Musicians, singers, & related workers

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2017 Workforce

142k

Average Age

46.8

Average Salary

$34,806

Average Male Salary

$42,030

Average Female Salary

$23,713

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Musicians, singers, & related workers are most often employed by the Religious organizations industry. The average yearly wage for Musicians, singers, & related workers was $34,806 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Musicians, singers, & related workers are Nashville-Davidson (Southwest) PUMA, TN, Upper West Side & West Side PUMA, NY, and LA City (Central/Pacific Palisades) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Musicians, singers, & related workers are Nashville-Davidson (Southwest) PUMA, TN, Nashville-Davidson (Central) PUMA, TN, and Taney, Barry, Stone & McDonald Counties PUMA, MO.

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Employment and salary information for the Musicians, singers, & related workers workforce. Musicians, singers, & related workers workforce in 2017 was 141,748 people, of which 39.4% were women and 60.6% were men. Musicians, singers, & related workers are paid most in Fallbrook, Alpine & Valley Center PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Nashville-Davidson (Southwest) PUMA, TN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

85,845

Male Workforce

± 7.19k

55,903

Female Workforce

± 5.8k

The Musicians, singers, & related workers workforce in 2017 was 141,748 people (39.4% women and 60.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 5.85% between 2014 (133,919) and 2017 (141,748).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Musicians, singers, & related workers.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($52,595), California ($52,427), and New York ($51,120).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$34,806

AVERAGE WAGE

#344 in the ranking (2017)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Musicians, singers, & related workers earned an average of $34,806, $24,789 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Musicians, singers, & related workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.583

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Musicians, singers, & related workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.583, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Musicians, singers, & related workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Musicians, singers, & related workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Musicians, singers, & related workers and on wages for those in the field. Religious organizations is the industry that employs the most Musicians, singers, & related workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Musicians, singers, & related workers, by average wage, is U. S. Air Force ($72,962).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

142k

2017 Workforce

± 9,239

1.34%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.13%

This graphic shows the share of Musicians, singers, & related workers employed by various industries. Religious organizations employs the largest share of Musicians, singers, & related workers at 54.9%, followed by Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries with 42.9% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 2.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Musicians, singers, & related workers in the US. The workforce of Musicians, singers, & related workers in 2017 was 141,748 people, with 39.4% woman, and 60.6% men. The average age of male Musicians, singers, & related workers in the workforce is 43.1 and of female Musicians, singers, & related workers is 52.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Musicians, singers, & related workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Musicians, singers, & related workers in 2017 was 141,748 people, with 39.4% woman, and 60.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (15,684 people), 60 to 64 years (13,989 people), and 55 to 59 years (13,390 people). Among them they concentrated 30.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 7.68% of Musicians, singers, & related workers workers were Hispanic and 92.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (74.9%), Puerto Rican (15.8)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (9.33)%

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Races

In 2017, 79.1% of the Musicians, singers, & related workers workforce were White, of which 42.6% were women and 57.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.6%) and Asian (3.75%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Musicians, singers, & related workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Musicians, singers, & related workers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Visual & Performing Arts.

Among the necessary skills for Musicians, singers, & related workers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Musicians, singers, & related workers need more than the average amount of Coordination.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Musicians, singers, & related workers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (36,968 people), Education (17,516 people), and Business (4,549 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Musicians, singers, & related workers workers were Bachelors Degree (44,261 people), Graduate Degree (36,106 people), and Some college (31,752 people).

The graphic shows the Musicians, singers, & related workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Musicians, singers, & related workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Musicians, singers, & related workers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Coordination, Speaking.