AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 27-3023.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists?

Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. May collect and analyze information through interview, investigation, or observation.

Estimated AI task exposure
85%

Very High exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

30 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

83/100

Physical moat

10/100

Human moat

36/100

Rating coverage

100%

30 task statements / 30 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Gather information and develop perspectives about news subjects through research, interviews, observation, and experience.
Importance 95/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.94
Report news stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
Importance 96/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.93
Research a story's background information to provide complete and accurate information.
Importance 93/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.91
Establish and maintain relationships with individuals who are credible sources of information.
Importance 91/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.89
Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story.
Importance 92/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.88
Select material most pertinent to presentation, and organize this material into appropriate formats.
Importance 88/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 73/100Weight 0.88
Review and evaluate notes taken about news events to isolate pertinent facts and details.
Importance 86/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.86
Report on specialized fields such as medicine, green technology, environmental issues, science, politics, sports, arts, consumer affairs, business, religion, crime, or education.
Importance 87/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.86
Examine news items of local, national, and international significance to determine topics to address, or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.
Importance 85/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.86
Investigate breaking news developments, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories.
Importance 88/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.84

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$62,200

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

39,250

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-5.9%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

3

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

75 points lower exposure • 59% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

80 points lower exposure • 54% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

73 points lower exposure • 60% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

11%

74 points lower exposure • 61% profile similarity

Median wage: $49,450 Growth 2025–2035: +1.5% Annual openings: 4

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

80 points lower exposure • 53% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

80 points lower exposure • 53% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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Find a Safer Career Path

High exposure does not mean starting over. V11 compares your occupation with the other 922 O*NET occupations and surfaces lower-exposure options with similar work profiles.

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