SOC 27-3023BLS OEWS May 2025H-1B LCAs, last 12 months
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.
National median · BLS
$62,200
▲ +3.19%YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$67,000
▼ -10.67%YoY · 77 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$102,460
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
39,250
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Pay range for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 77 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.
Percentile
All U.S. workers (BLS)
H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay
$36,240
$51,301
25th
$45,370
$56,202
Median (50th)
$62,200
$67,000
75th
$98,450
$100,000
90th — top pay
$144,140
$126,817
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $67,000 for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists —
7.7% above
the BLS national median of $62,200.
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Projections 2025–2035
Job outlook for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
BLS projects employment of news analysts, reporters, and journalists to decline 5.9% from 2025 to 2035, while employment across all occupations grows 3.5%.
About 3,400 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.
Jobs 2025 → 2035
47,100 → 44,300
-2,800 jobs
Projected change
-5.9%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
3,400
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
No related experience required
Self-employed
16.8% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 4)
Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.
H-1B median$67,000
Change vs prior year-10.67%
After inflation (CPI-U)-13.38%
Wage level
LCAs
Share
P25
Median
P75
Level I
43
55.8%
$56,202
$63,128
$93,500
Level II
16
20.8%
$58,570
$65,879
$91,035
H-1B job titles
Salaries by job title in News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
The 1 most-filed job titles inside SOC 27-3023, from 77 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.
Job title
LCAs
Share
P25
Median
P75
YoY
▶Reporter
16
20.78%
$56,202
$63,128
$78,968
+0.2%
Reporter · full pay range (16 LCAs)
P10$49,068
P25$56,202
Median$63,128
P75$78,968
P90$108,884
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$61,00611 LCAs
Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.
Top H-1B sponsors for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salaries by state
BLS state medians, plus the same figure adjusted for local prices (BEA Regional Price Parities). Tap a state for its full range and H-1B pay.
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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salaries by metro area
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Skills & tools
Skills needed for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.
Top skills
Active Listening4.5
Reading Comprehension4.4
Speaking4.3
Critical Thinking4.1
Writing4.0
Active Learning3.8
Social Perceptiveness3.8
Time Management3.6
Complex Problem Solving3.4
Coordination3.4
Top knowledge areas
English Language4.8
Communications and Media4.7
Computers and Electronics3.6
Telecommunications3.1
Customer and Personal Service3.1
Law and Government2.7
Geography2.5
Administration and Management2.4
Software and technology used
Adobe After EffectsAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopFacebookHypertext markup language HTMLIBM SPSS StatisticsMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft WordWordPressAdobe Premiere ProApple Final Cut ProAudion Laboratories VoxProAvid Technology Pro Tools
Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
About the job
What news analysts, reporters, and journalists do
Report news stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
Gather information and develop perspectives about news subjects through research, interviews, observation, and experience.
Research a story's background information to provide complete and accurate information.
Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story.
Establish and maintain relationships with individuals who are credible sources of information.
Investigate breaking news developments, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories.
Select material most pertinent to presentation, and organize this material into appropriate formats.
Report on specialized fields such as medicine, green technology, environmental issues, science, politics, sports, arts, consumer affairs, business, religion, crime, or education.
Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.
Similar jobs and how they pay
Occupations O*NET lists as closely related to News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists, with BLS national medians compared with this occupation's $62,200.
