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Editors vs News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Editors and News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Editors News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$75,260
$60,280
Employment · BLS OEWS
95,480
41,550
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
98th pct
99th pct

At a glance

Dimension Editors News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Median pay $75,260 $60,280
Employment 95,480 41,550
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+0.6%) Declining (-3.9%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 9,800 4,100
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 98th pct High · 99th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 92nd pct · 54% of tasks —
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (68.2%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes —

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Reading Comprehension, Written Comprehension, English Language, Written Expression, Communications and Media, Writing, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Fluency of Ideas, Near Vision, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Speaking, Originality, Deductive Reasoning, Time Management, Problem Sensitivity, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Administration and Management, Active Learning, Social Perceptiveness, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Flexibility of Closure, Customer and Personal Service, Computers and Electronics, Monitoring, Coordination, Persuasion.

Specific to Editors

  • Category Flexibility
  • Administrative
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Education and Training
  • Systems Analysis
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing
  • Management of Personnel Resources

Specific to News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

  • Law and Government
  • Telecommunications
  • Selective Attention
  • Geography
  • Service Orientation
  • Far Vision
  • Public Safety and Security
  • History and Archeology

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Graphics or photo imaging software , Web platform development software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Video creation and editing software , Desktop publishing software , Web page creation and editing software , Project management software , Data base user interface and query software .

Specific to Editors

Specific to News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Editors or News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Editors vs News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/editors-vs-news-analysts-reporters-and-journalists

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Editors vs News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/editors-vs-news-analysts-reporters-and-journalists

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