The motion picture and television industry supported 1,030 direct jobs and 96 production-related jobs.
The software industry supported 1,414 direct jobs and 2,640 jobs in total.
Local television supported 3,410 jobs.
Local radio supported 2,240 jobs.
The app economy supported 4,940 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$32.6 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry.
$10.67 million was earned by new media and internet creators.
The app economy, the average computing salary is $90,853.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $263 million to the U.S. GDP.
Local television contributed $1.88 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio contributed $1.22 billion to U.S. GDP.
Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
Total Registrations: 3,368
Visual Arts: 726
Performing Arts: 350
Sound Recordings: 684
Literary Works Total: 1,608
Creative Community By The Numbers
3 video gaming companies
1,096 songwriters and 273 music publishers
74 local commercial radio stations
13 local commercial T.V. stations
24 newspaper publications
180 graphic designers
140 audio and video equipment technicians
50 photographers
Creative Spotlight
Notable creators who hail from the state of Alaska:
Jewel, singer/songwriter
Irene Bedard, model and voice for Pocahantas
Top 5 Alaska newspapers by circulation are the Alaska Dispatch News, Capital City Weekly, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Kenai Peninsula Clarion, and Juneau Empire.
