Job outlook for on-air hosts in the United States

On-air host job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected on-air host job growth rate is -4% from 2018-2028.

• About -1,700 new jobs for on-air hosts are projected over the next decade.

• On-air host salaries have increased 17% for on-air hosts in the last 5 years.

• There are over 8,284 on-air hosts currently employed in the United States.

• There are 10,674 active on-air host job openings in the US.

• The average on-air host salary is $45,873.

Compare the number of on-air host jobs and the average on-air host salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of on-air host job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where on-air hosts earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.