Journalist

#47Declining

5/5

Key facts

−5.9%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: high according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −5.9% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Investigates, checks and writes news for print, radio, television or the web.

177 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

advice columnist
architecture & design critic
architecture critic
art critic
arts journalist
arts reporter
assistant editor
beauty vlogger
blog content writer
blog writer
blogger
broadcast news editor
business & economics journalist
business & economics reporter
business & finance journalist
business and economics journalist
business and economics reporter
business and finance journalist
business correspondent
business journalist
business reporter
business writer
chief editor
cinema critic
columnist
commentator
copy editor
copy editor/fact checker
copy-editor
correspondent
crime & critical events journalist
crime & defence correspondent
crime and critical events journalist
crime and defence correspondent
crime correspondent
crime journalist
crime reporter
crime writer
critic
digital news editor
digital sports journalist
drinks blogger
economic journalist
economic reporter
editor in chief
editor-in-chief
editor/fact checker
editorial assistant
editorial director
editorial opinion columnist
entertainment correspondent
entertainment journalist
entertainment reporter
event reporter
executive director of editorial
executive editor
executive editorial director
fact checker
fact-checker
fashion blogger
fashion vlogger
features editor
film & entertainment journalist
film and entertainment journalist
film critic
film journalist
financial journalist
food blogger
food columnist
food critic
foreign affairs correspondent
foreign business correspondent
foreign correspondent
foreign journalist
foreign news correspondent
foreign reporter
forensic journalist
game critic
gossip columnist
graphics editor
head blogger
head editor
health blogger
humor columnist
image editor
international correspondent
international news director
investigative journalist
journalist
journalist specialising in EU politics
journalist specialising in global politics
journalist specialising in international politics
journalist specialising in US politics
journalist/fact checker
language editor
lifestyle blogger
lifestyle vlogger
literary critic
live event journalist
live reporter
magazine editor
magazine features editor
magazine journalist
magazine supplements editor
managing editor
music critic
music journalist
news anchor
news director
news editor
news writer
newspaper editor
newspaper graphics editor
newspaper news editor
night news editor
on-line business journalist
on-line content writer
on-line sports journalist
on-line video columnist
on-the-scene reporter
photo editor
photograph editor
picture editor
picture selector and organiser
picture selector and organizer
political analyst
political columnist
political commentator
political correspondent
political journalist
political reporter
politics reporter
radio editor
radio journalist
radio news editor
radio reporter
radio sports journalist
red carpet reporter
reporter
researcher/fact checker
reviewer
science journalist
senior business journalist
senior columnist
senior copy editor
senior crime journalist
sport journalist
sports blogger
sports broadcast journalist
sports commentator
sports correspondent
sports editor
sports journalist
sports journalist & commentator
sports journalist and commentator
sports reporter
television critic
television news director
television news editor
theater critic
theatre critic
theatre reporter
travel blogger
travel vlogger
TV critic
tv news director
TV news editor
vegan food blogger
video blogger
video podcaster
video weblogger
vlogger
vlogger & blogger
vlogger and blogger
web editor
web video columnist
writer/fact checker

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.

Gauges

Risk 5/5 · Very high

AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (high)

Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (News analysts, reporters, and journalists)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayAverageBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $62,200

EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.