Motion pictures & video industries

Industry Group

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    Workforce Population
    431k
    2024
    Average Employee Age
    37.2
    2024
    Estimated Job Growth
    5.4%
    10-Year Projection
    Average Salary
    $82,432
    2024
    Average Male Salary
    $86,383
    2024
    Average Female Salary
    $75,594
    2024

    About

    The top three occupations in the Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group are producers & directors, other managers, and television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors. On average, full-time employees in the Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group work 46 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $103,953. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.3 hours and earn an average annual salary of $22,852.

    The workforce of Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group in 2024 was 431,474 people, with 36.6% woman, and 63.4% men.

    In 2024, 66% of the workforce in the Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group was White (284,564 people), of which 35% were women and 65% men.

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    Employment & Salaries

    A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group.

    The workforce in Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group was 431,474 people and is concentrated in California (151,402 workers). The average annual salary was $82,432, being $12,555 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

    Monthly Employment

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    −15.9%
    Year-over-year decline
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 149k people employed in the Motion Picture and Video Industries industry. This represents a −15.9% decrease in employment when compared to February 2022.

    This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Motion Picture and Video Industries over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

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    Employment by Location

    The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (151k), New York (47.5k), and Texas (25.8k).

    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group.

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    In 2024, Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group had an average annual wage of $82,432, $12,555 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

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    Wage Distribution

    0.537
    WAGE GINI

    Motion pictures & video industries has a wage GINI of 0.537, which is more than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Motion pictures & video 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 Motion pictures & video 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 Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group.

    Producers & directors are the most common position with 70,932 workers, but the Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors.

    The highest average salary in Motion pictures & video industries goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

    Occupations Distribution

    The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were producers & directors (70,932 people), other managers (38,562 people), and television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors (38,215 people)

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    Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

    $86,383
    AVERAGE MALE SALARY
    ±$5,117
    $75,594
    AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
    ±$6,353

    On average, Male workers in the Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group make 1.14 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group.

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    Business

    Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Motion pictures & video 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 Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group.

    The Motion pictures & video 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 Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group.

    Industrial Flow

    The closest comparable data for Motion pictures & video industries is from Information.

    Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Motion pictures & video 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 Motion pictures & video industries is from Information.
    HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
    1. Professional and business services
    2. Information
    3. Manufacturing

    The Motion pictures & video 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 Motion pictures & video 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 Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Motion pictures & video 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
      9,504
    2. New York
      2,988
    3. Florida
      1,426

    The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Motion pictures & video industries industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on the Motion pictures & video industries Industry Group in the US.

    Of the total workforce, 36.6% corresponds to women and 63.4% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $86,383 and $75,594.

    75.5% of workers have a bachelors degree, some college or high school or equivalent.

    Gender and Age

    157,989
    Women
    36.6%
    273,485
    Men
    63.4%

    The workforce of Motion pictures & video industries industry in 2024 was 431,474 people, with 36.6% woman, and 63.4% men.

    The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Motion pictures & video industries industry.

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    Races

    In 2024, 66% of the workforce in the Motion pictures & video industries industry was White (284,564 people), of which 35% were women and 65% men.

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

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    Educational Levels

    The main educational levels achieved by the Motion pictures & video industries workers in 2024 were bachelors degree (183,414 people), some college (83,411 people), and high school or equivalent (58,807 people).

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    Projections

    Growth projections of the Motion Picture and Video Industries industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 5.4% in the next ten years. The Motion Picture and Video Industries industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 5.4%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (29.4%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (29.4%).

    Job Growth

    For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Motion Picture and Video Industries.
    5.4%
    Estimated Job Growth
    10-year Projection
    5.4%
    National Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Motion Picture and Video Industries. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 5.4%, the average rate of national job growth.

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    Output Growth

    For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Motion Picture and Video Industries.
    29.4%
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    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Motion Picture and Video Industries industry.

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