The motion picture and television industry supported 1,547 direct jobs and 237 production related jobs.
The software industry supported 4,904 direct jobs and 8,724 jobs in total.
Local television supported 7,430 jobs.
Local radio supported 4,960 jobs.
The app economy supported 11,170 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$53.99 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
$13.15 million earned by new media and internet creators
In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $72,589.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $811 million to U.S. GDP.
Local television contributed $3.47 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio contributed $2.31 billion to U.S. GDP.
U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
Total Registrations: 9,941
Visual Arts Total: 503
Performing Arts Total: 2,022
Sound Recording Total: 1,308
Literary Works: 6,108
Creative Community By the Numbers
3 video gaming companies
150 local commercial radio stations
15 local commercial television stations
554 music publishers and 2,856 songwriters
54 newspaper publications
510 graphic designers
140 photographers
Creative Spotlight
Notable creators who hail from the state of West Virginia:
Don Knotts, actor/comedian
Steve Harvey, television personality
Braid Paisley, singer
John Corbett, actor
The top 5 West Virginia daily newspapers by circulation Greenbrier Valley Ranger, The Herald-Dispatch, The Register-Herald, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, and The Journal.
