Media and Communication Workers, All Other
The published band from $39,120 to $134,270 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Art Directors.
Same-major-group titles next to Media and Communication Workers, All Other: Art Directors ($115K) , Artists and Related Workers, All Other ($71K) , Producers and Directors ($90K) , Film and Video Editors ($75K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.
Highest-pay states for Media and Communication 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. New York $81,110
- 2. Georgia $67,220
- 3. District of Columbia $67,450
- 4. Rhode Island $72,830
- 5. Minnesota $71,090
- 6. Pennsylvania $69,470
- 7. Florida $67,450
- 8. Virginia $69,420
- 9. California $102,630
- 10. Wisconsin $69,780
Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations careers next to Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.
- 1. Producers and Directors $90,360
- 2. Film and Video Editors $75,420
- 3. Public Relations Specialists $74,750
- 4. Art Directors $114,850
- 5. Technical Writers $90,390
- 6. Sound Engineering Technicians $73,130
- 7. Writers and Authors $76,910
- 8. Set and Exhibit Designers $75,240
- 9. Music Directors and Composers $73,710
- 10. Special Effects Artists and Animators $102,030
- 11. Commercial and Industrial Designers $83,910
- 12. Artists and Related Workers, All Other $71,240
Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments
The OEWS band for Media and Communication Workers, All Other runs from $39,120 (10th) to $134,270 (90th), about 3.4× wide, with median $73,620. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.
Employment Projections expect +3% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 3,000 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent 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: New York at $81,110. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Art Directors at $114,850. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.
Media and Communication Workers, All Other pay-rank #14 in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Media and Communication Workers, All Other sits at pay-rank #14 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.
Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.
Media and Communication Workers, All Other: pay spread is wide, and location matters
The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Media and Communication Workers, All Other is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.
Media and Communication Workers, All Other salary map
State, metro, and percentile for SOC 27-3099
New York · top state for Media and Communication Workers, All Other
$81K published median
Georgia · #2 state pay
$67K · behind New York
Art Directors
Highest-pay peer vs Media and Communication Workers, All Other · $115K
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Lower-pay peer beside Media and Communication Workers, All Other · $71K
Compare Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Head-to-head OEWS medians with another SOC
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025
Federal sources on this Media and Communication Workers, All Other card
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 27-3099. bls.gov/oes
- O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Media and Communication 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