The motion picture and television industry supported 23,212 direct jobs and 607 production-related jobs
The software industry supported 22,493 direct jobs and supported 38,382 in total.
Local television supported 12,540 jobs.
Local radio supported 9,060 jobs.
The app economy supported 37,740 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$90.67 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
$32.47 million earned by new media and internet creators
In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $77,756.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $3.003 billion to U.S. GDP
Local television contributed $5.74 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio contributed $4.16 billion to U.S. GDP.
U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
Total Registrations: 18,103
Visual Arts: 4,492
Performing Arts: 2,314
Sound Recordings: 1,687
Literary Works: 9,610
Creative Community By the Numbers
9 video gaming companies
1,273 music publishers and 5,455 songwriters
190 local commercial radio stations
23 local commercial television stations
79 newspaper publications
2,210 graphic designers
400 photographers
Creative Spotlight
Notable creators who hail from the state of Kansas:
Buster Keaton, actor
Eric Stonestreet, actor
Martina McBride, country singer
Kirstie Alley, actor
The top 5 Kansas daily newspapers by circulation are The Wichita Eagle, The Topeka Capital-Journal, The Hutchinson News, The Salina Journal, and Lawrence Journal-World.
AMC Theatres, movie-theatre chain, is headquartered in Leawood.
