DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

27-3011 Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Occupational Description:
Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests. Excludes "News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists" (27-3023).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Minnesota 11023$16.05/hr$2.12/hr$10.13/hr$10.88/hr$12.26/hr$15.60/hr$22.33/hr
Minnesota 810194$15.81/hr$0.93/hr$10.04/hr$10.81/hr$12.11/hr$15.50/hr$21.63/hr
U S 29,230789$26.03/hr$0.49/hr$9.39/hr$11.66/hr$16.82/hr$27.23/hr$51.09/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Information110$12.21/hr
Other Regional Data For Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 200 $15.62/hr 12.0%
Southwest Minnesota 110 $12.26/hr 3.7%
Southeast Minnesota 90 $12.90/hr 3.6%
Northwest Minnesota 90 $12.23/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 70 $11.40/hr 8.0%
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A 5.9%
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