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 2020.

The 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 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 and salary information for the Artists & related workers workforce. Artists & related workers workforce in 2020 was 143,886 people, of which 43.2% were women and 56.8% were men. Artists & related workers are paid most in Forest Hills & Rego Park PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Burbank City PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

81,693

Male Workforce

± 7.02k

62,193

Female Workforce

± 6.12k

The Artists & related workers workforce in 2020 was 143,886 people (43.2% women and 56.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 32.2% between 2014 (108,801) and 2020 (143,886).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Artists & related workers.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Rhode Island ($80,811), California ($77,594), and New Jersey ($76,925).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$57,958

AVERAGE WAGE

#199 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

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

The graph shows the ranking of Artists & related workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.475

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Artists & related workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.475, which is lower 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Artists & related workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Artists & related workers and on wages 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 ($177,823).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

144k

2020 Workforce

± 9,308

5.85%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.77%

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 51.5%, followed by Motion pictures & video industries with 25% and Advertising, public relations & related services with 23.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Artists & related workers in the US. The workforce of Artists & related workers in 2020 was 143,886 people, with 43.2% woman, and 56.8% men. 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.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Artists & related workers in 2020 was 143,886 people, with 43.2% woman, and 56.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (21,401 people), 25 to 29 years (21,188 people), and 30 to 34 years (20,956 people). Among them they concentrated 44.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 11.4% of Artists & related workers workers were Hispanic and 88.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73.7%), Puerto Rican (17.4)%, and Cuban (8.9)%

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Races

In 2020, 79.8% of the Artists & related workers workforce were White, of which 42.4% were women and 57.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (7.98%) and Two or More Races (4.84%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Communication Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Artists & related workers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Artists & related workers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Artists & related workers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (43,265 people), Communications (8,129 people), and Business (4,804 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Artists & related workers workers were Bachelors Degree (66,564 people), Some college (26,911 people), and Graduate Degree (18,116 people).

The graphic shows the Artists & related workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking.