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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

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.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$62,200
Employment, U.S.39,250
Median hourly wage$29.91
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$36,240$45,370$62,200$98,450$144,140
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama530$43,4400.99
Alaska90$43,8201.04
Arizona450$43,1000.55
Arkansas260$37,4500.77
California4,140Not available0.90
Colorado590$60,7700.81
Connecticut470$61,6201.09
Delaware70$55,6000.56
District of Columbia1,720$105,3909.72
Florida2,490$58,7300.99
Georgia1,520$81,9101.23
Hawaii120$56,7300.77
Idaho220$51,1901.03
Illinois1,060$60,5900.69
Indiana530$47,6100.66
Iowa590$43,5401.49
Kansas400$45,8701.10
Kentucky370$47,5300.73
Louisiana410$50,7500.83
Maine250$50,0901.57
Maryland580$63,6800.83
Massachusetts810Not available0.88
Michigan960$62,7600.86
Minnesota510$46,4900.69
Mississippi310$45,2401.07
Missouri480$46,9200.65
Montana290$47,9602.24
Nebraska350$40,4201.34
Nevada370$78,5500.96
New Hampshire90$48,4500.53
New Jersey500$59,8300.46
New Mexico170$54,6100.78
New York5,750$100,7702.35
North Carolina930$58,6700.74
North Dakota160$43,4201.46
Ohio1,340$47,8800.96
Oklahoma400$48,2100.92
Oregon410$49,2000.83
Pennsylvania1,160Not available0.76
Rhode Island150$74,5701.17
South Carolina480$47,9400.83
South Dakota190$43,5201.63
Tennessee600$62,3900.73
Texas2,670$48,4700.75
Utah240$61,8800.54
Vermont90$46,9701.11
Virginia1,110$62,1401.07
Washington880$54,7600.98
West Virginia190$35,2801.07
Wisconsin740$57,5301.00
Wyoming80$36,0401.14

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys40.967
2Editors40.959
3Writers and Authors40.955
4Intelligence Analysts40.948
5Producers and Directors40.946
6Substitute Teachers, Short-Term40.945
7Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers40.940
8Lawyers50.937
9Public Relations Specialists40.933
10Communications Teachers, Postsecondary50.932

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Poets, Lyricists and Creative WritersWriting1.370.940
Talent DirectorsNegotiation0.870.925
Digital Forensics AnalystsSystems Analysis0.870.919
Loan Interviewers and ClerksMathematics1.500.912
Brokerage ClerksMathematics1.880.912
Teaching Assistants, Special EducationLearning Strategies1.000.911
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and AthletesNegotiation1.120.911

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists, excluding software News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Avid Technology Media Composer6 of 2046.2x
Adobe Creative Cloud software11 of 206.5x
LinkedIn9 of 207.8x
Google Analytics8 of 209.2x
TikTok5 of 2025.6x
Canva5 of 2021.0x
Adobe Acrobat12 of 203.4x
Google Drive8 of 205.8x
Adobe Illustrator9 of 204.2x
HubSpot software5 of 2012.8x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.50 4.38
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.38 4.38
SpeakingEssential skill 4.25 4.25
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.12 4.25
WritingEssential skill 4.00 4.38
Active LearningEssential skill 3.75 4.00
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.75 3.88
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.62 3.25
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.38 3.38
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.38 3.25
MonitoringEssential skill 3.25 3.62
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.25 3.50
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.25 3.38
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.88 2.75
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.50 2.62
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.50 2.50
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 2.50 2.25
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.50 2.25
InstructingTransferable skill 2.38 2.50
MathematicsEssential skill 1.88 1.62
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 1.75 1.25
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 1.75 1.25
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.75 0.88
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.62 1.25
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.62 0.88
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.62 0.75
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.62 0.75
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 1.38not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.12not rated
ScienceEssential skill 1.12not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
English Language 4.75 5.32
Communications and Media 4.73 5.36
Computers and Electronics 3.58 4.63
Telecommunications 3.11 2.86
Customer and Personal Service 3.09 3.68
Law and Government 2.72 2.92
Geography 2.51 3.12
Administration and Management 2.37 1.84
Mathematics 2.35 2.71
Public Safety and Security 2.35 2.18
Education and Training 2.28 2.53
History and Archeology 2.28 2.52
Transportation 2.27 2.25
Sales and Marketing 2.23 1.85
Administrative 2.22 2.83
Fine Arts 2.22 1.75
Sociology and Anthropology 2.15 2.31
Design 2.15 1.93
Economics and Accounting 2.08 1.43
Production and Processing 1.99 1.68
Engineering and Technology 1.90not rated
Philosophy and Theology 1.82 1.87
Personnel and Human Resources 1.78 1.14
Food Production 1.77not rated
Foreign Language 1.74not rated
Therapy and Counseling 1.66not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.65not rated
Mechanical 1.61not rated
Psychology 1.60 0.86
Building and Construction 1.55not rated
Biology 1.54not rated
Physics 1.53not rated
Chemistry 1.48not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Written Expression 4.50 4.75
Written Comprehension 4.50 4.62
Oral Expression 4.38 4.62
Oral Comprehension 4.38 4.50
Inductive Reasoning 4.12 4.12
Deductive Reasoning 4.12 4.00
Speech Clarity 4.00 3.88
Information Ordering 3.75 3.75
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.75
Originality 3.62 3.88
Near Vision 3.62 3.75
Problem Sensitivity 3.62 3.75
Fluency of Ideas 3.50 4.00
Category Flexibility 3.25 3.12
Flexibility of Closure 3.12 3.00
Selective Attention 3.00 3.00
Perceptual Speed 2.88 2.75
Speed of Closure 2.88 2.75
Far Vision 2.75 2.75
Memorization 2.75 2.38
Visualization 2.62 2.50
Time Sharing 2.38 2.38
Auditory Attention 2.38 2.12
Visual Color Discrimination 2.12 1.75
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.00 1.62
Hearing Sensitivity 2.00 1.62
Trunk Strength 2.00 1.62
Number Facility 1.88 1.75
Mathematical Reasoning 1.88 1.62
Depth Perception 1.75 1.38
Finger Dexterity 1.75 1.25
Control Precision 1.75 1.12
Manual Dexterity 1.75 1.12
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.75 1.12
Night Vision 1.75 1.00
Spatial Orientation 1.75 1.00
Glare Sensitivity 1.62 1.00
Peripheral Vision 1.62 0.88
Reaction Time 1.62 0.88
Multilimb Coordination 1.62 0.75
Response Orientation 1.62 0.75
Rate Control 1.62 0.62
Sound Localization 1.50 0.75
Gross Body Coordination 1.38 0.50
Speed of Limb Movement 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Dynamic Strength 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 41
  • RCS NexGen Digital
  • Snapchat
  • Social media sites
  • Social media software
  • Statistical analysis software
  • Statistics databases
  • Twitter
  • Video editing software
  • Web browser software
  • Web content management system CMS software
  • YouTube

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Waterbury-Shelton, CT1503.78Not available
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,3903.02$101,020
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ5,3602.24$101,670
Lincoln, NE1002.15$41,550
Jacksonville, FL3902.00$56,890
Jackson, MS1301.95$47,990
Portland-South Portland, ME1301.80$50,390
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA1101.78$47,630
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,0501.75Not available
Madison, WI1601.54$60,780

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