Journalist
| Median wage (USD) | 60280 |
|---|---|
| Projected employment growth (%) | -4 |
| AI exposure (%) | 63 |
| Maximum exposure (%) | 83 |
| Source | eloundou |
| What AI changes in this occupation | Script and wire-copy writing accelerates with AI Information selection and analysis are AI-assisted On-the-ground interviewing and human verification remain decisive |
| Key skills | Verification · data journalism · OSINT |
| Courses to get ahead | Fixing AI Errors & Hallucinations, And Fact-Checking · Coursera · 1 sem. · 90 · You apply a systematic verification method instead of trusting AI blindly. Visualization for Data Journalism · Coursera · 2 sem. · 84 · You direct AI on writing and analysis instead of producing everything manually. AI for Research and Insights · Coursera · 1 sem. · 81 · You oversee AI-assisted background research instead of digging through every source yourself. Data Journalism · Coursera · 5 sem. · 91 OSINT & Fact-Checking · Udemy · 3 sem. · 88 AI for Verification · Udemy · 3 sem. · 80 |
| Occupations to pivot toward | Content Strategist · 82000 · 9 · 60 Technical Writer · 80000 · 6 · 60 Data Analyst · 84000 · 12 · 65 |
| Skills to acquire for the pivot | Verification & OSINT Data analysis Content distribution |
| GPT-4 exposure — beta / zeta (%) | 65 · 100 |