The motion picture and television industry supported 1,134 direct jobs and 180 production related jobs.
The software industry supported 2,530 direct jobs and 3,342 in total.
Local television supported 3,620 jobs.
Local radio supported 2,680 jobs.
The app economy supported 8,430 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$29.83 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
$9.28 million earned by new media and internet creators
In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $74,335.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $366 million to U.S. GDP.
Local television contributed $1.64 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio contributed $1.23 billion to U.S. GDP.
U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
Total Registrations: 2,968
Visual Arts Total: 1,360
Performing Arts Total: 225
Sound Recording Total: 249
Literary Works: 1,134
Creative Community By the Numbers
1 video gaming company
98 local commercial radio stations.
17 local commercial television stations.
178 music publishers and 751 songwriters
32 newspaper publications
670 graphic designers
130 photographers
Creative Spotlight
These notable creatives hail from the state:
January Jones, actor
The top 5 South Dakota daily newspapers by circulation Argus Leader, Rapid City Journal, American News, The Daily Republic, and the Watertown Public Opinion.
Home of Mount Rushmore, which took over 15 years to complete
Home of the Crazy Horse Mountain carving, which has over 1 million visitors per year.
