Staff Reporter
Impact: Informational
Staff Reporters gather facts, conduct interviews, and write news stories for newspapers, magazines, websites, television, or radio. They investigate leads, verify information, and present accurate and engaging content to the public. This role requires strong research, writing, and communication skills, often working under tight deadlines.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Balanced
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours per week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $60,000
- Entry-level
- $40,000
- Senior
- $90,000
- Growth by 2033
- -5%
- Demand
- Declining
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $30,000 - $50,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Journalism
- Research
- Interviewing
- Editing
- Digital Media
Soft skills
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Judgment
- Social Perceptiveness
Technical complexity: Moderate
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
- Declining
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 6.5/10
- Meaning
- 8/10
- Work-life balance
- 5/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- High