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Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
Employment Employment Change Average Annual Job Openings Wage
2020 2025 Numerical Percent New Jobs Replacement Jobs Total Median Hourly Median Annual
6,546 5,953 -593 -9.06% -119 634 515 $25.39 $52,803
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NAICS Occupation SOC 2020 2025 Numerical Percent New Jobs Replacement Jobs Total Median Hourly Median Annual Education and Training Level
7115 Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $39.87 $82,920 Bachelor's degree
7115 Actors 27-2011 292 264 -28 -9.59 % -6 30 24 $20.84 $43,353 Some college
7115 Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 13-1011 23 17 -6 -26.09 % -1 2 1 $21.67 $45,078 Bachelor's degree
7115 Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091 4 4 -1 0 % 0 1 1 $14.67 $30,509 No formal educational credential
7115 Animal Caretakers 39-2021 3 2 -1 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $14.35 $29,839 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Animal Trainers 39-2011 4 3 -2 -25 % 0 0 0 $13.07 $27,183 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Archivists 25-4011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $25.22 $52,467 Master's degree
7115 Art Directors 27-1011 131 123 -7 -6.11 % -1 13 11 $19.49 $40,534 Bachelor's degree
7115 Artists and Related Workers, All Other 27-1019 37 30 -7 -18.92 % -1 3 2 $11.38 $23,678 No formal educational credential
7115 Athletes and Sports Competitors 27-2021 9 7 -2 -22.22 % 0 1 1 $23.88 $49,667 No formal educational credential
7115 Audio and Video Technicians 27-4011 18 17 -2 -5.56 % 0 2 1 $24.27 $50,480 Postsecondary nondegree award
7115 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031 5 5 0 0 % 0 1 1 $23.17 $48,191 Some college
7115 Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 27-3011 48 32 -15 -33.33 % -3 3 0 $26.51 $55,142 Bachelor's degree
7115 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13-1199 5 5 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.79 $64,041 Bachelor's degree
7115 Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 27-4031 11 10 0 -9.09 % 0 1 1 $23.11 $48,076 Bachelor's degree
7115 Carpenters 47-2031 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $24.97 $51,930 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Cashiers 41-2011 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $14.43 $30,008 No formal educational credential
7115 Chief Executives 11-1011 8 7 -1 -12.5 % 0 1 0 $57.19 $118,952 Bachelor's degree
7115 Choreographers 27-2032 11 8 -3 -27.27 % -1 1 1 $20.51 $42,653 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Coaches and Scouts 27-2022 57 42 -14 -26.32 % -3 6 4 $22.67 $47,150 Bachelor's degree
7115 Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.81 $64,095 Associate's degree
7115 Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $47.68 $99,168 Some college
7115 Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9193 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $16.52 $34,365 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners 27-3092 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $33.00 $68,647 Postsecondary nondegree award
7115 Craft Artists 27-1012 466 436 -30 -6.44 % -6 45 39 $4.59 $9,556 No formal educational credential
7115 Customer Service Representatives 43-4051 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $18.09 $37,635 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Dancers 27-2031 45 42 -4 -6.67 % -1 7 6 $19.12 $39,760 No formal educational credential
7115 Demonstrators and Product Promoters 41-9011 27 20 -7 -25.93 % -1 4 3 $20.21 $42,045 No formal educational credential
7115 Designers, All Other 27-1029 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $24.43 $50,807 Bachelor's degree
7115 Disc Jockeys, Except Radio 27-2091 178 172 -5 -3.37 % -1 17 16 $17.13 $35,628 No formal educational credential
7115 Editors 27-3041 22 18 -4 -18.18 % -1 2 1 $23.87 $49,640 Bachelor's degree
7115 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3023 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.12 $62,647 Associate's degree
7115 Electricians 47-2111 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $29.60 $61,570 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Engineers, All Other 17-2199 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $49.84 $103,668 Bachelor's degree
7115 Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other 27-2099 241 219 -22 -9.13 % -4 21 17 $19.28 $40,104 No formal educational credential
7115 Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 11-9072 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.00 $62,410 Bachelor's degree
7115 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.03 $62,466 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $22.84 $47,499 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Fashion Designers 27-1022 17 17 0 0 % 0 2 2 $24.63 $51,233 Bachelor's degree
7115 Film and Video Editors 27-4032 28 28 1 0 % 0 3 3 $24.93 $51,864 Bachelor's degree
7115 Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 27-1013 1,178 1,124 -54 0 % -11 115 105 $7.57 $15,755 Bachelor's degree
7115 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012 4 3 -1 -25 % 0 0 0 $25.68 $53,415 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $29.88 $62,155 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Gambling Service Workers, All Other 39-3019 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $15.63 $32,507 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 General and Operations Managers 11-1021 9 10 0 11.11 % 0 1 1 $48.41 $100,700 Bachelor's degree
7115 Graphic Designers 27-1024 21 20 -2 -4.76 % 0 2 2 $26.00 $54,077 Bachelor's degree
