• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (Major Group)

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations comprises the following occupations: Artists and Related Workers, All Other; Craft Artists; Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators; Special Effects Artists and Animators; Art Directors; Designers, All Other; Set and Exhibit Designers; Fashion Designers; Commercial and Industrial Designers; Floral Designers; Interior Designers; Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers; Graphic Designers; Actors; Producers and Directors; Athletes and Sports Competitors; Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials; Coaches and Scouts; Choreographers; Dancers; Music Directors and Composers; Musicians and Singers; Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other; Disc Jockeys, Except Radio; Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys; News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists; Public Relations Specialists; Technical Writers; Writers and Authors; Editors; Media and Communication Workers, All Other; Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners; Interpreters and Translators; Lighting Technicians; Sound Engineering Technicians; Broadcast Technicians; Audio and Video Technicians; Photographers; Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film; Film and Video Editors; Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other

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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)
2,063,380	0.5 %	$ 36.78	$ 76,500	1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.62	$ 18.60	$ 27.90	$ 41.29	$ 62.34
Annual Wage (2)	$ 30,410	$ 38,690	$ 58,030	$ 85,880	$ 129,670

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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	198,620	47.56	$ 50.95	$ 105,970
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	121,030	25.19	$ 42.50	$ 88,390
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	103,840	3.44	$ 32.38	$ 67,340
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	89,620	29.21	$ 32.95	$ 68,530
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers	82,030	35.26	(8)	(8)

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 Stations	67,900	56.31	$ 29.68	$ 61,740
Motion Picture and Video Industries	198,620	47.56	$ 50.95	$ 105,970
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	28,490	46.17	$ 42.52	$ 88,440
Florists	29,540	45.11	$ 16.22	$ 33,740
Specialized Design Services	62,330	41.44	$ 34.25	$ 71,250

Top paying industries for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Spectator Sports	31,380	23.61	$ 93.18	$ 193,810
Tobacco Manufacturing	60	0.50	$ 83.15	$ 172,950
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water	180	1.16	$ 71.38	$ 148,470
Oil and Gas Extraction	120	0.11	$ 54.73	$ 113,840
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	1,760	6.18	$ 52.45	$ 109,090

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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	381,100	21.61	1.55	$ 51.60	$ 107,330
New York	214,960	23.60	1.69	$ 46.33	$ 96,370
Texas	131,090	10.09	0.72	$ 28.90	$ 60,120
Florida	127,840	13.88	0.99	$ 30.03	$ 62,450
Illinois	73,250	12.45	0.89	$ 34.27	$ 71,270

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	36,850	53.41	3.83	$ 52.47	$ 109,130
New York	214,960	23.60	1.69	$ 46.33	$ 96,370
California	381,100	21.61	1.55	$ 51.60	$ 107,330
Vermont	4,650	15.86	1.14	$ 31.35	$ 65,200
Montana	7,350	15.01	1.08	$ 24.77	$ 51,520

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	36,850	53.41	3.83	$ 52.47	$ 109,130
California	381,100	21.61	1.55	$ 51.60	$ 107,330
New York	214,960	23.60	1.69	$ 46.33	$ 96,370
Massachusetts	51,370	14.40	1.03	$ 40.79	$ 84,840
New Jersey	49,680	12.09	0.87	$ 38.78	$ 80,660

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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	216,640	35.51	2.55	$ 50.89	$ 105,850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	211,910	23.07	1.65	$ 47.57	$ 98,940
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	69,150	22.84	1.64	$ 45.74	$ 95,140
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	58,040	13.14	0.94	$ 36.19	$ 75,270
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	52,680	22.02	1.58	(8)	(8)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	42,020	11.04	0.79	$ 30.38	$ 63,190
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	40,550	14.87	1.07	$ 36.21	$ 75,310
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	40,110	14.84	1.06	$ 42.25	$ 87,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	39,380	15.01	1.08	$ 31.36	$ 65,230
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	33,740	16.56	1.19	$ 40.78	$ 84,830

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	216,640	35.51	2.55	$ 50.89	$ 105,850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	211,910	23.07	1.65	$ 47.57	$ 98,940
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	69,150	22.84	1.64	$ 45.74	$ 95,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	52,680	22.02	1.58	(8)	(8)
Boulder, CO	4,080	21.29	1.53	$ 36.56	$ 76,050
Lawrence, KS	1,020	21.03	1.51	$ 26.17	$ 54,430
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	24,460	18.86	1.35	$ 27.37	$ 56,940
Ithaca, NY	890	18.77	1.35	$ 37.99	$ 79,020
Charlottesville, VA	2,030	18.56	1.33	$ 30.72	$ 63,890
Missoula, MT	1,080	17.54	1.26	$ 24.17	$ 50,270