Arts, Design & Media

News Reporters & Journalists

SOC 27-3023

Find, verify, and report the news under constant deadline pressure.

Median pay

$62k

$45k to $98k typical range

Outlook

Declining

4k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

82%

modeled estimate · 99th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

37/100

Key skills

Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.