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Writers and Authors vs News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Writers and Authors 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.”

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

At a glance

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

Specific to Writers and Authors

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

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

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

Specific to Writers and Authors

Specific to News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Writers and Authors 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. "Writers and Authors 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/writers-and-authors-vs-news-analysts-reporters-and-journalists

APA

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

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