Also called: Data Reporter, News Apps Developer
Finds stories in data and builds interactive charts and maps for news sites.
A data journalist cleans a government spreadsheet in Python, discovers a spike in something important, and builds an interactive map showing readers what's happening in their neighborhood.
Approximate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Journalism plus statistics or coding skills.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Journalism, Data Science, Statistics.
Growing about average. Growing within shrinking newsrooms.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI writes code and finds patterns fast; asking good questions of data and explaining it stays human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, Journalism, Math.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3023.
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