Announcers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Radio and television stations

Outlook

Demand for announcers is expected to decline The number of television and radio stations is decreasing as stations merge. Radio broadcasts will continue to face competition from online and satellite radio stations.

Competition will be very strong. Applicants with a formal education in journalism, broadcasting, or mass communications and experience at a radio or television network will have the best job prospects. Multimedia and computer skills may also be beneficial.

Announcers (CIS 100172)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	1,137 Small	&	-6.8%	2.7%	>>>>	103 Few
Champaign Area	32 Very small	&	-9.4%	1.9%	>>>>	4 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	12 Very small	&	-8.3%	-1.2%	>>>>	2 Very few
Cook County	784 Small	&	-6.5%	3.0%	>>>>	71 Very few
Decatur Area	13 Very small	&	-23.1%	0.1%	>>>>	2 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	24 Very small	&	-12.5%	4.0%	>>>>	2 Very few
Edwardsville Area	9 Very small	&	11.1%	4.4%	>>>>	0 None
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	5 Very small	&	0.0%	-2.2%	>>>>	0 None
Lake County	29 Very small	&	-6.9%	2.6%	>>>>	3 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	22 Very small	&	-9.1%	0.2%	>>>>	2 Very few
Northwest Illinois Area	12 Very small	&	0.0%	5.1%	>>>>	2 Very few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	46 Very small	&	-13.0%	1.3%	>>>>	3 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	12 Very small	&	-8.3%	-1.6%	>>>>	2 Very few
Rock Island-Moline Area	11 Very small	&	-9.1%	1.8%	>>>>	0 None
Rockford Area	53 Very small	&	-7.5%	2.4%	>>>>	5 Very few
Springfield Area	24 Very small	&	-16.7%	-0.8%	>>>>	2 Very few
Will County	12 Very small	&	-16.7%	5.4%	>>>>	1 Very few
United States	24,100 Very small	&	-5.4%	3.1%	>>>>	2,300 Very few