Musicians, singers, & related workers

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2017 Workforce

142k

Average Age

46.8

Average Salary

$34,806

Average Male Salary

$42,030

Average Female Salary

$23,713

About

Musicians, singers, & related workers are most often employed by the Religious organizations industry. The average yearly wage for Musicians, singers, & related workers was $34,806 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Musicians, singers, & related workers by wage are Gaming services workers, Coin, vending, & amusement machine servicers & repairers, and Health practitioner support technologists & technicians.

Musicians, singers, & related workers are part of the Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occupations, along with Artists & related workers, Commercial and industrial designers, Fashion designers, Floral designers, Graphic designers, and 25 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Musicians, singers, & related workers are Nashville-Davidson (Southwest) PUMA, TN, Upper West Side & West Side PUMA, NY, and LA City (Central/Pacific Palisades) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Musicians, singers, & related workers are Nashville-Davidson (Southwest) PUMA, TN, Nashville-Davidson (Central) PUMA, TN, and Taney, Barry, Stone & McDonald Counties PUMA, MO.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Musicians, singers, & related workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Religious organizations is the industry that employs the most Musicians, singers, & related workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Musicians, singers, & related workers, by average wage, is U. S. Air Force. Musicians, singers, & related workers are paid most in LA (North Central/Arleta & Pacoima) & San Fernando Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Nashville-Davidson (Southwest) PUMA, TN.

Yearly Wage

$34,806

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,543

In 2017, Musicians, singers, & related workers earned an average of $34,806, $21,148 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Gaming services workers make somewhat more than Musicians, singers, & related workers while Health practitioner support technologists & technicians make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Musicians, singers, & related workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.585

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Musicians, singers, & related workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.585, which is higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Musicians, singers, & related workers (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 Musicians, singers, & related workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Musicians, singers, & related workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Musicians, singers, & related workers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Musicians, singers, & related workers, by number of employees, are Religious organizations, Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Sound recording industries, Elementary & secondary schools, Restaurants & Food Services, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, U. S. Army, Amusement & Recreation, Drinking places, alcoholic beverages , and Other schools & instruction and educational support services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Musicians, singers, & related workers, by average wage, are U. S. Air Force, Sound recording industries, and Motion pictures & video industries.

Industries by Share

142k

2017 Workforce

± 9,239

1.34%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.13%

The number of people employed as Musicians, singers, & related workers has been growing at a rate of 1.34%, from 139,875 people in 2016 to 141,748 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Musicians, singers, & related workers employed by various industries. Religious organizations employs the largest share of Musicians, singers, & related workers at 47.5%, followed by Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries with 37.1% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 1.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Musicians, singers, & related workers in the US. The average age of male Musicians, singers, & related workers in the workforce is 43.1 and of female Musicians, singers, & related workers is 52.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Musicians, singers, & related workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

85.8k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,191

55.9k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,804

60.6% of Musicians, singers, & related workers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Musicians, singers, & related workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Musicians, singers, & related workers

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

74.2% of Musicians, singers, & related workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.4% of Musicians, singers, & related workers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Musicians, singers, & related workers.

Age by Sex

43.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.38

52.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.91

The median age of Musicians, singers, & related workers is 46.8, and Male employees are generally 9.4 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Musicians, singers, & related workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Musicians, singers, & related workers is Visual & Performing Arts but a relatively high number of Musicians, singers, & related workers hold a major in Visual & Performing Arts.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Musicians, singers, & related workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Musicians, singers, & related workers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Coordination, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Musicians, singers, & related workers need more than the average amount of Coordination, Operations Analysis, and Instructing.