Sound recording industries

Industry Group

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    Workforce Population
    42.3k
    2024
    Average Employee Age
    39.1
    2024
    Estimated Job Growth
    3.54%
    10-Year Projection
    Average Salary
    $96,549
    2024
    Average Male Salary
    $97,516
    2024
    Average Female Salary
    $94,467
    2024

    About

    The top three occupations in the Sound recording industries Industry Group are broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other, music directors and composers, and other managers. On average, full-time employees in the Sound recording industries Industry Group work 44.8 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $111,487. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.9 hours and earn an average annual salary of $36,497.

    The workforce of Sound recording industries Industry Group in 2024 was 42,340 people, with 31.7% woman, and 68.3% men.

    In 2024, 64.8% of the workforce in the Sound recording industries Industry Group was White (27,419 people), of which 31.2% were women and 68.8% men.

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    Employment & Salaries

    A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Sound recording industries Industry Group.

    The workforce in Sound recording industries Industry Group was 42,340 people and is concentrated in California (11,480 workers). The average annual salary was $96,549, being $26,671 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

    Monthly Employment

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    0.878%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 3.05M people employed in the Information industry. This represents a 0.878% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Information over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

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    Employment by Location

    The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (11.5k), New York (6.37k), and Tennessee (4.67k).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    In 2024, Sound recording industries Industry Group had an average annual wage of $96,549, $26,671 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

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    Wage Distribution

    0.516
    WAGE GINI

    Sound recording industries has a wage GINI of 0.516, which is more than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Sound recording industries (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

    The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Sound recording industries Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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    Occupations

    A review of jobs and wages in the Sound recording industries Industry Group.

    Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are the most common position with 7,352 workers, but the Sound recording industries Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Music directors and composers and Other managers.

    The highest average salary in Sound recording industries goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

    Occupations Distribution

    The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Sound recording industries Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other (7,352 people), music directors and composers (6,401 people), and other managers (4,864 people)

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    Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

    $97,516
    AVERAGE MALE SALARY
    ±$18,211
    $94,467
    AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
    ±$25,184

    On average, Male workers in the Sound recording industries Industry Group make 1.03 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Sound recording industries Industry Group.

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    Business

    Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Sound recording industries Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

    The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Sound recording industries Industry Group.

    The Sound recording industries Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

    California and New York stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Sound recording industries Industry Group.

    Industrial Flow

    The closest comparable data for Sound recording industries is from Information.

    Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Sound recording industries Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Sound recording industries Industry Group is Information.

    In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

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    Intermediate Inputs

    The closest comparable data for Sound recording industries is from Information.
    HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
    1. Professional and business services
    2. Information
    3. Manufacturing

    The Sound recording industries Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

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    Use of Output by Other Industries

    The closest comparable data for Sound recording industries is from Information.
    LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY
    1. Information
    2. Professional and business services
    3. Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

    The Information Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Sound recording industries Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Sound recording industries Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

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    Establishments

    States with more establishments in 2022
    1. California
      1,386
    2. New York
      577
    3. Florida
      320

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on the Sound recording industries Industry Group in the US.

    Of the total workforce, 31.7% corresponds to women and 68.3% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $97,516 and $94,467.

    81.3% of workers have a bachelors degree, some college or graduate degree.

    Gender and Age

    13,433
    Women
    31.7%
    28,907
    Men
    68.3%

    The workforce of Sound recording industries industry in 2024 was 42,340 people, with 31.7% woman, and 68.3% men.

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    Races

    In 2024, 64.8% of the workforce in the Sound recording industries industry was White (27,419 people), of which 31.2% were women and 68.8% men.

    Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Two or More Races.

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    Educational Levels

    The main educational levels achieved by the Sound recording industries workers in 2024 were bachelors degree (20,237 people), some college (8,502 people), and graduate degree (5,687 people).

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    Projections

    Growth projections of the Sound Recording Industries industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 3.54% in the next ten years. The Sound Recording Industries industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 3.54%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (43.6%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (43.6%).

    Job Growth

    3.54%
    Estimated Job Growth
    10-year Projection
    3.54%
    National Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Sound Recording Industries. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 3.54%, the average rate of national job growth.

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    Output Growth

    43.6%
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    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Sound Recording Industries industry.

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