Correspondent vs staff reporter

The differences between correspondents and staff reporters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a correspondent and a staff reporter. Additionally, a correspondent has an average salary of $82,217, which is higher than the $44,906 average annual salary of a staff reporter.

The top three skills for a correspondent include news stories, news coverage and feature stories. The most important skills for a staff reporter are news stories, event coverage, and feature stories.

Correspondent vs staff reporter overview

	Correspondent	Staff Reporter
Yearly salary	$82,217	$44,906
Hourly rate	$39.53	$21.59
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	2,835	70,415
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Correspondent vs staff reporter salary

Correspondents and staff reporters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Correspondent	Staff Reporter
Average salary	$82,217	$44,906
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $134,000	Between $26,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New York
Best paying company	American Broadcasting Company	VanEck
Best paying industry	Media	Media

Differences between correspondent and staff reporter education

There are a few differences between a correspondent and a staff reporter in terms of educational background:

	Correspondent	Staff Reporter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Journalism	Journalism
Most common college	Northwestern University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Correspondent vs staff reporter demographics

Here are the differences between correspondents' and staff reporters' demographics:

	Correspondent	Staff Reporter
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 45.0% Female, 55.0%	Male, 44.4% Female, 55.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 9.7% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 9.7% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between correspondent and staff reporter duties and responsibilities

Correspondent example responsibilities.

Lead reporting in Mongolia, representing AFP's regional headquarters in Beijing.
Manage constituent relations regarding financial services, housing, budget, judiciary, homeland security, and government oversight issues.
Develop Facebook strategy, execute launch and manage content.
Handle education, foreign affairs, judiciary and natural resources issues; assist with appropriations requests.
Process FHA, VA and correspondent disclosures.
Gain knowledge of interviewing, photography, and newsworthiness.

Staff reporter example responsibilities.

Report to managing editor as member of editorial staff, contribute to newspaper editorials.
Utilize photography skills and assist editor with operations.
Perform copy editing, publicity and photography as needed.
Create multiple PL/SQL store procedures for generating daily and monthly reports for different medical requirements.
Report from red-carpet events, including: MTV

Correspondent vs staff reporter skills

Common correspondent skills

News Stories, 17%
News Coverage, 11%
Feature Stories, 7%
Instagram, 6%
Financial Statements, 6%
Develop Story Ideas, 4%

Common staff reporter skills

News Stories, 14%
Event Coverage, 12%
Feature Stories, 12%
News Articles, 6%
Conduct Interviews, 3%
Local Government, 3%

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