May 2004 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. These and other data elements, including the 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile wages, are available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

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			Wage Estimates
SOC Code Number	Occupation Title	Employment (1)	Median Hourly	Mean Hourly	Mean Annual (2)	Mean RSE (3)
27-0000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	1,595,710	$17.39	$21.01	$43,710	0.6 %
27-1011	Art Directors	26,870	$30.69	$35.21	$73,240	1.1 %
27-1012	Craft Artists	3,890	$11.31	$13.33	$27,720	3.0 %
27-1013	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	9,570	$18.30	$20.98	$43,640	3.2 %
27-1014	Multi-Media Artists and Animators	30,210	$24.21	$27.65	$57,520	3.9 %
27-1019	Artists and Related Workers, All Other	5,370	$14.72	$18.02	$37,490	3.0 %
27-1021	Commercial and Industrial Designers	33,050	$25.15	$26.77	$55,670	1.5 %
27-1022	Fashion Designers	12,100	$26.85	$30.84	$64,150	2.2 %
27-1023	Floral Designers	67,710	$9.83	$10.51	$21,860	1.1 %
27-1024	Graphic Designers	159,720	$18.28	$20.25	$42,120	0.7 %
27-1025	Interior Designers	46,360	$19.56	$21.59	$44,900	0.8 %
27-1026	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	62,220	$10.89	$12.51	$26,020	2.5 %
27-1027	Set and Exhibit Designers	8,750	$17.21	$19.23	$40,000	2.0 %
27-1029	Designers, All Other	12,650	$20.31	$22.27	$46,320	3.2 %
27-2011	Actors	59,000	$11.28	$22.48	(6)	4.3 %
27-2012	Producers and Directors	55,260	$25.40	$34.84	$72,470	4.8 %
27-2021	Athletes and Sports Competitors	12,250	(4)	(4)	$86,690	5.1 %
27-2022	Coaches and Scouts	122,930	(4)	(4)	$32,780	1.0 %
27-2023	Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	11,440	(4)	(4)	$27,850	4.0 %
27-2031	Dancers	14,880	$8.54	$12.15	(6)	3.0 %
27-2032	Choreographers	15,360	$16.19	$18.39	$38,250	2.6 %
27-2041	Music Directors and Composers	8,870	$16.62	$21.06	$43,810	4.8 %
27-2042	Musicians and Singers	52,000	$17.85	$24.96	(6)	3.8 %
27-2099	Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	54,800	$16.73	$18.82	(6)	6.5 %
27-3011	Radio and Television Announcers	41,430	$10.64	$15.22	$31,650	1.5 %
27-3012	Public Address System and Other Announcers	8,180	$10.56	$14.08	$29,290	2.4 %
27-3021	Broadcast News Analysts	6,930	$17.78	$27.28	$56,740	2.8 %
27-3022	Reporters and Correspondents	52,550	$15.06	$18.58	$38,650	1.4 %
27-3031	Public Relations Specialists	166,210	$21.07	$23.80	$49,510	0.7 %
27-3041	Editors	100,790	$21.10	$23.65	$49,190	0.8 %
27-3042	Technical Writers	45,100	$25.71	$27.24	$56,650	0.7 %
27-3043	Writers and Authors	42,780	$21.32	$25.52	$53,080	3.0 %
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	25,410	$16.28	$17.61	$36,630	1.3 %
27-3099	Media and Communication Workers, All Other	27,380	$19.64	$21.66	$45,060	2.0 %
27-4011	Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	40,050	$15.66	$17.62	$36,650	1.3 %
27-4012	Broadcast Technicians	29,940	$13.47	$16.14	$33,560	1.5 %
27-4013	Radio Operators	1,670	$15.73	$17.06	$35,490	3.3 %
27-4014	Sound Engineering Technicians	11,650	$18.32	$21.91	$45,570	2.4 %
27-4021	Photographers	54,400	$12.54	$15.00	$31,200	1.8 %
27-4031	Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture	21,600	$18.08	$20.04	$41,690	4.0 %
27-4032	Film and Video Editors	15,800	$20.96	$24.37	$50,690	2.2 %
27-4099	Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	18,570	$19.77	$22.36	$46,510	3.0 %

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.

(6) There is wide variation in the number of hours worked by those employed as actors, dancers, musicians, and singers. Many jobs are for a duration of 1 day or 1 week and it is extremely rare for a performer to have guaranteed employment for a period that exceeds 3 to 6 months.

National OES estimates by SOC major group