National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

• F - Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport
• F0 - Professional Occupations in Art and Culture
• F02 - Writing, Translating and Public Relations Professionals

F023 - Journalists

Journalists research, investigate, interpret and communicate news and public affairs through newspapers, television, radio and other media. Journalists are employed by radio and television networks and stations, newspapers and magazines. Journalists may also work on a freelance basis.

• Example Titles

  • anchorman / woman
  • anchorperson, television news
  • art critic
  • book critic
  • book reviewer
  • broadcast journalist
  • chronicler
  • columnist
  • columnist, entertainment
  • columnist, fashion
  • columnist, society
  • columnist, sports
  • commentator
  • commentator, radio
  • correspondent
  • correspondent, newspaper
  • critic
  • culinary journalist
  • cyberjournalist
  • cyberreporter
  • drama critic
  • editorial writer, newspaper
  • entertainment columnist
  • fashion columnist
  • feature reporter
  • field reporter
  • film critic
  • financial reporter
  • foreign affairs reporter
  • foreign correspondent
  • foreign news correspondent
  • headline writer
  • investigative reporter
  • journalist
  • law reporter
  • literary critic
  • movie critic
  • multimedia information trader
  • music critic
  • music reviewer
  • netsurfer
  • network reporter
  • news analyst
  • news analyst - broadcasting
  • news commentator
  • news commentator - broadcasting
  • news correspondent
  • news reporter
  • news writer - international broadcasting
  • newscast correspondent
  • newspaper correspondent
  • newspaper critic
  • newspaper editorial writer
  • newspaper reporter
  • newspaper writer
  • on-line chronicler
  • on-line columnist
  • political analyst - radio or television
  • political columnist
  • political reporter
  • press reporter
  • program researcher - radio or television
  • radio commentator
  • radio researcher
  • reporter
  • reporter, foreign affairs
  • reporter, newspaper
  • reporter, press
  • reporter, society
  • researcher, radio
  • researcher, television
  • society columnist
  • society journalist
  • society reporter
  • sports columnist
  • sports reporter
  • sports writer - journalism
  • staff writer - newspaper
  • stock market reporter
  • television news anchorperson
  • television researcher
  • theatre critic

• Exclusion

  • Announcers on radio and television (See F131 Announcers and Other Broadcasters)
  • Editors (See F022 Editors)
  • Photojournalists (See F121 Photographers)
  • Writers writing fiction, plays, poems, books, manuals and other non-news journalistic articles (See F021 Authors and Writers)