Culture, Media & Gaming in the United States

Culture, Media & Gaming in the United States

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

Key figures

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs

176,937

Jobs · 2024

Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks

7,843

Establishments · 2024

Software publishers employment (includes video games)

643,288

Jobs · 2025

Historical data

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Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs

2014–2024
176,937▲ 22%

Sum of the 50 states (+ DC where reported). BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Florida, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 712.

Sources: BEA, BLS, Census Bureau, EIA, FBI, USDA, NCES, U.S. Treasury and other federal agencies (via FRED where noted). National totals marked “Sum of the 50 states” add up official state figures.

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