Gaming managers

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Total Workforce

17.9k

Average Age

45.3

Average Salary

$60,800

Average Male Salary

$73,270

Average Female Salary

$45,312

About

Gaming managers are most often employed by the Amusement & Recreation industry. The average yearly wage for Gaming managers was $60,800 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Gaming managers by wage are Occupational therapists, Writers & authors, and Web developers (Legacy).

Gaming managers are part of the Management occupations, along with General & operations managers, Chief executives & legislators, Advertising & promotions managers, Marketing managers, Sales managers, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Gaming managers are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Gaming managers are .

Management occupations Management, business, & financial occupations Management, business, science, & arts occupations

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Gaming managers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Amusement & Recreation is the industry that employs the most Gaming managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Gaming managers, by average wage, is Amusement & Recreation. Gaming managers are paid most in Henderson (East) & Boulder Cities PUMA, NV but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$60,800

AVERAGE SALARY

± $11,446

In 2017, Gaming managers earned an average of $60,800, $6,912 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Writers & authors make somewhat more than Gaming managers while Occupational therapists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Gaming managers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.428

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Gaming managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.428, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Gaming managers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Gaming managers.

Spatial Concentration

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Gaming managers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Gaming managers, by number of employees, are Amusement & Recreation and Traveler accommodation.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Gaming managers, by average wage, are Amusement & Recreation and Traveler accommodation.

Industries by Share

17.9k

2017 Workforce

± 3,287

1.21%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 25.7%

The number of people employed as Gaming managers has been growing at a rate of 1.21%, from 17,709 people in 2016 to 17,923 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Gaming managers employed by various industries. Amusement & Recreation employs the largest share of Gaming managers at 91.4%, followed by Traveler accommodation with 4.1% and false with 0%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Gaming managers in the US. The average age of male Gaming managers in the workforce is 46.9 and of female Gaming managers is 43.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Gaming managers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

9.93k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 2,446

7.99k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,195

55.4% of Gaming managers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Gaming managers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Gaming managers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)

70.2% of Gaming managers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.7% of Gaming managers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Gaming managers.

Age by Gender

46.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 3.26

43.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.67

The median age of Gaming managers is 45.3, and Male employees are generally 3.42 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Gaming managers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Gaming managers is Business but a relatively high number of Gaming managers hold a major in Visual & Performing Arts.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Gaming managers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Gaming managers need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Speaking, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Gaming managers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Personnel Resources, and Management of Material Resources.