News Analysts, Reporters and Correspondents

This post summarizes key statistics on News Analysts, Reporters and Correspondents using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 13,608
25 43,216
30 58,341
35 72,385
40 81,029
45 82,393
50 84,296
55 79,409
60 73,715
65 66,984


Hours Worked Share
0-20 12.30
20-39 9.60
39-41 52.40
41-50 19.10
50-60 4.70
More than 60 1.90

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for News Analysts, Reporters and Correspondents.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
32.50 64,748 Radio and television broadcasting and cable
25.70 53,753 Newspaper publishing and printing
13.60 46,346 Miscellaneous professional and related services
9.60 75,865 Business services, n.e.c.
4.90 70,035 Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers
2.60 68,044 Advertising
2.50 50,089 Colleges and universities
0.70 83,189 Telephone communications
0.70 56,704 Theaters and motion pictures
0.70 87,960 Membership organizations, n.e.c.

This table highlights the top industries people working as News Analysts, Reporters and Correspondents work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as News Analysts, Reporters and Correspondents. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as News Analysts, Reporters and Correspondents received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as News Analysts, Reporters and Correspondents. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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