Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

42 occupations · 2024 BLS OEWS data

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations cover artists, designers, writers, performers, athletes, and media professionals who produce and communicate creative content.

Top Metro Areas for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

$89,183

avg median

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

$80,894

avg median

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

$77,343

avg median

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

$92,564

avg median

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

$61,785

avg median

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

$60,059

avg median

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

$72,019

avg median

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

$60,662

avg median

Occupation	SOC Code	Median Annual	Employed Nationwide
Actors	27-2011	—	38,800
Art Directors	27-1011	$111,040	50,370
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	27-1019	$72,760	7,370
Athletes and Sports Competitors	27-2021	$62,360	14,370
Audio and Video Technicians	27-4011	$54,830	70,080
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	27-3011	$45,680	23,880
Broadcast Technicians	27-4012	$53,920	21,080
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	27-4031	$68,810	24,460
Choreographers	27-2032	$55,600	3,430
Coaches and Scouts	27-2022	$45,920	250,940
Commercial and Industrial Designers	27-1021	$79,450	30,250
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	27-3092	$67,310	12,630
Craft Artists	27-1012	$38,480	4,370
Dancers	27-2031	—	9,060
Designers, All Other	27-1029	$66,220	9,680
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio	27-2091	—	8,170
Editors	27-3041	$75,260	95,480
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	27-2099	—	15,040
Fashion Designers	27-1022	$80,690	20,910
Film and Video Editors	27-4032	$70,980	28,860
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	27-1013	$60,560	10,000
Floral Designers	27-1023	$36,120	40,160
Graphic Designers	27-1024	$61,300	214,260
Interior Designers	27-1025	$63,490	69,580
Interpreters and Translators	27-3091	$59,440	53,360
Lighting Technicians	27-4015	$60,560	10,130
Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	27-4098	—	—
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	27-4099	$67,190	13,020
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	27-3099	$71,770	23,590
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	27-1026	$37,350	192,480
Music Directors and Composers	27-2041	$63,670	12,330
Musicians and Singers	27-2042	—	38,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	27-3023	$60,280	41,550
Photographers	27-4021	$42,520	51,230
Producers and Directors	27-2012	$83,480	145,270
Public Relations Specialists	27-3031	$69,780	280,590
Set and Exhibit Designers	27-1027	$66,280	10,850
Sound Engineering Technicians	27-4014	$66,430	13,050
Special Effects Artists and Animators	27-1014	$99,800	21,280
Technical Writers	27-3042	$91,670	55,530
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	27-2023	$38,820	15,080
Writers and Authors	27-3043	$72,270	47,800