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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$62,200
United States, 2025
Employment
39,250
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. May collect and analyze information through interview, investigation, or observation.
- O*NET code
- 27-3023.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Report news stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
- Gather information and develop perspectives about news subjects through research, interviews, observation, and experience.
- Research a story's background information to provide complete and accurate information.
- Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story.
- Establish and maintain relationships with individuals who are credible sources of information.
- Investigate breaking news developments, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories.
- Select material most pertinent to presentation, and organize this material into appropriate formats.
- Report on specialized fields such as medicine, green technology, environmental issues, science, politics, sports, arts, consumer affairs, business, religion, crime, or education.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$36,240
25th percentile
$45,370
75th percentile
$98,450
90th percentile
$144,140
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.5
- Reading Comprehension4.4
- Speaking4.3
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Writing4.0
- Active Learning3.8
- Social Perceptiveness3.8
- Time Management3.6
- Coordination3.4
- Complex Problem Solving3.4
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
- Monitoring3.3
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 13 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
13
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.5 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.4 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Speaking | 4.3 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Active Learning | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Time Management | 3.6 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Coordination | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Persuasion | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with News Analysts, Reporters, and JournalistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $105,390 | 1,720 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $101,670 | 5,360 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $101,020 | 2,390 | 2025 |
| NY | $100,770 | 5,750 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | $85,040 | 1,090 | 2025 |
| GA | $81,910 | 1,520 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $81,640 | 300 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $80,000 | 220 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $79,760 | 190 | 2025 |
| NV | $78,550 | 370 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | $77,180 | 470 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $76,450 | 160 | 2025 |
| RI | $74,570 | 150 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $74,290 | 340 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $70,350 | 660 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $69,740 | 230 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $67,850 | 60 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $66,780 | 100 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | $66,440 | 370 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | $65,610 | 840 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.