Journalists

Prince Edward Island

The employment outlook will be Moderate for journalists (NOC 51113) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Here are some key facts about journalists in Prince Edward Island: Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Journalists mainly work in the following sectors: Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 79%Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 21% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 83% compared to 84% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 17% compared to 16% for all occupations57% of journalists work all year, while 42% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.13% of journalists are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 53% compared to 51% for all occupations Women: 47% compared to 49% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: n/a high school diploma or equivalent: 13% compared to 28% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 38% compared to 25% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 25% compared to 17% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 19% compared to 8% for all occupations

Manitoba

The employment outlook will be Moderate for journalists (NOC 51113) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Here are some key facts about journalists in Manitoba: Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Journalists mainly work in the following sectors: Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 81%Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 8%Universities (NAICS 6113): 5% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 88% compared to 81% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 13% compared to 19% for all occupations77% of journalists work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.18% of journalists are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 60% compared to 53% for all occupations Women: 40% compared to 47% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: n/a high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 31% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 17% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 45% compared to 20% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 15% compared to 8% for all occupations

British Columbia

The employment outlook will be Moderate for journalists (NOC 51113) in British Columbia for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Here are some key facts about journalists in British Columbia: Approximately 1,200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Journalists mainly work in the following sectors: Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 65%Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 20% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 77% compared to 78% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 23% compared to 22% for all occupations67% of journalists work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.28% of journalists are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 57% compared to 52% for all occupations Women: 42% compared to 48% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 9% compared to 28% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 17% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 43% compared to 22% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 23% compared to 12% for all occupations