Culture, Media & Gaming in New Mexico

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

Information sector jobs
9,408
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
950
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers employment (includes video games)
637
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Language at home
English 67% / Spanish 28%
Bachelor's degree or higher
28.8%
Historic milestone
47th state admitted, 1912
Iconic institutions
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Santa Fe Plaza, 19 Pueblos

Creative Economy

Information sector jobs
9,408
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Information sector jobs

1990–2025
9,408▼ 12%

BLS Current Employment Statistics, publishing, media, telecom and data (FRED SMS35000005000000001).

Museums & Heritage

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
950
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks
68
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs

2014–2025
950▲ 35%

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

Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks

2014–2025
68▼ 3%

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

Video Games

Software publishers employment (includes video games)
637
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers average annual pay
$145,749
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Software publishers employment (includes video games)

2014–2025
637▲ 230%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, New Mexico, 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
$145,749▲ 60%

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