# News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

SOC 27-3023. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $62,200 (middle half $45,370–$98,450; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $61,101; 94% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: -5.9%; ~3.4k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Journalism: 37% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/journalism)
- Communications: 9% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)
- Mass Media: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/broadcasting-digital-media)
- English Language And Literature: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/english)
- Political Science And Government: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)
- Economics: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/economics)
- History: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/history)
- Psychology: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Composition And Rhetoric: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/writing)
- Philosophy And Religious Studies: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/philosophy, https://educationguide.com/degrees/religious-studies)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $43,820
- AL: $43,440
- AR: $37,450
- AZ: $43,100
- CO: $60,770
- CT: $61,620
- DC: $105,390
- DE: $55,600
- FL: $58,730
- GA: $81,910
- HI: $56,730
- IA: $43,540
- ID: $51,190
- IL: $60,590
- IN: $47,610
- KS: $45,870
- KY: $47,530
- LA: $50,750
- MD: $63,680
- ME: $50,090
- MI: $62,760
- MN: $46,490
- MO: $46,920
- MS: $45,240
- MT: $47,960
- NC: $58,670
- ND: $43,420
- NE: $40,420
- NH: $48,450
- NJ: $59,830
- NM: $54,610
- NV: $78,550
- NY: $100,770
- OH: $47,880
- OK: $48,210
- OR: $49,200
- PR: $44,870
- RI: $74,570
- SC: $47,940
- SD: $43,520
- TN: $62,390
- TX: $48,470
- UT: $61,880
- VA: $62,140
- VT: $46,970
- WA: $54,760
- WI: $57,530
- WV: $35,280
- WY: $36,040

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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