Broadcast News Analysts
Anchor, Broadcast Meteorologist, News Anchor, News Director
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Broadcast Journalist; Broadcast Journalist Apprentice; Broadcast Journalist Craftsman; Broadcast Journalist Helper; Broadcast Journalist Journeyman; Photojournalist; Photojournalist Apprentice; Photojournalist Craftsman; Photojournalist Helper; Photojournalist Journeyman
Public Affairs Broadcast Specialist
Broadcast Journalist; Photojournalist; RL - Special Duty Officer (Public Affairs)
Broadcast Journalist Apprentice; Broadcast Journalist Craftsman; Broadcast Journalist Helper; Broadcast Journalist Journeyman; Broadcaster; Mass Communicator; Photojournalist Apprentice; Photojournalist Craftsman; Photojournalist Helper; Photojournalist Journeyman
Broadcast Reporter; Broadcaster; Mass Communications Specialist; RL - Special Duty Officer (Public Affairs)
What they do:
Analyze, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources.
On the job, you would:
- Write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers.
- Coordinate and serve as an anchor on news broadcast programs.
- Edit news material to ensure that it fits within available time or space.
Arts and Humanities
- English language
- history and archeology
Communications
- multimedia
- telecommunications
Business
- customer service
- management
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- writing things for co-workers or customers
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Initiative
- Stress Tolerance
- Integrity
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Music or sound editing software
- Audion Laboratories VoxPro
- Avid Technology Pro Tools
Analytical or scientific software
- Nielsen Arianna
- Nielsen Marketbreaks
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Statistics databases
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bachelor's degree or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$56,680
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
