Artists & related workers

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2020 Workforce

144k

Average Age

Average Salary

$57,958

Average Male Salary

$67,353

Average Female Salary

$45,618

About

Artists & related workers are most often employed by the Independent artists, writers, and performers industry. The average yearly wage for Artists & related workers was $57,958 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Artists & related workers by wage are Interior designers, Judicial law clerks, and Electricians.

Artists & 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 Artists & related workers are Burbank City PUMA, CA, LA City (West Central/Westwood & West Los Angeles) PUMA, CA, and Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Artists & related workers are Burbank City PUMA, CA, Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY, and Park Slope, Carroll Gardens & Red Hook PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Artists & related workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Independent artists, writers, and performers is the industry that employs the most Artists & related workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Artists & related workers, by average wage, is Nondepository credit & related activities. Artists & related workers are paid most in Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Burbank City PUMA, CA.

Yearly Wage

$57,958

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,915

In 2020, Artists & related workers earned an average of $57,958, $2,005 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Judicial law clerks make somewhat more than Artists & related workers while Interior designers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Artists & related workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.463

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Artists & related workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.463, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Artists & 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 Artists & related workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Artists & related workers

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

Most Common

The most common industries employing Artists & related workers, by number of employees, are Independent artists, writers, and performers, Motion pictures & video industries, Advertising, public relations & related services, Specialized design services, Nail salons & other personal care services, Performing arts companies, Miscellaneous retail stores, Periodical, book, & directory publishers, Computer Systems Design, Amusement & Recreation, and Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Artists & related workers, by average wage, are Nondepository credit & related activities, Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing , and Software publishing.

Industries by Share

144k

2020 Workforce

± 9,308

5.85%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.77%

The number of people employed as Artists & related workers has been growing at a rate of 5.85%, from 135,938 people in 2019 to 143,886 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Artists & related workers employed by various industries. Independent artists, writers, and performers employs the largest share of Artists & related workers at 17.1%, followed by Motion pictures & video industries with 8.32% and Advertising, public relations & related services with 7.81%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Artists & related workers in the US. The average age of male Artists & related workers in the workforce is 41.3 and of female Artists & related workers is 40.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Artists & related workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

81.7k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,015

62.2k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,121

56.8% of Artists & related workers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Artists & related workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Artists & related workers

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

73.2% of Artists & related workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.92% of Artists & related workers, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Artists & related workers.

Age by Sex

41.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.1

40.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.44

The median age of Artists & related workers is 41, and Male employees are generally 0.692 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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

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 Artists & related workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Artists & related workers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Artists & related workers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Programming, and Equipment Selection.