Wage Survey Results -
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Los Angeles County, 2000
These survey data are from the 1999 Occupational Employment
Statistics survey. The wages have all been updated to the fourth quarter
of 2000 by applying the Employment cost Index to the 1999 wages.
| Occupational Title |
Entry-Level Hourly Wage (1) |
Mean
Hourly Wage |
Mean
Annual Wage |
25th
Percentile Hourly Wage |
50th
Percentile (Median) Hourly Wage |
75th
Percentile Hourly Wage |
|
Total all occupations |
$7.62 |
$18.15 |
$37,735 |
$9.01 |
$14.40 |
$22.98 |
|
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
$12.43 |
$27.69 |
$57,605 |
$17.40 |
$26.85 |
$38.49 |
| Art
Directors |
$23.17 |
$35.71 |
$74,267 |
$25.11 |
$34.96 |
$43.74 |
| Fine
Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators |
$14.89 |
$21.60 |
$44,924 |
$16.75 |
$22.66 |
$25.81 |
|
Multi-Media Artists and Animators |
$16.41 |
$24.87 |
$51,738 |
$18.56 |
$24.45 |
$29.19 |
|
Commercial and Industrial Designers |
$15.28 |
$23.05 |
$47,931 |
$16.99 |
$21.86 |
$28.13 |
| Fashion
Designers |
$15.95 |
$31.03 |
$64,553 |
$18.52 |
$27.04 |
$42.43 |
| Floral
Designers |
$8.80 |
$11.54 |
$23,996 |
$9.71 |
$11.12 |
$12.99 |
| Graphic
Designers |
$13.11 |
$20.39 |
$42,407 |
$15.19 |
$19.24 |
$24.73 |
|
Interior Designers |
$10.11 |
$17.72 |
$36,852 |
$11.56 |
$15.99 |
$22.40 |
|
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers |
$7.12 |
$10.65 |
$22,167 |
$8.27 |
$10.15 |
$12.23 |
| Set and
Exhibit Designers |
$13.46 |
$17.79 |
$36,999 |
$14.81 |
$18.24 |
$20.47 |
| All
Other Art and Design Workers |
$12.67 |
$21.26 |
$44,227 |
$14.89 |
$19.63 |
$27.04 |
| Actors |
(2) |
(2) |
$82,292 |
(2) |
(2) |
(2) |
| Occupational Title |
Entry-Level Hourly Wage (1) |
Mean
Hourly Wage |
Mean
Annual Wage |
25th
Percentile Hourly Wage |
50th
Percentile (Median) Hourly Wage |
75th
Percentile Hourly Wage |
|
Producers and Directors |
(2) |
(2) |
$101,308 |
(2) |
(2) |
(2) |
| Coaches
and Scouts |
(2) |
(2) |
$52,866 |
(2) |
(2) |
(2) |
| Music
Directors and Composers |
(2) |
(2) |
$46,596 |
(2) |
(2) |
(2) |
|
Musicians and Singers |
(2) |
(2) |
$24,114 |
(2) |
(2) |
(2) |
|
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other |
(2) |
(2) |
$56,795 |
(2) |
(2) |
(2) |
|
Announcers |
$8.75 |
$18.27 |
$37,996 |
$10.82 |
$14.56 |
$20.28 |
| News
Analysts, Reporters and Correspondents |
$11.05 |
$27.12 |
$56,409 |
$13.36 |
$25.33 |
$40.61 |
| Public
Relations Specialists |
$14.51 |
$22.94 |
$47,710 |
$16.80 |
$21.59 |
$27.78 |
| Editors |
$13.52 |
$24.46 |
$50,892 |
$16.81 |
$24.32 |
$29.88 |
|
Technical Writers |
$21.19 |
$29.55 |
$61,458 |
$23.37 |
$26.87 |
$32.56 |
| Writers
and Authors |
$16.01 |
$28.45 |
$59,165 |
$22.65 |
$25.32 |
$27.99 |
|
Interpreters and Translators |
$11.13 |
$15.94 |
$33,142 |
$12.58 |
$14.94 |
$18.69 |
| Media
and Communication Workers, All Other |
$10.79 |
$18.03 |
$37,510 |
$12.88 |
$17.25 |
$22.33 |
| Audio
and Video Equipment Technicians |
$9.70 |
$18.53 |
$38,546 |
$12.08 |
$16.66 |
$23.98 |
|
Broadcast Technicians |
$6.14 |
$11.39 |
$23,701 |
$6.85 |
$8.52 |
$15.41 |
| Occupational Title |
Entry-Level Hourly Wage (1) |
Mean
Hourly Wage |
Mean
Annual Wage |
25th
Percentile Hourly Wage |
50th
Percentile (Median) Hourly Wage |
75th
Percentile Hourly Wage |
| Radio
Operators |
$8.29 |
$16.58 |
$34,486 |
$10.48 |
$12.78 |
$25.22 |
| Sound
Engineering Technicians |
$14.07 |
$23.57 |
$49,022 |
$17.84 |
$24.38 |
$29.13 |
|
Photographers |
$9.84 |
$23.69 |
$49,281 |
$11.72 |
$18.37 |
$26.60 |
| Camera
Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture |
$12.53 |
$26.39 |
$54,889 |
$15.53 |
$27.73 |
$38.47 |
| Film
and Video Editors |
$16.80 |
$28.14 |
$58,548 |
$21.59 |
$29.34 |
$38.92 |
| Media
and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other |
$11.14 |
$16.21 |
$33,712 |
$12.29 |
$15.35 |
$18.35 |
(1) The mean of the first third of the wage
distribution is provided as a proxy for entry-level wage.
(2) For some occupations, workers may not work full-time all year-round. For
these occupations it is not feasible to calculate an
hourly wage.
Source: California
Employment Development Dept.
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