Creative · India · ISCO 2642
Journalist
150K
Jobs in India
₹4–12 LPA
Typical salary
-10%
Growth outlook
2-4y
Impact timeline
What this means
Desk journalism is automating; original reporting is not. The field reporter with sources and an audience holds the durable position.
Recommended AI tools
Adopt these early — AI fluency is becoming the baseline expectation in this role.
Your next three moves
- Automate transcription and desk research
- Invest in original reporting and sources — AI cannot go to the field
- Build a personal audience and newsletter
Where AI touches this job
Wire rewriting and desk copy
85%
Transcription
90%
Field reporting
10%
Investigation
10%
Skills that keep you durable
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Your personalised number
Generic scores inform. Your AIQ Score tells you where you stand.
Top 50 in-demand Indian roles. Exposure grounded in ILO, WEF Future of Jobs 2025, OECD and NCO 2015 (DGE). Salaries are indicative India medians (₹ LPA). Scores are exposure estimates, not displacement predictions. Data sources: ILO, WEF Future of Jobs 2025, OECD Employment Outlook, DGE/NCO 2015, PwC AI Jobs Barometer 2025, McKinsey (2025), Goldman Sachs (2025-26).