Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

27-3023 News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	510	87	$24.39/hr	$16.75/hr	$18.09/hr	$22.98/hr	$29.39/hr	$32.37/hr

Leading Industries for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	N/A	N/A
Information	490	$23.19/hr
Public Administration	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Minnesota	N/A	N/A	-1.6%
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	10	$22.10/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	30	$17.87/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	40	$18.10/hr	-1.0%
Southwest Minnesota	40	$17.58/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	50	$17.51/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	70	$18.03/hr	-3.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	270	$24.56/hr	0.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	280	$24.56/hr	N/A
Minnesota	510	$22.98/hr	-0.9%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Editors	1,970	$30.96/hr	-5.0%
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	750	$21.52/hr	-10.1%
Public Relations Specialists	8,260	$33.91/hr	5.9%

Task for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Research a story's background information to provide complete and accurate information.
Receive assignments or evaluate leads or tips to develop story ideas.
Review and evaluate notes taken about news events to isolate pertinent facts and details.
Communicate with readers, viewers, advertisers, or the general public via mail, email, or telephone.
Analyze and interpret news and information received from various sources to broadcast the information.
Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story.
Discuss issues with editors to establish priorities or positions.
Select material most pertinent to presentation, and organize this material into appropriate formats.
Write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers.
Examine news items of local, national, and international significance to determine topics to address, or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.