Senior Reporter
Impact: Informational
Investigate, write, and report news stories across multiple media outlets, specializing in areas such as politics, crime, business, or sports, while conducting in-depth interviews and producing compelling narratives under tight deadlines.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Frequent
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 45-55 hours
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $75,000
- Entry-level
- $50,000
- Senior
- $100,000
- Growth by 2033
- 6
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 100%
- Typical student debt
- $25,000 - $50,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Investigative Reporting
- Interviewing
- Writing & Editing
Soft skills
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Adaptability
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- 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
- 15
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 7.5/10
- Meaning
- 8.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 5/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- High