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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

27-2090 Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 27-2091 Disc Jockeys, Except Radio; and 27-2099 Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other; and the 2010 SOC occupation 27-2099 Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other.


National estimates for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers
Industry profile for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers
Geographic profile for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers

National estimates for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
13,760 9.6 % $ 23.99 (4) 7.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 8.86 $ 11.36 $ 15.70 $ 25.12 $ 43.16
  (4)

Industry profile for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 2,620 0.80 $ 19.36 (4)
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers 1,880 3.88 $ 29.17 (4)
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 1,460 0.51 $ 17.75 (4)
Performing Arts Companies 1,020 1.00 (8) (8)
Spectator Sports 840 0.76 $ 19.79 (4)

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers 1,880 3.88 $ 29.17 (4)
Performing Arts Companies 1,020 1.00 (8) (8)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 2,620 0.80 $ 19.36 (4)
Spectator Sports 840 0.76 $ 19.79 (4)
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events 700 0.61 $ 17.24 (4)

Top paying industries for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 2,620 0.80 $ 19.36 (4)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (8) (8) $ 21.80 (4)
Employment Services (8) (8) $ 17.22 (4)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 50 (7) $ 19.63 (4)
Junior Colleges 130 0.02 $ 16.93 (4)


Geographic profile for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,400 0.15 1.48 $ 25.93 (4)
Georgia 2,240 0.52 5.27 $ 15.14 (4)
Nevada 690 0.56 5.61 $ 49.36 (4)
New York 640 0.07 0.75 $ 40.49 (4)
Louisiana 530 0.29 2.96 $ 18.59 (4)




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada 690 0.56 5.61 $ 49.36 (4)
Georgia 2,240 0.52 5.27 $ 15.14 (4)
Louisiana 530 0.29 2.96 $ 18.59 (4)
North Dakota 80 0.21 2.12 $ 41.03 (4)
Colorado 520 0.20 2.05 $ 23.40 (4)




Top paying states for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alabama 60 0.03 0.30 $ 21.44 (4)
Arizona 490 0.17 1.73 $ 24.18 (4)
California 2,400 0.15 1.48 $ 25.93 (4)
Colorado 520 0.20 2.05 $ 23.40 (4)
Connecticut (8) (8) (8) $ 30.05 (4)





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,550 0.27 2.69 $ 23.76 (4)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 870 0.10 1.00 $ 34.37 (4)
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 650 0.72 7.26 $ 49.84 (4)
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 270 0.19 1.94 (8) (8)
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 250 0.17 1.71 $ 22.86 (4)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 180 0.16 1.61 $ 22.26 (4)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 170 0.13 1.35 $ 16.95 (4)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 130 0.05 0.55 $ 19.03 (4)
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 130 0.10 1.05 $ 13.90 (4)
Lexington-Fayette, KY 100 0.41 4.10 (8) (8)




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bloomington, IN 70 1.03 10.44 $ 16.26 (4)
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 650 0.72 7.26 $ 49.84 (4)
Fargo, ND-MN 70 0.50 5.00 $ 30.11 (4)
Greeley, CO 50 0.47 4.73 $ 19.47 (4)
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 100 0.43 4.39 $ 16.83 (4)
Boulder, CO 80 0.41 4.18 $ 24.19 (4)
Lexington-Fayette, KY 100 0.41 4.10 (8) (8)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,550 0.27 2.69 $ 23.76 (4)
Colorado Springs, CO 60 0.23 2.31 $ 32.37 (4)
Sioux Falls, SD 30 0.23 2.30 $ 16.06 (4)




Top paying metropolitan areas for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 70 0.16 1.65 $ 19.67 (4)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (8) (8) (8) $ 13.84 (4)
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (8) (8) (8) $ 19.10 (4)
Austin-Round Rock, TX 40 0.04 0.40 $ 14.09 (4)
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (8) (8) (8) $ 12.20 (4)
Baton Rouge, LA (8) (8) (8) $ 15.07 (4)
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 40 0.08 0.76 $ 12.24 (4)
Bloomington, IN 70 1.03 10.44 $ 16.26 (4)
Boulder, CO 80 0.41 4.18 $ 24.19 (4)
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY (8) (8) (8) $ 17.08 (4)

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area 60 0.91 9.24 (8) (8)

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area 60 0.91 9.24 (8) (8)

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 17.18 (4)


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021