Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (Major Group)
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations comprises the following occupations:
Art Directors;
Craft Artists;
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators;
Special Effects Artists and Animators;
Artists and Related Workers, All Other;
Commercial and Industrial Designers;
Fashion Designers;
Floral Designers;
Graphic Designers;
Interior Designers;
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers;
Set and Exhibit Designers;
Designers, All Other;
Actors;
Producers and Directors;
Athletes and Sports Competitors;
Coaches and Scouts;
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials;
Dancers;
Choreographers;
Music Directors and Composers;
Musicians and Singers;
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers;
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys;
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists;
Public Relations Specialists;
Editors;
Technical Writers;
Writers and Authors;
Interpreters and Translators;
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners;
Media and Communication Workers, All Other;
Audio and Video Technicians;
Broadcast Technicians;
Sound Engineering Technicians;
Photographers;
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film;
Film and Video Editors;
Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
National estimates for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Industry profile for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Geographic profile for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
National estimates for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 1,857,500 |
0.7 % |
$ 30.96 |
$ 64,400 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 12.25 |
$ 16.82 |
$ 25.55 |
$ 37.93 |
$ 54.63 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 25,490 |
$ 34,980 |
$ 53,150 |
$ 78,900 |
$ 113,630 |
Industry profile for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
145,390 |
44.10 |
$ 43.40 |
$ 90,280 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
126,220 |
62.12 |
$ 31.35 |
$ 65,200 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
115,750 |
25.50 |
$ 35.24 |
$ 73,300 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
103,410 |
3.41 |
$ 29.87 |
$ 62,120 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
81,950 |
29.92 |
$ 30.95 |
$ 64,370 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
126,220 |
62.12 |
$ 31.35 |
$ 65,200 |
| Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
26,280 |
54.28 |
$ 37.23 |
$ 77,440 |
| Florists |
24,660 |
46.84 |
$ 14.47 |
$ 30,090 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
145,390 |
44.10 |
$ 43.40 |
$ 90,280 |
| Specialized Design Services |
58,410 |
43.26 |
$ 31.84 |
$ 66,220 |
Top paying industries for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
Geographic profile for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
294,960 |
17.95 |
1.34 |
$ 38.75 |
$ 80,590 |
| New York |
200,040 |
23.02 |
1.72 |
$ 41.83 |
$ 87,010 |
| Texas |
129,050 |
10.66 |
0.80 |
$ 26.17 |
$ 54,440 |
| Florida |
98,360 |
11.65 |
0.87 |
$ 26.14 |
$ 54,370 |
| Illinois |
68,690 |
12.21 |
0.91 |
$ 28.31 |
$ 58,890 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
39,240 |
57.10 |
4.28 |
$ 48.27 |
$ 100,400 |
| New York |
200,040 |
23.02 |
1.72 |
$ 41.83 |
$ 87,010 |
| California |
294,960 |
17.95 |
1.34 |
$ 38.75 |
$ 80,590 |
| Vermont |
4,910 |
17.48 |
1.31 |
$ 25.86 |
$ 53,790 |
| Oregon |
28,730 |
15.90 |
1.19 |
$ 29.16 |
$ 60,650 |
Top paying states for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
39,240 |
57.10 |
4.28 |
$ 48.27 |
$ 100,400 |
| New York |
200,040 |
23.02 |
1.72 |
$ 41.83 |
$ 87,010 |
| California |
294,960 |
17.95 |
1.34 |
$ 38.75 |
$ 80,590 |
| Connecticut |
19,210 |
12.47 |
0.93 |
$ 35.20 |
$ 73,210 |
| New Jersey |
42,400 |
11.21 |
0.84 |
$ 33.56 |
$ 69,810 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
200,760 |
22.73 |
1.70 |
$ 42.61 |
$ 88,620 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
163,890 |
28.15 |
2.11 |
$ 41.65 |
$ 86,620 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
72,860 |
24.11 |
1.81 |
$ 42.36 |
$ 88,120 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
57,170 |
13.11 |
0.98 |
$ 29.12 |
$ 60,560 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
46,700 |
17.74 |
1.33 |
$ 28.97 |
$ 60,260 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
45,630 |
12.71 |
0.95 |
$ 26.85 |
$ 55,840 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
45,070 |
19.34 |
1.45 |
$ 39.96 |
$ 83,120 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
38,830 |
14.93 |
1.12 |
$ 34.90 |
$ 72,600 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
35,100 |
17.95 |
1.34 |
$ 34.32 |
$ 71,380 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
32,130 |
11.91 |
0.89 |
$ 28.96 |
$ 60,230 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
163,890 |
28.15 |
2.11 |
$ 41.65 |
$ 86,620 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
72,860 |
24.11 |
1.81 |
$ 42.36 |
$ 88,120 |
| Corvallis, OR |
840 |
24.01 |
1.80 |
$ 31.31 |
$ 65,120 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
200,760 |
22.73 |
1.70 |
$ 42.61 |
$ 88,620 |
| Missoula, MT |
1,330 |
22.47 |
1.68 |
$ 18.48 |
$ 38,440 |
| Boulder, CO |
3,970 |
21.91 |
1.64 |
$ 31.93 |
$ 66,420 |
| Lawrence, KS |
940 |
20.92 |
1.57 |
$ 18.27 |
$ 37,990 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
2,210 |
20.52 |
1.54 |
$ 29.92 |
$ 62,230 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
45,070 |
19.34 |
1.45 |
$ 39.96 |
$ 83,120 |
| Provo-Orem, UT |
4,890 |
19.32 |
1.45 |
$ 21.35 |
$ 44,420 |
United States Department of Labor
