Occupations/27-3011.00
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
50%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
58%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
51%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.
- Mostly routine
Operate control consoles.
- Mostly human
Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.
- 02Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.
- 03Operate control consoles.
- 04Identify stations, and introduce or close shows, ad-libbing or using memorized or read scripts.
- 05Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.
- 06Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.40
- Degree of automation2.58
- Time sitting4.10
- Originality (ability)3.75
- Conflict situations2.48
- Hands-on objects/tools2.65
- Outdoors / weather2.96
- Disease exposure1.18
- Decision freedom4.17
Top abilities
- Oral Expression5.00
- Speech Clarity4.75
- Speech Recognition4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Written Expression3.75
- Originality3.75
- Fluency of Ideas3.62
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.12
- Speaking4.75
- Mathematics1.75
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.12
- Learning Strategies2.00
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 74 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $92,885 2 yr $101,406 Master's · CIP 09.01 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $65,477 2 yr $58,673 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $62,012 2 yr $81,702 Master's · CIP 09.01 |
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $14,600 | 65% | 73% | 1 yr $56,563 2 yr — Master's · CIP 09.01 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $53,358 2 yr $45,037 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $50,387 2 yr $47,473 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $50,105 2 yr $46,940 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $49,700 2 yr $51,899 Master's · CIP 09.01 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $48,823 2 yr $37,568 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $47,877 2 yr $47,473 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $45,383 2 yr $48,041 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $44,921 2 yr $44,046 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |