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Broadcast News Analysts

in Washington State

Analyze, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources.

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Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Percentiles					Hourly Average
Area	Year	Period	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Washington State	2010	Mar	$10.78	$16.07	$30.18	$49.30	$70.40	$35.99

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Short Term Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	Growth Rate %	Annual Avg Openings
	2009 2nd Qtr	2011 2nd Qtr
Washington State	140	137	-3	-1.1	2

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Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	% Change	Annual Avg Openings
	2008	2018
Washington State	152	150	-2	-1.3	4

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Program Title

Broadcast Journalism

Journalism

Political Communication

Radio and Television Broadcasting

Educational Requirements

This occupation is in Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed .
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

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O*NET Characteristics

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Skills

Importance
(0-100)high

Competence Level

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Writing

Time Management

Social Perceptiveness

Active Listening

Monitoring

Coordination

Judgment and Decision Making

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Top 10 Tasks

Importance
(0-100)high

Analyze and interpret news and information received from various sources in order to be able to broadcast the information.

Write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers.

Examine news items of local, national, and international significance in order to determine topics to address, or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.

Coordinate and serve as an anchor on news broadcast programs.

Edit news material to ensure that it fits within available time or space.

Select material most pertinent to presentation, and organize this material into appropriate formats.

Gather information and develop perspectives about news subjects through research, interviews, observation, and experience.

Present news stories, and introduce in-depth videotaped segments or live transmissions from on-the-scene reporters.

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Top 10 Work Activities

Importance
(0-100)high

Thinking Creatively

Getting Information

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Interacting With Computers

Processing Information

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others

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Top 2 Work Values

Extent
(0-100)high

Achievement

Independence

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Top 2 Interests

Occupational Interest
(0-100)high

Artistic

Social

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Alternate Titles

Anchor, Anchorman, Art Critic, Assignment Editor, Broadcast Journalist, Broadcast Meteorologist, Columnist/Commentator, Commentator, Disc Jockey (DJ), Media Analyst, News Analyst, News Anchor, News Commentator, News Director, News Reporter, Newscaster, Producer, Radio Commentator, Radio TV Newscaster (Radio and Television Newscaster), Reporter, Sports Analyst, Sports Director, Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor), Television News Producer (TV News Producer), Television Reporter (TV Reporter)

Top 15 Industries of Employment

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in State of Washington

Number Employed in Industry in 2007 in State of Washington

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of Washington

Growth Projection in State of Washington

Radio and Television Broadcasting

395

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Data for Washington State Not Available for Unemployment Insurance Claimants.