News analysts, reporters, and journalists

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2021 Workforce

72.9k

Average Age

40.9

Average Salary

$69,304

Average Male Salary

$74,575

Average Female Salary

$63,063

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News analysts, reporters, and journalists are most often employed by the Newspaper publishers industry. The average yearly wage for News analysts, reporters, and journalists was $69,304 in 2021.

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 Upper East Side PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of News analysts, reporters, and journalists are District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC, District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, and Crown Heights North & Prospect Heights PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce. News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce in 2021 was 72,881 people, of which 45.8% were women and 54.2% were men. News analysts, reporters, and journalists are paid most in New Rochelle & Mount Vernon Cities PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

39,509

Male Workforce

± 4.88k

33,372

Female Workforce

± 4.48k

The News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce in 2021 was 72,881 people (45.8% women and 54.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 2.91% between 2018 (70,821) and 2021 (72,881).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($107,558), Montana ($106,612), and New Jersey ($100,014).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$69,304

AVERAGE WAGE

#156 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, News analysts, reporters, and journalists earned an average of $69,304, $9,708 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of News analysts, reporters, and journalists in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.447

WAGE GINI

In 2021, News analysts, reporters, and journalists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.447, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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. Newspaper publishers 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 Data processing, hosting & related services ($181,558).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

72.9k

2021 Workforce

± 6,626

2.35%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.6%

This graphic shows the share of News analysts, reporters, and journalists employed by various industries. Newspaper publishers employs the largest share of News analysts, reporters, and journalists at 46.4%, followed by Broadcasting (except internet) with 41.8% and Other information services, except libraries & archives, & internet publishing & broadcasting & web search portals with 11.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on News analysts, reporters, and journalists in the US. The workforce of News analysts, reporters, and journalists in 2021 was 72,881 people, with 45.8% woman, and 54.2% men. The average age of male News analysts, reporters, and journalists in the workforce is 43 and of female News analysts, reporters, and journalists is 38.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for News analysts, reporters, and journalists is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of News analysts, reporters, and journalists in 2021 was 72,881 people, with 45.8% woman, and 54.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (12,253 people), 30 to 34 years (9,873 people), and 20 to 24 years (8,587 people). Among them they concentrated 42.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 10.5% of News analysts, reporters, and journalists workers were Hispanic and 89.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (77.6%), Puerto Rican (11.9)%, and Spaniard (10.5)%

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Races

In 2021, 76.9% of the News analysts, reporters, and journalists workforce were White, of which 44.1% were women and 55.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.8%) and Asian (6.34%).

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 2021 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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (30,051 people), English (6,742 people), and Social Sciences (5,544 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the News analysts, reporters, and journalists workers were Bachelors Degree (46,061 people), Graduate Degree (14,951 people), and Some college (7,003 people).

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