7115 Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.16 $35,695 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 31-1128 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $14.26 $29,661 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $14.63 $30,434 No formal educational credential
7115 Interior Designers 27-1025 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $26.72 $55,580 Bachelor's degree
7115 Interpreters and Translators 27-3091 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $32.29 $67,164 Bachelor's degree
7115 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 51-9071 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $15.86 $32,985 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062 12 11 -1 -8.33 % 0 2 1 $17.41 $36,215 No formal educational credential
7115 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $17.63 $36,676 No formal educational credential
7115 Lawyers 23-1011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $75.94 $157,945 Doctoral or professional degree
7115 Lighting Technicians 27-4015 8 8 0 0 % 0 1 1 $23.69 $49,270 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 39-5091 15 14 -1 -6.67 % 0 2 1 $39.33 $81,811 Postsecondary nondegree award
7115 Management Analysts 13-1111 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $39.37 $81,898 Bachelor's degree
7115 Managers, All Other 11-9199 81 69 -11 -14.81 % -2 5 3 $33.97 $70,653 Bachelor's degree
7115 Manicurists and Pedicurists 39-5092 1 1 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $12.75 $26,515 Postsecondary nondegree award
7115 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 13-1161 2 3 0 50 % 0 0 0 $29.77 $61,918 Bachelor's degree
7115 Media and Communication Workers, All Other 27-3099 5 5 0 0 % 0 0 0 $32.76 $68,147 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-1121 5 5 0 0 % 0 0 0 $25.70 $53,450 Bachelor's degree
7115 Models 41-9012 45 40 -4 -11.11 % -1 7 7 $28.15 $58,561 No formal educational credential
7115 Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 51-9195 3 3 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $17.56 $36,534 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Museum Technicians and Conservators 25-4013 7 8 0 14.29 % 0 1 1 $21.93 $45,621 Bachelor's degree
7115 Music Directors and Composers 27-2041 151 130 -21 -13.91 % -4 16 12 $19.77 $41,130 Bachelor's degree
7115 Musicians and Singers 27-2042 1,071 955 -116 95400 % -23 114 91 $19.42 $40,400 No formal educational credential
7115 News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 27-3023 100 91 -9 -9 % -2 10 8 $19.06 $39,650 Bachelor's degree
7115 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $18.49 $38,467 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Office Clerks, General 43-9061 12 13 1 8.33 % 0 1 2 $19.10 $39,737 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 15 14 -1 -6.67 % 0 1 1 $19.73 $41,032 No formal educational credential
7115 Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-9123 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.30 $35,985 No formal educational credential
7115 Photographers 27-4021 238 209 -29 -12.18 % -6 20 14 $23.33 $48,522 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 51-9151 4 3 0 -25 % 0 0 0 $23.61 $49,103 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 33-3051 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $46.93 $97,611 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Postsecondary Teachers 25-1099 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $43.66 $90,805 Doctoral or professional degree
7115 Producers and Directors 27-2012 70 71 1 1.43 % 0 6 6 $27.79 $57,801 Bachelor's degree
7115 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061 3 3 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $23.36 $48,587 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Project Management Specialists 13-1082 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $47.90 $99,636 Bachelor's degree
7115 Proofreaders and Copy Markers 43-9081 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $22.90 $47,638 Bachelor's degree
7115 Public Relations Specialists 27-3031 5 5 0 0 % 0 0 1 $38.49 $80,064 Bachelor's degree
7115 Retail Salespersons 41-2031 5 4 -1 -20 % 0 1 1 $14.85 $30,890 No formal educational credential
7115 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091 6 8 2 33.33 % 0 1 1 $28.28 $58,821 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $38.34 $79,739 Bachelor's degree
7115 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014 5 5 0 0 % 0 1 0 $21.77 $45,275 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021 57 52 -6 -8.77 % -1 6 5 $25.24 $52,494 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Set and Exhibit Designers 27-1027 14 12 -2 -14.29 % 0 1 1 $19.76 $41,091 Bachelor's degree
7115 Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $28.61 $59,511 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Sound Engineering Technicians 27-4014 2 2 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $23.79 $49,479 Postsecondary nondegree award
7115 Special Effects Artists and Animators 27-1014 155 138 -17 -10.97 % -3 15 11 $15.71 $32,674 Bachelor's degree
7115 Technical Writers 27-3042 39 36 -3 -7.69 % -1 3 3 $38.75 $80,601 Bachelor's degree
7115 Tutors 25-3041 5 3 -2 -40 % 0 0 0 $17.89 $37,202 Bachelor's degree
7115 Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 27-2023 7 4 -2 -42.86 % 0 1 0 $21.21 $44,107 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Web and Digital Interface Designers 15-1255 5 4 0 -20 % 0 0 0 $28.18 $58,606 Bachelor's degree
7115 Woodworkers, All Other 51-7099 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $12.49 $25,983 High school diploma or equivalent
7115 Writers and Authors 27-3043 1,414 1,264 -150 0 % -30 125 95 $17.91 $37,246 Bachelor's degree