Culture, Media & Gaming in South Carolina

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

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
1,935
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers employment (includes video games)
5,139
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Bachelor's degree or higher
30.0%
Annual tourists
≈ 34 M/yr
Historic milestone
First state to secede from the Union, 1860
Iconic sites
Historic Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head Island

Museums & Heritage

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
1,935
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks
90
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs

2014–2025
1,935▲ 20%

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

Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks

2014–2025
90▲ 36%

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

Video Games

Software publishers employment (includes video games)
5,139
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers average annual pay
$177,570
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Software publishers employment (includes video games)

2014–2025
5,139▲ 121%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, South Carolina, 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
$177,570▲ 111%

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