November 2003 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	1,583,250	$17.20	$20.84	$43,350	0.9 %
27-1011	Art Directors	24,790	$30.37	$34.39	$71,530	1.3 %
27-1013	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	9,370	$17.80	$20.48	$42,610	2.8 %
27-1014	Multi-Media Artists and Animators	32,030	$22.48	$25.73	$53,530	2.6 %
27-1021	Commercial and Industrial Designers	32,940	$25.04	$26.97	$56,110	2.1 %
27-1022	Fashion Designers	11,090	$26.21	$30.78	$64,030	2.3 %
27-1023	Floral Designers	67,460	$9.66	$10.22	$21,260	1.0 %
27-1024	Graphic Designers	156,220	$17.75	$20.01	$41,620	1.3 %
27-1025	Interior Designers	45,810	$19.43	$21.42	$44,550	1.4 %
27-1026	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	58,150	$10.89	$12.46	$25,910	1.0 %
27-1027	Set and Exhibit Designers	8,610	$17.17	$18.96	$39,430	2.5 %
27-2011	Actors	57,580	(4)	(4)	$47,650	3.9 %
27-2012	Producers and Directors	59,460	(4)	(4)	$73,030	6.7 %
27-2021	Athletes and Sports Competitors	11,520	(4)	(4)	$85,040	5.2 %
27-2022	Coaches and Scouts	113,370	(4)	(4)	$33,190	1.2 %
27-2023	Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	8,780	(4)	(4)	$28,740	4.9 %
27-2031	Dancers	14,230	$9.49	$12.73	$26,480	3.1 %
27-2032	Choreographers	15,140	$15.41	$17.65	$36,700	3.0 %
27-2041	Music Directors and Composers	9,550	(4)	(4)	$42,960	4.9 %
27-2042	Musicians and Singers	50,750	(4)	(4)	$51,450	3.7 %
27-3010	Announcers	48,760	$10.33	$14.48	$30,110	1.3 %
27-3020	News Analysts, Reporters and Correspondents	61,200	$15.25	$19.38	$40,320	1.4 %
27-3031	Public Relations Specialists	157,050	$20.70	$23.36	$48,590	1.0 %
27-3041	Editors	106,540	$20.41	$23.18	$48,210	1.1 %
27-3042	Technical Writers	43,860	$25.08	$26.56	$55,250	0.8 %
27-3043	Writers and Authors	44,380	$20.84	$25.49	$53,020	3.9 %
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	25,310	$16.44	$17.55	$36,500	1.3 %
27-4011	Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	40,060	$14.98	$17.12	$35,610	1.8 %
27-4012	Broadcast Technicians	30,940	$13.55	$16.11	$33,510	1.6 %
27-4013	Radio Operators	1,840	$14.92	$16.14	$33,570	2.7 %
27-4014	Sound Engineering Technicians	11,550	$17.89	$22.11	$45,980	2.7 %
27-4021	Photographers	56,210	$12.47	$14.63	$30,430	1.4 %
27-4031	Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture	22,580	$17.96	$20.25	$42,120	6.9 %
27-4032	Film and Video Editors	15,250	$20.11	$23.20	$48,260	3.3 %

About November 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.

(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.

National OES estimates by SOC major group