Print Journalist
Impact: Informational
Print journalists research, write, and edit news stories, articles, and features for newspapers, magazines, and online publications. They conduct interviews, gather facts, and report on current events, often working under tight deadlines.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented with significant solo work
- Client facing
- Never
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40-50
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $50,000
- Entry-level
- $35,000
- Senior
- $75,000
- Growth by 2033
- -5%
- Demand
- Declining
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate
- Typical student debt
- $30,000 - $50,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Writing
- Research
- Editing
- Interviewing
Soft skills
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Active Listening
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5-7 years
- Years to senior
- 10-15 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Reporter
- Senior Reporter
- Editor
- Managing Editor
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 20%
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Declining
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate