Culture, Media & Gaming in Oklahoma

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

Information sector jobs
17,025
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
1,669
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers employment (includes video games)
1,910
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Language at home
English 90% / Spanish 7%
Bachelor's degree or higher
27.3%
Historic milestone
Land Run of 1889; 46th state, 1907
Iconic institutions
Route 66, National Cowboy Museum, tribal nations

Creative Economy

Information sector jobs
17,025
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Information sector jobs

1990–2025
17,025▼ 25%

BLS Current Employment Statistics, publishing, media, telecom and data (FRED SMS40000005000000001).

Museums & Heritage

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
1,669
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks
70
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs

2014–2025
1,669▲ 66%

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

Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks

2014–2025
70▲ 67%

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

Video Games

Software publishers employment (includes video games)
1,910
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers average annual pay
$104,351
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Software publishers employment (includes video games)

2014–2025
1,910▲ 163%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Oklahoma, 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
$104,351▲ 42%

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