Broadcast Announcer Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

About 59,000 broadcast announcers are working in the US. Unemployment for workers ranks high among occupations in the US. In 2008, 6% of employees were not able to find jobs.

Area Job Conditions

Popular cities for broadcast announcers include Alexandria (Louisiana), Grand Junction (Colorado), and Jackson (Tennessee), and the least popular are Nassau (New York), Santa Ana (California), and Oakland (California).

Workers looking for high paying jobs should consider Orlando (Florida), Jacksonville (Florida), and Seattle (Washington), and avoid Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), Corpus Christi (Texas), and Rockford (Illinois).

Training and Education

Employees often get long-term on-the-job training before beginning their career. About 38% of broadcast announcers have four year degrees. Workers that went to college (but did not get a bachelor's degree) are about 36% of the total. Some employees, about 26%, did not pursue education beyond high-school. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Part-time broadcast announcers are 36% of the total. Among workers, about 30% are self-employed.

Broadcast Announcers Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of broadcast announcers compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for broadcast announcers.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$50,000	190
Montgomery	$28,000	50

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$50,000	600
Tucson	$40,000	180

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fort Smith	$26,000	30

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
San Francisco		290
Riverside	$33,000	280
San Diego	$63,000	200
Fresno	$39,000	150
San Jose	$36,000	100
Bakersfield	$35,000	100
Santa Ana	$51,000	80
Oxnard		60
Oakland		50
Santa Rosa	$34,000	50

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$52,000	670
Grand Junction	$25,000	70

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$42,000	160
New Haven	$38,000	50

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Tampa	$42,000	370
Orlando	$87,000	310
Miami	$54,000	240
Fort Lauderdale	$43,000	150
Jacksonville	$69,000	140
West Palm Beach	$58,000	120
Cape Coral	$28,000	100
Pensacola	$39,000	80
Gainesville	$35,000	50

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$64,000	390

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu		170

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$43,000	120

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Rockford	$21,000	70

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$41,000	240
Fort Wayne	$31,000	110
Evansville	$29,000	100

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux City	$31,000	70

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$45,000	90

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville		130

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Alexandria	$25,000	80
Lafayette	$32,000	40

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Bangor	$27,000	60

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$49,000	260
Hagerstown	$24,000	60

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Grand Rapids	$35,000	70

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$59,000	290

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$24,000	70

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$36,000	330
Kansas City	$57,000	240
Springfield	$34,000	160

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$33,000	60

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$38,000	130
Lincoln	$26,000	80

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas		230
Reno	$35,000	110

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Manchester		60

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlantic City	$56,000	40

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$49,000	140

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Rochester	$63,000	190
Syracuse	$37,000	160
Buffalo	$32,000	130
Nassau		90
Poughkeepsie	$35,000	90
Binghamton	$34,000	80
Albany		70
Utica	$41,000	30

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Raleigh	$36,000	140
Greensboro	$40,000	120
Wilmington	$32,000	90
Fayetteville	$25,000	70
Asheville	$25,000	70
Winston Salem	$27,000	30

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$43,000	100

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbus	$26,000	190
Cincinnati	$29,000	160
Dayton	$25,000	140
Youngstown	$38,000	60
Akron	$31,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$32,000	240
Tulsa	$26,000	180

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$50,000	110
Eugene	$40,000	60
Bend	$35,000	30

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$47,000	790
Pittsburgh	$44,000	220
Scranton	$28,000	70
Lancaster	$30,000	40
Erie	$34,000	40
State College	$29,000	30

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$33,000	210

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charleston	$42,000	160
Columbia	$48,000	120
Greenville	$41,000	100

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$29,000	100
Rapid City	$25,000	70

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashville	$33,000	290
Knoxville	$29,000	240
Jackson	$32,000	70

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Dallas	$75,000	450
Houston	$61,000	320
Austin	$44,000	160
Mcallen	$37,000	110
Lubbock	$26,000	80
Corpus Christi	$28,000	50

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$58,000	210

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$34,000	80

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Virginia Beach	$50,000	150
Roanoke	$29,000	130
Harrisonburg	$28,000	40

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$80,000	230
Spokane	$37,000	120

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charleston	$24,000	70
Huntington		70
Morgantown	$41,000	40

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$35,000	210

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