News analysts, reporters & correspondents

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2017 Workforce

71.4k

Average Age

39.8

Average Salary

$60,493

Average Male Salary

$63,732

Average Female Salary

$56,634

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News analysts, reporters & correspondents are most often employed by the Newspaper publishers industry. The average yearly wage for News analysts, reporters & correspondents was $60,493 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most News analysts, reporters & correspondents are District of Columbia (South Central) PUMA, DC, NYC-Manhattan Community District 8--Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island PUMA, NY, and NYC-Manhattan Community District 9--Morningside Heights & Hamilton Heights PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of News analysts, reporters & correspondents are District of Columbia (South Central) PUMA, DC, NYC-Manhattan Community District 9--Morningside Heights & Hamilton Heights PUMA, NY, and District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC.

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Employment and salary information for the News analysts, reporters & correspondents workforce. News analysts, reporters & correspondents workforce in 2017 was 71,444 people, of which 45.6% were women and 54.4% were men. News analysts, reporters & correspondents are paid most in Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (South Central) PUMA, DC.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

38,843

Male Workforce

± 4.84k

32,601

Female Workforce

± 4.43k

The News analysts, reporters & correspondents workforce in 2017 was 71,444 people (45.6% women and 54.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 0.444% between 2014 (71,128) and 2017 (71,444).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($94,079), New Jersey ($93,857), and Connecticut ($82,065).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$60,493

AVERAGE WAGE

#139 in the ranking (2017)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, News analysts, reporters & correspondents earned an average of $60,493, $4,190 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of News analysts, reporters & correspondents in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.46

WAGE GINI

In 2017, News analysts, reporters & correspondents had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.46, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for News analysts, reporters & correspondents (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 & correspondents compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ News analysts, reporters & correspondents and on wages for those in the field. Newspaper publishers is the industry that employs the most News analysts, reporters & correspondents, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for News analysts, reporters & correspondents, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($129,182).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

71.4k

2017 Workforce

± 6,561

−0.401%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13%

This graphic shows the share of News analysts, reporters & correspondents employed by various industries. Newspaper publishers employs the largest share of News analysts, reporters & correspondents at 48.3%, followed by Broadcasting (except internet) with 43.7% and Periodical, book, & directory publishers with 8.02%.

Diversity

Demographic information on News analysts, reporters & correspondents in the US. The workforce of News analysts, reporters & correspondents in 2017 was 71,444 people, with 45.6% woman, and 54.4% men. The average age of male News analysts, reporters & correspondents in the workforce is 41.4 and of female News analysts, reporters & correspondents is 37.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for News analysts, reporters & correspondents is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of News analysts, reporters & correspondents in 2017 was 71,444 people, with 45.6% woman, and 54.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (13,263 people), 20 to 24 years (9,624 people), and 30 to 34 years (9,174 people). Among them they concentrated 45.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 9.5% of News analysts, reporters & correspondents workers were Hispanic and 90.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (62.2%), Puerto Rican (24.1)%, and Cuban (13.7)%

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Races

In 2017, 83.5% of the News analysts, reporters & correspondents workforce were White, of which 44.2% were women and 55.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (7.14%) and Asian (4.38%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for News analysts, reporters & correspondents from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for News analysts, reporters & correspondents is Communications but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 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 & correspondents in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (30,237 people), English (6,325 people), and Social Sciences (4,725 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the News analysts, reporters & correspondents workers were Bachelors Degree (45,064 people), Graduate Degree (13,747 people), and Some college (7,379 people).

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