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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists vs Writers and Authors

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists and Writers and Authors 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.”

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists Writers and Authors
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$60,280
$72,270
Employment · BLS OEWS
41,550
47,800
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
99th pct
100th pct

At a glance

Dimension News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists Writers and Authors
Median pay $60,280 $72,270
Employment 41,550 47,800
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-3.9%) About average (+3.6%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 4,100 13,400
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 · 99th pct High · 100th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk — 93rd pct · 55% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
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: Communications and Media, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Oral Expression, Active Listening, Oral Comprehension, Written Expression, Speech Clarity, Written Comprehension, Speech Recognition, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Near Vision, Computers and Electronics, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Problem Sensitivity, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Selective Attention, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Fluency of Ideas, Originality, Deductive Reasoning, Customer and Personal Service, Persuasion, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Administration and Management.

Specific to News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

  • English Language
  • Law and Government
  • Telecommunications
  • Geography
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Far Vision
  • Public Safety and Security
  • History and Archeology

Specific to Writers and Authors

  • Sales and Marketing
  • Category Flexibility
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing
  • Mathematics
  • Administrative
  • Learning Strategies
  • Sociology and Anthropology

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

Specific to News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Specific to Writers and Authors

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists or Writers and Authors — 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. "News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists vs Writers and Authors." 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/news-analysts-reporters-and-journalists-vs-writers-and-authors

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

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