Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

548k

2017

Average Employee Age

39.7

2017

Estimated Job Growth

5.35%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$49,131

2017

Average Male Salary

$57,160

2017

Average Female Salary

$37,373

2017

About

The top three occupations in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group are musicians, singers, & related workers, miscellaneous managers, and athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers. On average, full-time employees in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group work 46 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $66,615. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.9 hours and earn an average annual salary of $19,008.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group are West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA, LA City (Central/Pacific Palisades) PUMA, CA, and LA City (Central/Hancock Park & Mid-Wilshire) PUMA, CA.

The workforce of Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group in 2017 was 548,081 people, with 40.6% woman, and 59.4% men.

In 2017, 78.8% of the workforce in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group was White (432,115 people), of which 40.7% were women and 59.3% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group.

The workforce in Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group was 548,081 people and is concentrated in California (97,954 workers). The average annual salary was $49,131, being $10,465 less than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

8.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 146k people employed in the Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries industry. This represents a 8.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2017 were California (98k), New York (63.4k), and Florida (43.1k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2017, Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group had an average annual wage of $49,131, $10,465 less than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.577

WAGE GINI

Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries has a wage GINI of 0.577, which is more than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group.

Musicians, singers, & related workers are the most common position with 52,603 workers, but the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Miscellaneous managers and Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers.

The highest average salary in Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group according to occupations. In 2017, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were musicians, singers, & related workers (52,603 people), miscellaneous managers (40,949 people), and athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers (29,862 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$57,160

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$3,637

$37,373

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$2,679

On average, Male workers in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group make 1.53 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group.

The Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and New York stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries is from Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group is Professional and business services.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries is from Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries is from Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Professional and business services Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
33,804
New York
13,602
Florida
6,910

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 40.6% corresponds to women and 59.4% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $57,160 and $37,373.

74.2% of workers have a bachelors degree, some college or high school or equivalent.

Gender and Age

222,410

Women

40.6%

325,671

Men

59.4%

The workforce of Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries industry in 2017 was 548,081 people, with 40.6% woman, and 59.4% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries industry.

Races

In 2017, 78.8% of the workforce in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries industry was White (432,115 people), of which 40.7% were women and 59.3% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Asian.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries workers in 2017 were bachelors degree (193,009 people), some college (124,287 people), and high school or equivalent (89,334 people).

The chart shows the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Performing arts and spectator sports industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Performing arts and spectator sports industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 5.35%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (23.1%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Performing arts and spectator sports.

5.35%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Performing arts and spectator sports. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.