Music directors and composers

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
39.5k
Average Age
47.2
Estimated Job Growth
1.16%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$55,162
Average Male Salary
$64,995
Average Female Salary
$39,329

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Music directors and composers workforce. Music directors and composers workforce in 2022 was 39,490 people, of which 38.3% were women and 61.7% were men. Music directors and composers are paid most in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 6--Park Slope & Carroll Gardens PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Los Angeles County--LA City (Mount Washington, Highland Park & Glassell Park) PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
24,361
Male Workforce
± 3.83k
15,129
Female Workforce
± 3.02k

The Music directors and composers workforce in 2022 was 39,490 people (38.3% women and 61.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 16.9% between 2018 (33,794) and 2022 (39,490).

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Employment by Location

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During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Utah ($186,698), Georgia ($84,715), and California ($83,907).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$55,162
AVERAGE WAGE
#277 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Music directors and composers earned an average of $55,162, $9,521 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.54
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Music directors and composers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.54, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Music directors and composers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Music directors and composers and on wages for those in the field. Religious organizations is the industry that employs the most Music directors and composers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Music directors and composers, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($129,768).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
39.5k
2022 Workforce
± 4,878
5.01%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 16.8%

This graphic shows the share of Music directors and composers employed by various industries. Religious organizations employs the largest share of Music directors and composers at 73.1%, followed by Sound recording industries with 14.7% and Performing arts companies with 12.2%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Music directors and composers in the US. The workforce of Music directors and composers in 2022 was 39,490 people, with 38.3% woman, and 61.7% men. The average age of male Music directors and composers in the workforce is 44.5 and of female Music directors and composers is 51.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Music directors and composers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Music directors and composers in 2022 was 39,490 people, with 38.3% woman, and 61.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (4,828 people), 60 to 64 years (4,157  people), and 55 to 59 years (3,741 people). Among them they concentrated 32.6% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 8.33% of Music directors and composers workers were Hispanic and 91.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (55.5%), Puerto Rican (25.7)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (18.8)%

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Races

In 2022, 77.5% of the Music directors and composers workforce were White, of which 40.6% were women and 59.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.65%) and Two or More Races (6.47%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Music directors and composers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Music directors and composers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Visual & Performing Arts.

Majors

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Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Music directors and composers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (11,008 people), Education (5,922 people), and Business (1,804 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Music directors and composers workers were Bachelors Degree (15,549 people), Graduate Degree (11,702 people), and Some college (6,084 people).

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Music Directors and Composers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Music Directors and Composers are expected to see a growth of 1.16% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

1.16%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Music directors and composers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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