Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media · SOC 27-3011
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 27-3011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 6.3%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 46/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $47,340
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 4,000
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -5.5%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 4,875 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~65% of this role but only ~6.3% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Anchor, Announcer, DJ (Disc Jockey), Host, Morning Show Host, On-Air Host
Representative Tasks
- •Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.
- •Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.
- •Operate control consoles.
- •Identify stations, and introduce or close shows, ad-libbing or using memorized or read scripts.
- •Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Inform viewers, listeners, or audiences.
- •Report news to the public.
- •Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.
- •Gather information for news stories.
- •Edit written materials.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 6.3% | 18.3% |
| Outlook | Average | 18% Bright |
| Median Salary | $47,340 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 94/100 | N/A |