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Extra, extra, read all about BLS data for Newspaper Week! Beginning the first Sunday in October, Newspaper Week recognizes newspapers and their employees who keep us informed about current events around the world and at home.
Employment in largest occupations in newspaper publishers, May 2023
Occupation
Employment
News analysts, reporters, and journalists
15,250
Editors
14,670
Advertising sales agents
10,740
Graphic designers
3,810
General and operations managers
3,780
Printing press operators
3,720
Office clerks, general
3,590
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
2,710
Driver/sales workers
2,450
Writers and authors
2,140
Customer service representatives
1,960
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
1,820
Market research analysts and marketing specialists
1,580
Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
1,450
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
1,270
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
1,240
Photographers
1,220
Light truck drivers
1,080
Producers and directors
990
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
990
About 98,960 employees worked in newspaper publishers in May 2023. The three largest occupations in this industry made up 41 percent of employment: news analysts, reporters, and journalists, with approximately 15,250 jobs; editors (14,670); and advertising sales agents (10,740). The largest occupations in newspaper publishers also included graphic designers (3,810), general and operations managers (3,780), and printing press operators (3,720).
Mail clerks & mail machine operators, except postal service
29,580
The average annual wage of employees in newspaper publishers was $60,750, below the U.S. average of $65,470 for all industries and occupations combined. Of the three largest occupations in this industry, only editors ($71,400) had an above-average wage. Average wages for news analysts, reporters, and journalists ($53,700) and advertising sales agents ($50,090) in newspaper publishers were below the U.S. average. Other large occupations in newspaper publishers had average wages ranging from $113,280 per year for general and operations managers to $29,580 for mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service.
These data are from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program. For more information, see the OEWS data for newspaper publishers. Data include wage and salary employees of newspaper publishers only and do not include the self-employed, such as self-employed freelance journalists. Newspaper publishers may publish newspapers in either print or electronic form, including only on the Internet.
United States Department of Labor
