Culture, Media & Gaming in Nevada

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

Information sector jobs
21,517
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
1,036
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers employment (includes video games)
7,008
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Language at home
English 70% / Spanish 21%
Bachelor's degree or higher
26.7%
Among the lowest in the U.S.
Historic milestone
36th state admitted to the Union, 1864
Iconic institutions
Las Vegas Strip, Hoover Dam, Burning Man

Creative Economy

Information sector jobs
21,517
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Information sector jobs

1990–2025
21,517▲ 96%

BLS Current Employment Statistics, publishing, media, telecom and data (FRED SMS32000005000000001).

Museums & Heritage

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
1,036
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks
54
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs

2014–2025
1,036▲ 84%

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

Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks

2014–2025
54▲ 59%

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

Video Games

Software publishers employment (includes video games)
7,008
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers average annual pay
$193,101
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Software publishers employment (includes video games)

2014–2025
7,008▲ 740%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Nevada, 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
$193,101▲ 64%

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