News analysts, reporters, and journalists

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
78.5k
Average Age
41
Estimated Job Growth
−3.85%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$77,106
Average Male Salary
$80,504
Average Female Salary
$73,217

About

News analysts, reporters, and journalists are most often employed by the uninformed industry. The average yearly wage for News analysts, reporters, and journalists was $77,106 in 2023.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce. News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce in 2023 was 78,494 people, of which 46.6% were women and 53.4% were men. News analysts, reporters, and journalists are paid most in Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
41,890
Male Workforce
± 5.02k
36,604
Female Workforce
± 4.7k

The News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce in 2023 was 78,494 people (46.6% women and 53.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 9.98% between 2018 (71,369) and 2023 (78,494).

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Employment by Location

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During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($132,966), District of Columbia ($126,348), and New Jersey ($111,531).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$77,106
AVERAGE WAGE
#158 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, News analysts, reporters, and journalists earned an average of $77,106, $9,379 more than the average national salary of $67,727

Wage Distribution

Gender
0.438
WAGE GINI

In 2023, News analysts, reporters, and journalists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.438, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for News analysts, reporters, and journalists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ News analysts, reporters, and journalists and on wages for those in the field. uninformed is the industry that employs the most News analysts, reporters, and journalists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for News analysts, reporters, and journalists, by average wage, is Computer Systems Design ($115,155).

Occupations by Industries

Metric
Value
78.5k
2023 Workforce
± 6,877
3.23%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 12.1%

This graphic shows the share of News analysts, reporters, and journalists employed by various industries. uninformed employs the largest share of News analysts, reporters, and journalists at 82.6%, followed by Independent artists, writers, and performers with 11.1% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 3.17%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on News analysts, reporters, and journalists in the US. The workforce of News analysts, reporters, and journalists in 2023 was 78,494 people, with 46.6% woman, and 53.4% men. The average age of male News analysts, reporters, and journalists in the workforce is 43.4 and of female News analysts, reporters, and journalists is 38.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for News analysts, reporters, and journalists is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of News analysts, reporters, and journalists in 2023 was 78,494 people, with 46.6% woman, and 53.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (13,036 people), 30 to 34 years (10,947  people), and 35 to 39 years (9,473 people). Among them they concentrated 42.8% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 10.8% of News analysts, reporters, and journalists workers were Hispanic and 89.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (46.6%), Puerto Rican (10.3)%, and Spaniard (7.49)%

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Races

In 2023, 71.9% of the News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce were White, of which 43.7% were women and 56.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.1%) and Two or More Races (7.54%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for News analysts, reporters, and journalists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for News analysts, reporters, and journalists is Communications but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Communications.

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 News analysts, reporters, and journalists in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (30,918 people), English (7,613 people), and Social Sciences (6,785 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the News analysts, reporters, and journalists workers were Bachelors Degree (48,718 people), Graduate Degree (17,499 people), and Some college (6,803 people).

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Projections

Projections on job growth for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists are expected to see a growth of −3.85% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−3.85%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.07%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for News analysts, reporters, and journalists. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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