Sound recording industries

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

41k

2023

Average Employee Age

38.6

2023

Estimated Job Growth

3.54%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$93,681

2023

Average Male Salary

$95,037

2023

Average Female Salary

$90,486

2023

About

The top three occupations in the Sound recording industries Industry Group are broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other, music directors and composers, and other managers. On average, full-time employees in the Sound recording industries Industry Group work 45.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $107,394. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.7 hours and earn an average annual salary of $32,054.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Sound recording industries Industry Group are Nashville/Davidson County--South & Southeast Nashville PUMA, TN, Nashville/Davidson County--West Nashville, Green Hills & Bellevue PUMA, TN, and Los Angeles County (Central)--West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA.

The workforce of Sound recording industries Industry Group in 2023 was 41,002 people, with 29.8% woman, and 70.2% men.

In 2023, 67.6% of the workforce in the Sound recording industries Industry Group was White (27,715 people), of which 30% were women and 70% men.

Information

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Sound recording industries Industry Group.

The workforce in Sound recording industries Industry Group was 41,002 people and is concentrated in California (11,243 workers). The average annual salary was $93,681, being $25,954 more than the national average salary, which was $67,727.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Information industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

0.878%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.05M people employed in the Information industry. This represents a 0.878% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Information over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2023 were California (11.2k), New York (6.37k), and Tennessee (4.71k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Sound recording industries Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2023, Sound recording industries Industry Group had an average annual wage of $93,681, $25,954 more than the average national salary of $67,727.

The graph shows the position of Sound recording industries Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.515

WAGE GINI

Sound recording industries has a wage GINI of 0.515, which is more than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Sound recording 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 Sound recording industries Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Sound recording industries Industry Group.

Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are the most common position with 7,296 workers, but the Sound recording industries Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Music directors and composers and Other managers.

The highest average salary in Sound recording industries goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Sound recording industries Industry Group according to occupations. In 2023, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other (7,296 people), music directors and composers (5,855 people), and other managers (4,860 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$95,037

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$17,436

$90,486

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$26,411

On average, Male workers in the Sound recording industries Industry Group make 1.05 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Sound recording industries Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Sound recording 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 Sound recording industries Industry Group.

The Sound recording 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 Sound recording industries Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Sound recording industries is from Information.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Sound recording industries Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Sound recording industries Industry Group is Information.

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 Sound recording industries is from Information.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Professional and business services
Information
Manufacturing

The Sound recording 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.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Sound recording industries is from Information.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Information Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Sound recording industries Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Sound recording industries Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Sound recording industries industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Sound recording industries Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 29.8% corresponds to women and 70.2% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $95,037 and $90,486.

80% of workers have a bachelors degree, some college or graduate degree.

Gender and Age

12,214

Women

29.8%

28,788

Men

70.2%

The workforce of Sound recording industries industry in 2023 was 41,002 people, with 29.8% woman, and 70.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Sound recording industries industry.

Races

In 2023, 67.6% of the workforce in the Sound recording industries industry was White (27,715 people), of which 30% were women and 70% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Two or More Races.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Sound recording industries workers in 2023 were bachelors degree (19,903 people), some college (7,948 people), and graduate degree (4,967 people).

The chart shows the Sound recording industries workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Sound Recording Industries industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 3.54% in the next ten years. The Sound Recording Industries industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 3.54%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (43.6%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (43.6%).

Job Growth

3.54%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.54%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Sound Recording Industries. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 3.54%, the average rate of national job growth.