Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 27-1019

Artists and Related Workers, All Other

The published band from $36,580 to $136,660 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Special Effects Artists and Animators.

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Same-major-group titles next to Artists and Related Workers, All Other: Special Effects Artists and Animators ($102K) , Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners ($72K) , Public Relations Specialists ($75K) , Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film ($75K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Artists and Related Workers, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. Georgia $119,680
  2. 2. Pennsylvania $86,260
  3. 3. New Jersey $85,500
  4. 4. Maryland $128,610
  5. 5. West Virginia $101,400
  6. 6. Connecticut $103,740
  7. 7. Ohio $82,280
  8. 8. Massachusetts $94,890
  9. 9. Virginia $111,530
  10. 10. North Carolina $81,850

Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations careers next to Artists and Related Workers, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Public Relations Specialists $74,750
  2. 2. Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film $74,990
  3. 3. Writers and Authors $76,910
  4. 4. Music Directors and Composers $73,710
  5. 5. Sound Engineering Technicians $73,130
  6. 6. Editors $77,920
  7. 7. Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners $72,420
  8. 8. Producers and Directors $90,360
  9. 9. Film and Video Editors $75,420
  10. 10. Media and Communication Workers, All Other $73,620
  11. 11. Technical Writers $90,390
  12. 12. Special Effects Artists and Animators $102,030
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$36,580 to $136,660
median $71,240 · ~3.7× spread
$71K
National median
↑ +1%
Growth 2024-2034
1,200
Annual openings
6,930
Estimated US jobs
Special Effects Artists and Animators
Highest-pay peer · $102K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education No formal educational credential

The OEWS band for Artists and Related Workers, All Other runs from $36,580 (10th) to $136,660 (90th), about 3.7× wide, with median $71,240. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +1% change between 2024 and 2034 (slower than average vs baseline 3.1%). About 1,200 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Georgia at $119,680. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Special Effects Artists and Animators at $102,030. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Artists and Related Workers, All Other pay-rank #17 in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Artists and Related Workers, All Other sits at pay-rank #17 of 36 detailed Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Artists and Related Workers, All Other is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.

Artists and Related Workers, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 27-1019

Georgia · top state for Artists and Related Workers, All Other

$120K published median

Pennsylvania · #2 state pay

$86K · behind Georgia

Special Effects Artists and Animators

Highest-pay peer vs Artists and Related Workers, All Other · $102K

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

Lower-pay peer beside Artists and Related Workers, All Other · $72K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Artists and Related Workers, All Other mid-table among Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #17 of 36 detailed Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other ($71K), Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners ($72K), Sound Engineering Technicians ($73K), Media and Communication Workers, All Other ($74K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
How wide is the published pay band for Artists and Related Workers, All Other? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $36,580 and the 90th at $136,660 for Artists and Related Workers, All Other (3.7× spread). The national median is $71,240. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Artists and Related Workers, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Artists and Related Workers, All Other is +1%. Projected annual openings: about 1,200. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: slower than average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Artists and Related Workers, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns No formal educational credential as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Artists and Related Workers, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Artists and Related Workers, All Other? ▼
Georgia ($119,680), Pennsylvania ($86,260), New Jersey ($85,500) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Artists and Related Workers, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 27-1019. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Artists and Related Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics