News analysts, reporters, and journalists

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2024 Workforce

79.2k

Average Age

40.8

Estimated Job Growth

−3.85%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$79,448

Average Male Salary

$81,998

Average Female Salary

$76,615

About

News analysts, reporters, and journalists are most often employed by the Broadcasting & content providers industry. The average yearly wage for News analysts, reporters, and journalists was $79,448 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most News analysts, reporters, and journalists are District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC, and NYC-Manhattan Community District 8--Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of News analysts, reporters, and journalists are District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC, and District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce. News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce in 2024 was 79,174 people, of which 47.4% were women and 52.6% were men. News analysts, reporters, and journalists are paid most in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

41,669

Male Workforce

± 5.01k

37,505

Female Workforce

± 4.75k

The News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce in 2024 was 79,174 people (47.4% women and 52.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 10.9% between 2018 (71,369) and 2024 (79,174).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for News analysts, reporters, and journalists.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($138,503), District of Columbia ($129,681), and Maryland ($104,265).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$79,448

AVERAGE WAGE

#145 in the ranking (2018)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, News analysts, reporters, and journalists earned an average of $79,448, $9,571 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of News analysts, reporters, and journalists in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2018.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.434

WAGE GINI

In 2024, News analysts, reporters, and journalists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.434, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for News analysts, reporters, and journalists compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ News analysts, reporters, and journalists and on wages for those in the field. Broadcasting & content providers 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 Wired telecommunications carriers ($141,386).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

79.2k

2024 Workforce

± 6,906

0.866%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.3%

This graphic shows the share of News analysts, reporters, and journalists employed by various industries. Broadcasting & content providers employs the largest share of News analysts, reporters, and journalists at 49.2%, followed by Newspaper publishers with 32.3% and Independent artists, writers, and performers with 13.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on News analysts, reporters, and journalists in the US. The workforce of News analysts, reporters, and journalists in 2024 was 79,174 people, with 47.4% woman, and 52.6% 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 37.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for News analysts, reporters, and journalists is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of News analysts, reporters, and journalists in 2024 was 79,174 people, with 47.4% woman, and 52.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (13,246 people), 30 to 34 years (11,207 people), and 20 to 24 years (9,138 people). Among them they concentrated 42.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 11.1% of News analysts, reporters, and journalists workers were Hispanic and 88.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (44.2%), Puerto Rican (9.69)%, and Colombian (8.44)%

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Races

In 2024, 70% of the News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce were White, of which 43.9% were women and 56.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.8%) and Two or More Races (9.07%).

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 2024 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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (32,376 people), English (6,922 people), and Social Sciences (6,805 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the News analysts, reporters, and journalists workers were Bachelors Degree (50,666 people), Graduate Degree (17,481 people), and Some college (5,807 people).

The graphic shows the News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce by gender and educational level.

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.