Announcers and other broadcasters

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read news, sports, weather, commercial and public service messages and host entertainment and information programs for broadcast on radio or television.

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Full NOC Description

Announcers and other broadcasters read news, sports, weather, commercial and public service messages and host entertainment and information programs for broadcast on radio or television. They are primarily employed by radio and television stations and networks and by commercial firms that produce advertisements for radio or television.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Select and introduce music, videos and other entertainment material for broadcast, and make commercial and public service announcements

Act as host/hostess or master of ceremonies, introduce and interview guests and conduct proceedings of shows or programs

Read news, sports and weather for radio and television

Report on weather conditions using information provided by weather forecasting services

Report on traffic conditions by maintaining contact with external sources of information or by observing traffic from air or land vehicle

May present own material or material prepared by others.

Also Known As

announcer
broadcaster
disc jockey (DJ) - broadcast
news reader
radio host/hostess

sports announcer

talk show host/hostess

television host/hostess

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of a college radio or television arts program is usually required.

Practical training, such as work at a college radio station, may be required.

Talent and ability, as demonstrated during an audition, are important hiring criteria.

Membership in a guild or union related to the occupation or type of performance may be required.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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17.4%

Female

82.6%

Male

Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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20.8%

15-24

0.0%

25-34

33.3%

35-44

29.2%

45-54

16.7%

55-64

0.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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8.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

32.0%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

44.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

16.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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100.0%

Information and cultural industries

N/A

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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25.00%

Northeast

29.20%

Southeast

N/A

Southwest

29.20%

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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N/A

Northeast

$60,000

Southeast

N/A

Southwest

$72,000

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

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