Vermont

  • Jobs
    • The motion picture and television industry supported 876 direct jobs and 190 production related jobs.
    • The software industry supported 5,221 direct jobs and 10,728 jobs in total.
    • Local television supported 2,440 jobs.
    • Local radio supported 1,770 jobs.
    • The app economy supported 7,850 jobs in the computing workforce.
  • Wages
    • $29.14 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry.
    • $16.89 million earned by new media and internet creators
    • In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $81,113.
  • State Economic Impact
    • Local software industry contributed $805 million to U.S. GDP.
    • Local television contributed $1.04 billion to U.S. GDP.
    • Local radio contributed $0.77 billion to U.S. GDP.
  • U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
    • Total Registrations: 6,768
      • Visual Arts Total: 1,886
      • Performing Arts Total: 1,282
      • Sound Recording Total: 913
      • Literary Works: 2,687
  • Creative Community By the Numbers
    • 11 video gaming companies
    • 56 local commercial radio stations
    • 4 local commercial television stations
    • 551 music publishers and 1,522 songwriters
    • 27 newspaper publications
    • 610 graphic designers
    • 100 photographers
    • 190 editors
  • Creative Spotlight
    • Notable creators who hail from the state of Vermont:
      • Orson Bean, actor/comedian
      • John Deere, inventor/entrepreneur
  • The top 5 Vermont newspapers by circulation are Seven Days, Burlington Free Press, The World, Vermont News Guide, and The Vermont Eagles.
  • The Von Trapp family that inspiredæThe Sound of Musicæmoved to Stowe, Vermont in 1942.

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