Culture, Media & Gaming in Massachusetts

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

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
6,272
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers employment (includes video games)
41,181
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Language at home
English 75% / Spanish 10%
Bachelor's degree or higher
46.6%
1st in the U.S.
Historic milestone
Boston Tea Party, 1773
Iconic institutions
Harvard (1636), MIT, Fenway Park

Museums & Heritage

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
6,272
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks
280
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs

2014–2025
6,272▲ 10%

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

Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks

2014–2025
280▲ 20%

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

Video Games

Software publishers employment (includes video games)
41,181
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers average annual pay
$244,297
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Software publishers employment (includes video games)

2014–2025
41,181▲ 52%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Massachusetts, 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
$244,297▲ 82%

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