Occupation Profile for Reporters and Correspondents
Collect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation. Report and write stories for newspaper, news magazine, radio, or television.
Overview
| $33,470.00 | Median Annual Wage | 2,000 | Average Job Openings Per Year |
| 3.5 | Average Unemployment Percentage | 1.3 | Percentage That Completed High School |
| 59,000 | Employment Numbers in 2006 | 13.6 | Percentage That Had Some College |
| 60,000 | Employment Numbers in 2016 (est.) | 85.1 | Percentage That Went Beyond College Degree |
Sample Job Titles
Related Occupations
- Radio and Television Announcers
- Public Address System Announcers
- Broadcast News Analysts
- Editors
- Technical Writers
- Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Related Academic Programs
- Agricultural Communication/Journalism.
- Broadcast Journalism.
- Journalism, Other.
- Journalism.
- Mass Communication/Media Studies.
- Photojournalism.
- Political Communication.
Sources: Career Guide to Industries (CGI), Occupational Information Network (O*Net), Occupation Outlook Handbook (OOH)