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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
27-3022 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. Excludes "Broadcast News Analysts" (27-3021).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 40,090 |
2.6 % |
$23.93 |
$49,770 |
2.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.63 |
$13.43 |
$18.18 |
$28.87 |
$41.64 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$22,120 |
$27,940 |
$37,820 |
$60,060 |
$86,610 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
22,880 |
6.05 |
$20.40 |
$42,440 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
11,220 |
5.11 |
$27.59 |
$57,380 |
| Other Information Services |
4,200 |
1.64 |
$32.26 |
$67,100 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
320 |
0.57 |
$29.14 |
$60,620 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
220 |
0.01 |
$21.59 |
$44,910 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
22,880 |
6.05 |
$20.40 |
$42,440 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
11,220 |
5.11 |
$27.59 |
$57,380 |
| Other Information Services |
4,200 |
1.64 |
$32.26 |
$67,100 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
320 |
0.57 |
$29.14 |
$60,620 |
| Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
30 |
0.06 |
$22.06 |
$45,890 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Information Services |
4,200 |
1.64 |
$32.26 |
$67,100 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$30.91 |
$64,280 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
320 |
0.57 |
$29.14 |
$60,620 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
70 |
0.02 |
$29.02 |
$60,360 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
190 |
0.01 |
$28.25 |
$58,760 |
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
4,050 |
0.45 |
1.56 |
$34.69 |
$72,150 |
| California |
3,490 |
0.22 |
0.76 |
$25.22 |
$52,470 |
| District of Columbia |
2,390 |
3.41 |
11.94 |
$41.48 |
$86,270 |
| Florida |
2,270 |
0.28 |
0.97 |
$21.20 |
$44,090 |
| Texas |
1,890 |
0.16 |
0.56 |
$17.62 |
$36,650 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
2,390 |
3.41 |
11.94 |
$41.48 |
$86,270 |
| New York |
4,050 |
0.45 |
1.56 |
$34.69 |
$72,150 |
| Georgia |
980 |
0.23 |
0.82 |
$31.43 |
$65,370 |
| Maryland |
410 |
0.15 |
0.54 |
$31.25 |
$65,010 |
| Alaska |
120 |
0.36 |
1.25 |
$30.12 |
$62,650 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
3,610 |
0.55 |
1.92 |
$36.98 |
$76,920 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
2,880 |
1.16 |
4.05 |
$38.71 |
$80,510 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,510 |
0.36 |
1.25 |
$26.58 |
$55,280 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
870 |
0.24 |
0.84 |
$23.97 |
$49,850 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
690 |
0.38 |
1.34 |
$32.20 |
$66,970 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
570 |
0.22 |
0.78 |
$32.34 |
$67,260 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
490 |
0.26 |
0.91 |
$28.90 |
$60,110 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
450 |
0.23 |
0.82 |
$28.61 |
$59,510 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
420 |
0.35 |
1.22 |
$18.36 |
$38,190 |
| San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
400 |
0.38 |
1.31 |
$26.92 |
$55,990 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
2,880 |
1.16 |
4.05 |
$38.71 |
$80,510 |
| Casper, WY |
40 |
1.01 |
3.55 |
$13.94 |
$29,000 |
| Charleston, WV |
100 |
0.90 |
3.15 |
$18.16 |
$37,780 |
| Bismarck, ND |
70 |
0.89 |
3.10 |
$17.12 |
$35,620 |
| Abilene, TX |
60 |
0.86 |
3.01 |
$17.00 |
$35,350 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
210 |
0.85 |
2.99 |
$18.46 |
$38,400 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
30 |
0.69 |
2.42 |
$20.18 |
$41,980 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
230 |
0.66 |
2.32 |
$25.61 |
$53,260 |
| Albany, GA |
40 |
0.64 |
2.23 |
$15.18 |
$31,580 |
| Mansfield, OH |
30 |
0.62 |
2.16 |
$13.55 |
$28,180 |
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United States Department of Labor
