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| Median Wage (USD, 2024) | Projected Job Openings (2023-2033) | Projected Growth (2023-2033) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Statistics | $45,680 | 2800 | -4.0% |
| State Statistics | - | - | - |
| City Statistics | - | - | - |
Experience Requirements Overview
- Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Education, Training and Experience
Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Related Work Experience: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month
On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
Detailed Work Activities
- Inform viewers, listeners, or audiences.
- Determine presentation subjects or content.
- Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
- Organize informational materials.
- Gather information for news stories.
Work Values
Achievement
Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
Working Conditions
Recognition
Relationships
Support
Independence
Tasks
- Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.
- Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.
- Operate control consoles.
- Identify stations, and introduce or close shows, ad-libbing or using memorized or read scripts.
- Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.
- Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.
- Record commercials for later broadcast.
- Keep daily program logs to provide information on all elements aired during broadcast, such as musical selections and station promotions.
- Develop story lines for broadcasts.
- Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public.
- Write and edit video and scripts for broadcasts.
- Interview show guests about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest.
- Comment on music and other matters, such as weather or traffic conditions.
- Make promotional appearances at public or private events to represent their employers.
- Provide commentary and conduct interviews during sporting events, parades, conventions, or other events.
- Host civic, charitable, or promotional events broadcast over television or radio.
- Locate guests to appear on talk or interview shows.
- Coordinate games, contests, or other on-air competitions, performing such duties as asking questions and awarding prizes.
- Attend press conferences to gather information for broadcast.
- Maintain organization of the music library.
- Discuss various topics over the telephone with viewers or listeners.
- Moderate panels or discussion shows on topics such as current affairs, art, or education.
- Give network cues permitting selected stations to receive programs.
- Describe or demonstrate products that viewers may purchase through specific shows or in stores.
Work Styles
Achievement/Effort
Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
Persistence
Initiative
Leadership
Cooperation
Concern for Others
Social Orientation
Self-Control
Stress Tolerance
Adaptability/Flexibility
Dependability
Attention to Detail
Integrity
Independence
Innovation
Analytical Thinking
Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.