Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries

Industry Group

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Workforce Population
550k
2017
Average Employee Age
39.7
2017
Estimated Job Growth
5.07%
10-Year Projection
Average Salary
$49,020
2017
Average Male Salary
$56,966
2017
Average Female Salary
$37,337
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 $66,489. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.9 hours and earn an average annual salary of $18,966.

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

The workforce of Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group in 2017 was 550,320 people, with 40.5% woman, and 59.5% men.

In 2017, 78.8% of the workforce in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group was White (433,590 people), of which 40.6% were women and 59.4% men.

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 550,320 people and is concentrated in California (97,954 workers). The average annual salary was $49,020, being $15,663 less than the national average salary, which was $64,683.

Monthly Employment

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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.

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Employment by Location

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

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Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2017, Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries Industry Group had an average annual wage of $49,020, $15,663 less than the average national salary of $64,683.

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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).

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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 52,986 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 (52,986 people), miscellaneous managers (41,048 people), and athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers (30,090 people)

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Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$56,966
AVERAGE MALE SALARY
±$3,619
$37,337
AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
±$2,675

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.

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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.

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Intermediate Inputs

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

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. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

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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.

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.

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Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016
  1. 33,804
  2. 13,602
  3. 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.

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Diversity

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

Of the total workforce, 40.5% corresponds to women and 59.5% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $56,966 and $37,337.

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

Gender and Age

222,786
Women
40.5%
327,534
Men
59.5%

The workforce of Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries industry in 2017 was 550,320 people, with 40.5% woman, and 59.5% men.

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Races

In 2017, 78.8% of the workforce in the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries industry was White (433,590 people), of which 40.6% were women and 59.4% men.

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

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Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries workers in 2017 were bachelors degree (193,661 people), some college (124,775 people), and high school or equivalent (89,869 people).

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Projections

Growth projections of the Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 5.07% in the next ten years. The Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 5.07%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (31.6%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (31.6%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries.
5.07%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
5.07%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 5.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries.
31.6%
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10-year Projection

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