News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
SOC Code: 27-3023
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalistss write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers. This career typically requires considerable preparation (2-4 years). With an AI-proof score of 88.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Writing, Speaking, Writing.
AI-Proof Score: 88.0 — Very High
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Median Salary
$60,280
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Job Growth
-3.9%
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Training Time
Considerable preparation (2-4 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 4 / 5
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Training Cost
~$40,000
Key Skills
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Active Listening
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Critical Thinking
Common Tasks
- ✓Write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers.
- ✓Coordinate and serve as an anchor on news broadcast programs.
- ✓Examine news items of local, national, and international significance to determine topics to address, or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.
- ✓Analyze and interpret news and information received from various sources to broadcast the information.
- ✓Receive assignments or evaluate leads or tips to develop story ideas.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation