Culture, Media & Gaming in Montana

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

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
609
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers employment (includes video games)
561
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Language at home
English 95% / Spanish 2%
Bachelor's degree or higher
34.6%
Historic milestone
41st state admitted, 1889
Iconic institutions
Yellowstone & Glacier National Parks, C.M. Russell Museum, Univ. of Montana

Museums & Heritage

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
609
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks
80
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs

2014–2025
609▲ 52%

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

Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks

2014–2025
80▲ 8%

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

Video Games

Software publishers employment (includes video games)
561
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers average annual pay
$194,022
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Software publishers employment (includes video games)

2014–2025
561▲ 545%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Montana, 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
$194,022▲ 148%

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