Median earnings of creative sector occupations tells us how much Austin's artists, musicians, and related creative sector workers are earning per hour. It shows us whether our city's artists and creative sector workers can afford to live and work in Austin.

This data reflects metric CLL.B1 within the City of Austin's Strategic Direction 2023. This metric is meant to inform City efforts in pursuing the Culture and Lifelong Learning Strategic Outcome. The complete metric title is "Median earnings of metro-area creative sector occupations (as defined by specific Bureau of Labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classifications System [SOC] codes)"

Data was gathered directly from the Creative Vitality Suite (cvsuite.org), a subscription-based online research-based, economic development tool that provides creative economy data and reporting. Data extracted from CVSuite software's data analysis from the following sources: Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI), National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, National Center for Charitable Statistics.

This directory was compiled through a 2016 community mapping process as part of The City of Austin Cultural Arts Division's Cultural Asset Mapping Project (CAMP) and updated through Cultural Arts Division staff research in 2018. The directory is a comprehensive list of arts and cultural facilities, creative businesses and organizations, public art, and any other cultural or creative resources submitted by CAMP participants as cultural assets. For more information on CAMP and how you can use this directory, visit www.austintexas.gov/culturemapping.

This dataset was created by the City of Austin Economic Development Department for the sole purpose of informational reference and does not reflect an on the ground survey. No warranty is made by the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy of completeness.

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View the results of the indicators related to the Grow and Invest in Austin's Creative Economy Priority Program of Imagine Austin.

Tracking Austin's "score" on the Creative Vitality Suite Index (CVI Value) is a primary measure of the sustainability of Austin's creative industry ecosystem and the sector's share of the local economy. The CVI Value determines the per-capita concentration of creativity to determine how Austin compares, creatively to the US average and other regions within the US.

The Creative Vitality Index compares the per capita concentration of creative activity in two regions. Data on creative industries, occupations, and cultural nonprofit revenues are indexed using a population-based calculation. The resulting CVI Value shows a region’s creative vitality compared to another region.

The data is calculated and prepared by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) for the CVSuite. www.cvsuite.org

This dataset supports measure CLL.B.3 of SD23.

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