City College of San Francisco Journalism
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- Court Reporters
- Job DescriptionUse verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Includes stenocaptioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers. Read more about court reporters in our career profile section.
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
- Job DescriptionTeach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Read more about postsecomdary communications teachers in our career profile section.
- Broadcast News Analysts
- Job DescriptionAnalyze, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources. Read more about broadcast news analysts in our career profile section.
- Reporters and Correspondents
- Job DescriptionCollect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation. Report and write stories for newspaper, news magazine, radio, or television. Read more about reporters & correspondents in our career profile section.Salary and Wages
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 530
- Average Annual Salary: $45,370
- Average Hourly Rate: $21.81
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 750
- Average Annual Salary: $55,250
- Average Hourly Rate: $26.56
Projections- Total Employment (2008): 61,600
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 56,900
- Percent Job Growth: -4.7%

- Editors
- Job DescriptionPerform variety of editorial duties, such as laying out, indexing, and revising content of written materials, in preparation for final publication. Read more about editors in our career profile section.Salary and Wages
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 890
- Average Annual Salary: $48,500
- Average Hourly Rate: $23.32
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 1,690
- Average Annual Salary: $66,400
- Average Hourly Rate: $31.92
Projections- Total Employment (2008): 129,600
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 129,200
- Percent Job Growth: -0.4%

- Copy Writers
- Job DescriptionWrite advertising copy for use by publication or broadcast media to promote sale of goods and services. Read more about copy writers in our career profile section.Salary and Wages
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 290
- Average Annual Salary: $75,100
- Average Hourly Rate: $36.11
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 920
- Average Annual Salary: $68,370
- Average Hourly Rate: $32.87
Projections- Total Employment (2008): 151,700
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 174,100
- Percent Job Growth: 22.50%

Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
Journalism
| Total | Certificate | Associate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||
| All Students | 2 | 2 | - |
| By Gender | |||
| Male | 1 | 1 | - |
| Female | 1 | 1 | - |
| By Race | |||
| Non-Resident Alien | - | - | - |
| American Indian | - | - | - |
| Black | - | - | - |
| Asian | - | - | - |
| Hispanic | 1 | 1 | - |
| White | 1 | 1 | - |
| Unknown | - | - | - |
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