.6% women and 76.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 0.413% between 2014 (41,374) and 2017 (41,545).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Announcers.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($199,875), Connecticut ($100,539), and Colorado ($88,316).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$53,055

AVERAGE WAGE

#N/A in the ranking (N/A)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Announcers earned an average of $53,055, $14,672 less than the average national salary of $67,727

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.564

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Announcers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.564, which is higher than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Announcers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Announcers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Announcers and on wages for those in the field. Broadcasting (except internet) is the industry that employs the most Announcers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Announcers, by average wage, is Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers ($126,352).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

41.5k

2017 Workforce

± 5,003

1.21%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.9%

This graphic shows the share of Announcers employed by various industries. Broadcasting (except internet) employs the largest share of Announcers at 64.6%, followed by Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries with 26.9% and Drinking places, alcoholic beverages with 5.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Announcers in the US. The workforce of Announcers in 2017 was 41,545 people, with 23.6% woman, and 76.4% men. The average age of male Announcers in the workforce is 42.1 and of female Announcers is 38.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Announcers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Announcers in 2017 was 41,545 people, with 23.6% woman, and 76.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (5,322 people), 40 to 44 years (4,892 people), and 30 to 34 years (4,724 people). Among them they concentrated 36.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 14.9% of Announcers workers were Hispanic and 85.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (56.4%), Puerto Rican (19.3)%, and Dominican (7.77)%

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Races

In 2017, 76.5% of the Announcers workforce were White, of which 22.9% were women and 77.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.5%) and Other (4.06%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Announcers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Announcers is Communications but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Communication Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Announcers, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Announcers need more than the average amount of Speaking.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Announcers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (7,029 people), Business (1,635 people), and English (1,147 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Announcers workers were Bachelors Degree (14,047 people), Some college (11,316 people), and High School or Equivalent (7,490 people).

The graphic shows the Announcers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Announcers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Announcers need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension.