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13-1011 Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
Represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes in dealings with current or prospective employers. May handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.
National estimates for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
Industry profile for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
Geographic profile for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
National estimates for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 12,480 |
8.5 % |
$ 55.97 |
$ 116,410 |
4.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 22.78 |
$ 29.40 |
$ 37.70 |
$ 78.33 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 47,370 |
$ 61,160 |
$ 78,410 |
$ 162,930 |
(5) |
Industry profile for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures |
9,780 |
41.63 |
$ 59.48 |
$ 123,720 |
| Performing Arts Companies |
540 |
0.78 |
$ 33.37 |
$ 69,400 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
310 |
0.10 |
$ 44.68 |
$ 92,940 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
210 |
0.27 |
$ 50.25 |
$ 104,520 |
| Spectator Sports |
180 |
0.16 |
$ 55.37 |
$ 115,170 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures |
9,780 |
41.63 |
$ 59.48 |
$ 123,720 |
| Sound Recording Industries |
140 |
0.81 |
$ 43.99 |
$ 91,490 |
| Performing Arts Companies |
540 |
0.78 |
$ 33.37 |
$ 69,400 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
210 |
0.27 |
$ 50.25 |
$ 104,520 |
| Spectator Sports |
180 |
0.16 |
$ 55.37 |
$ 115,170 |
Top paying industries for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures |
9,780 |
41.63 |
$ 59.48 |
$ 123,720 |
| Spectator Sports |
180 |
0.16 |
$ 55.37 |
$ 115,170 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
210 |
0.27 |
$ 50.25 |
$ 104,520 |
| Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 49.46 |
$ 102,880 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
310 |
0.10 |
$ 44.68 |
$ 92,940 |
Geographic profile for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
6,250 |
0.38 |
4.26 |
$ 62.95 |
$ 130,930 |
| New York |
2,420 |
0.28 |
3.15 |
$ 59.61 |
$ 123,980 |
| Florida |
770 |
0.09 |
1.00 |
$ 51.41 |
$ 106,940 |
| Texas |
310 |
0.03 |
0.29 |
$ 29.96 |
$ 62,310 |
| Washington |
200 |
0.06 |
0.71 |
$ 49.46 |
$ 102,870 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
Top paying states for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
6,250 |
0.38 |
4.26 |
$ 62.95 |
$ 130,930 |
| New York |
2,420 |
0.28 |
3.15 |
$ 59.61 |
$ 123,980 |
| Connecticut |
100 |
0.06 |
0.73 |
$ 51.77 |
$ 107,690 |
| Florida |
770 |
0.09 |
1.00 |
$ 51.41 |
$ 106,940 |
| Washington |
200 |
0.06 |
0.71 |
$ 49.46 |
$ 102,870 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,440 |
0.95 |
10.74 |
$ 63.78 |
$ 132,660 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,400 |
0.28 |
3.12 |
$ 59.60 |
$ 123,970 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
250 |
0.10 |
1.14 |
$ 46.75 |
$ 97,230 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
240 |
0.11 |
1.19 |
$ 55.72 |
$ 115,890 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
180 |
0.09 |
1.05 |
$ 50.97 |
$ 106,020 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
160 |
0.17 |
1.97 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
140 |
0.05 |
0.55 |
$ 63.36 |
$ 131,780 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
140 |
0.04 |
0.43 |
$ 30.55 |
$ 63,550 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
140 |
0.12 |
1.30 |
$ 49.30 |
$ 102,540 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
120 |
0.03 |
0.33 |
$ 52.68 |
$ 109,570 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,440 |
0.95 |
10.74 |
$ 63.78 |
$ 132,660 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,400 |
0.28 |
3.12 |
$ 59.60 |
$ 123,970 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
70 |
0.18 |
1.99 |
$ 49.56 |
$ 103,090 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
160 |
0.17 |
1.97 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
140 |
0.12 |
1.30 |
$ 49.30 |
$ 102,540 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
110 |
0.11 |
1.26 |
$ 46.88 |
$ 97,500 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
240 |
0.11 |
1.19 |
$ 55.72 |
$ 115,890 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
250 |
0.10 |
1.14 |
$ 46.75 |
$ 97,230 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
180 |
0.09 |
1.05 |
$ 50.97 |
$ 106,020 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
90 |
0.07 |
0.83 |
$ 63.14 |
$ 131,330 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,440 |
0.95 |
10.74 |
$ 63.78 |
$ 132,660 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
140 |
0.05 |
0.55 |
$ 63.36 |
$ 131,780 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
90 |
0.07 |
0.83 |
$ 63.14 |
$ 131,330 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,400 |
0.28 |
3.12 |
$ 59.60 |
$ 123,970 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
240 |
0.11 |
1.19 |
$ 55.72 |
$ 115,890 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
120 |
0.03 |
0.33 |
$ 52.68 |
$ 109,570 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
180 |
0.09 |
1.05 |
$ 50.97 |
$ 106,020 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
70 |
0.18 |
1.99 |
$ 49.56 |
$ 103,090 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
140 |
0.12 |
1.30 |
$ 49.30 |
$ 102,540 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
110 |
0.11 |
1.26 |
$ 46.88 |
$ 97,500 |
About May 2021 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.
(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.
(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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
