The motion picture and television industry supported 2,183 direct jobs and 412 production related jobs.
The software industry supported 19,373 direct jobs and 21,821 jobs in total.
Local television supported 9,100 jobs.
Local radio supported 6,420 jobs.
The app economy supported 30,560 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$106.25 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry.
$18.47 million earned by new media and internet creators
In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $78,384.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $2.685 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local television contributed $4.30 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio contributed $3.02 billion to U.S. GDP.
U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
Total Registrations: 6,772
Visual Arts Total: 718
Performing Arts Total: 558
Sound Recording Total: 445
Literary Works: 5,051
Creative Community By the Numbers
6 video gaming companies
130 local commercial radio stations
17 local commercial television stations
643 music publishers and 2,743 songwriters
62 newspaper publications
1,900 graphic designers
300 photographers
Creative Spotlight
Notable creators who hail from the state of Nebraska:
Ashley Graham, model
James Valentine, Maroon 5 guitarist
Warren Buffet, entrepreneur
Hillary Swank, actor
Gabrielle Union, actor
Marlon Brando, actor
Fred Astaire, dancer, actor
Adele Astaire, dancer, actor
Clifton Hillegass, founder of the popular series, Cliffnotes
The top 5 Nebraska daily newspapers by circulation are Omaha World-Herald, Lincoln Journal Star, The Grand Island Independent, Norfolk Daily News, and the Star-Herald.
Lady Gaga’s “You & I” music video was filmed in Springfield, Nebraska.
Carhenge, a sculpture consisting of 39 cars arranged to look like Stonehedge, is located in Nebraska.
The film Downsizing was set in and partially filmed in Nebraska.
