News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Occupation · SOC 2018 27-3023 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 27-3023
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.04%
- Applications on record
- 4,611
- FY2025
- 145
- Median offered wage
- $66,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 96.7%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists (SOC 27-3023). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Data table
| FY2008 | 57 |
| FY2009 | 118 |
| FY2010 | 417 |
| FY2011 | 371 |
| FY2012 | 360 |
| FY2013 | 290 |
| FY2014 | 348 |
| FY2015 | 348 |
| FY2016 | 379 |
| FY2017 | 318 |
| FY2018 | 294 |
| FY2019 | 266 |
| FY2020 | 203 |
| FY2021 | 143 |
| FY2022 | 162 |
| FY2023 | 141 |
| FY2024 | 158 |
| FY2025 | 145 |
| FY2026* | 93 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 62 | 31 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 120 | 25 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 144 | 14 |
| FY2023 | 4 | 119 | 18 |
| FY2022 | 1 | 133 | 28 |
| FY2021 | 2 | 108 | 33 |
| FY2020 | 6 | 157 | 40 |
| FY2019 | 4 | 214 | 48 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 224 | 70 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 254 | 64 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 309 | 70 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 305 | 43 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 309 | 39 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 267 | 23 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 327 | 33 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 318 | 53 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 357 | 60 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 85 | 33 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Bloomberg, LP268
- Sinovision Incorporated248
- World Journal LLC148
- Pacific Culture Enterprises,inc98
- Dow Jones and Company95
- World Journal La, LLC70
- Mergermarket (U.S.) Ltd.57
- Sing Tao Newspapers New York Ltd.56
- The Korea Times Los Angeles, Inc.47
- Mail Media, Inc.39
- Reuters America LLC38
- News Korea Texas, Inc.35
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| NY | 2,011 |
| CA | 961 |
| DC | 339 |
| TX | 241 |
| IL | 138 |
| FL | 119 |
| NJ | 110 |
| GA | 108 |
| MA | 84 |
| VA | 80 |
| MD | 54 |
| WA | 44 |
| PA | 36 |
| CT | 27 |
| NC | 25 |
| MP | 18 |
| MO | 18 |
| AZ | 16 |
| GU | 14 |
| CO | 12 |
| IN | 11 |
| LA | 11 |
| OR | 10 |
| WI | 10 |
| AR | 9 |
| MI | 8 |
| UT | 8 |
| AL | 7 |
| SC | 7 |
| NM | 5 |
| KY | 5 |
| NE | 5 |
| AK | 5 |
| WY | 5 |
| TN | 5 |
| NV | 5 |
| OH | 4 |
| SD | 4 |
| HI | 4 |
| ME | 4 |
| VT | 4 |
| MS | 4 |
| MN | 3 |
| KS | 3 |
| ND | 2 |
| IA | 2 |
| OK | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ2,096
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA679
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV453
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA187
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN137
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX128
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA105
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL85
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX76
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH72
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $66,000; middle half $56,202 to $90,000 · median prevailing wage $56,202 (marker) · 307 applications.
- Level I163
- Level II98
- Level III30
- Level IV12
- Reporter1,517
- News Reporter151
- Journalist112
- Senior Reporter63
- Staff Writer51
- Business Reporter50
- Broadcast News Analyst40
- Multimedia Journalist31
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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