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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Part of Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications, in the Journalism and Broadcasting pathway.

Job zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 27-3023.00

What the work is

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.

On a typical day

  • 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.
  • Research a story's background information to provide complete and accurate information.

What it pays

$47,650
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $29,350
Experienced workers reach $108,260
  1. $29k10th
  2. $44k25th
  3. $48kMedian
  4. $73k75th
  5. $108k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $29,350, 25th $44,250, Median $47,650, 75th $72,830, 90th $108,260

About 180 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

-10.2%

employment change in the Alamo region, 176 to 158 jobs · U.S. -4%

13

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 4,100

176

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 49,300

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Speaking3.9
  2. Writing4.3
  3. Reading Comprehension3.6
  4. Active Listening3.8
  5. Social Perceptiveness3.6
  6. Time Management3.4
  7. Critical Thinking3.5
  8. Coordination3.4

Alamo programs that lead here

  • Northeast Lakeview
  • Northwest Vista
  1. Speech Communication

    Transfer pre-major

  2. Mass Communication

    Transfer pre-major · Creative & Communication Arts

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