Newspaper reporters now occupy one of the scarcest jobs in America, a designation listed alongside professions such as meter reader, mail carrier, farmer, and logging worker, according to a recent ranking of “endangered jobs” by CareerCast.com.
The latest CareerCast report claims newspaper reporters currently yield an annual median salary of $37,090, and the profession has a projected growth outlook of -13%.
The job search site claimed the profession has yet to recover from a severe decline in hiring that hit the media industry nearly a decade ago, an industry still “undergoing a profound transformation as outlets work to keep up with evolving technology.”
“The newspaper industry reached its advertising revenue peak near the turn of the millennium, but according to the Newspaper Association of America, began a dramatic decline right around 2000 — coinciding with an increase of internet usage among Americans of 74% by 2006, per the Pew Research Center,” the report said.
The CareerCast report also mentioned that “dwindling opportunities for newspaper reporters past and present don’t mean their skills are not sought after in the job market,” and while translating a reporter’s skills to another field might prove difficult, “former newspaper reporters have opportunities to migrate from print into digital media, marketing, advertising and public relations – fields where their skill sets transfer nicely.”
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that the profession faces a 13% decline in employment by 2022.
Report research was compiled based on hiring outlook and contributing economic factors. Other jobs that rank high on CareerCast’s list of endangered jobs include flight attendant, jeweler, insurance underwriter, drill press operator, and seamstress/tailor.
It’s the second time this year a report by the job search site has heralded bad news for the industry. In April CareerCast deemed newspaper reporter among the “worst jobs in America,” behind professions such as lumberjack, cook, and military personnel.
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