Culture, Media & Gaming in Arizona

Film, TV, music, theaters, museums and the video game industry.

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
3,488
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers employment (includes video games)
11,275
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Language at home
English 73% / Spanish 21%
National parks
3
Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Saguaro
Federally recognized tribes
22
Iconic milestone
Grand Canyon N.P. created in 1919

Museums & Heritage

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
3,488
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks
119
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs

2014–2025
3,488▲ 47%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Arizona, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 712.

Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks

2014–2025
119▲ 42%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Arizona, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 712.

Video Games

Software publishers employment (includes video games)
11,275
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers average annual pay
$164,451
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Software publishers employment (includes video games)

2014–2025
11,275▲ 292%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Arizona, private ownership, annual average, software publishers (NAICS 511210 to 2021, 513210 from 2022), the industry that includes video game publishers; not limited to games.

Software publishers average annual pay

2014–2025
$164,451▲ 83%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Arizona, private ownership, annual average, software publishers (NAICS 511210 to 2021, 513210 from 2022), the industry that includes video game publishers; not limited to games.