Industry sector · NAICS 71
Arts & Entertainment
H-1B wages, OSHA safety and layoff activity across 2,679 employers in Arts & Entertainment.
- 2,679
- Employers
- $105,000
- Median H-1B wage
- 508
- H-1B filings
The sector at a glance
According to U.S. Department of Labor and OSHA filings, Arts & Entertainment spans 2,679 tracked employers, with a $105,000 median H-1B wage and 508 H-1B filings on record, against an average DART injury rate of 2.77. Among industries with H-1B volume in this corpus, Arts & Entertainment ranks #17 of 22 (about the 23rd percentile by total filings).
- 2,679
- employers
- $105,000
- median H-1B wage
- 508
- H-1B filings
- 2.77
- avg DART injury rate
What the data says about Arts & Entertainment
For Arts & Entertainment (NAICS 71), PlainEmployers answers the sector-level question a single employer profile cannot: is what you see at one company normal for this industry, or an outlier? The figures below aggregate DOL H-1B disclosures, OSHA injury records, and WARN notices across 2,679 mapped employers and 508 H-1B filings at a $105,000 median disclosed wage. Read the sector numbers first, then judge any one employer against them.
Corpus placement: Arts & Entertainment ranks #17 of 22 industries by total H-1B filings (about the 23rd percentile). Largest indexed sponsors: DK Crown Holdings Inc., LNW Gaming Inc., Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. inside a 508-filing sector roster. Safety inventory: sector average DART is 2.77 across 16 employers with ITA rates; 16 employers carry both H-1B volume and a DART figure for the dual-axis chart below.
Arts & Entertainment's $105,000 median comes from position-level H-1B disclosures across 2,679 employers (0 filings per employer on average).
Largest indexed sponsors in Arts & Entertainment: DK Crown Holdings Inc., LNW Gaming Inc., Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.. Open each profile for salary mix, OSHA grade, and WARN history, then check the metro page for the same role, because prevailing wage is metro-occupation specific.
Sponsorship intensity in Arts & Entertainment averages about 0 H-1B filings per tracked employer, placing the sector around the 23rd percentile of industries by total filings.
Arts & Entertainment totals combine every employer mapped to this primary activity: a high sector total does not mean DK Crown Holdings Inc. or its peers are cutting jobs, and a low total does not rule out layoffs at individual firms. Multi-sector companies are counted once under their primary NAICS. Treat these aggregates as the starting yardstick, then drill into the individual employer records and source filings before drawing conclusions.
Top employers in Arts & Entertainment
| # | Employer | H-1B filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DK Crown Holdings Inc.MA | 31 | $136,304 |
| 2 | LNW Gaming Inc.NV | 19 | $129,568 |
| 3 | Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.CA | 15 | $159,869 |
| 4 | Nova Southeastern UniversityFL | 13 | $87,077 |
| 5 | The J. Paul Getty TrustCA | 12 | $94,708 |
| 6 | The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNY | 11 | $103,921 |
| 7 | Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.NV | 10 | $145,045 |
| 8 | Everi Payments, Inc.NV | 8 | $134,014 |
| 9 | Ags LLCNV | 7 | $151,863 |
| 10 | IGTNV | 7 | $141,112 |
| 11 | Smithsonian InstitutionDC | 7 | $98,176 |
| 12 | The Museum of Modern ArtNY | 7 | $79,602 |
| 13 | Brooklyn Nets, LLCNY | 6 | $261,359 |
| 14 | Konami Gaming, Inc.NV | 6 | $133,667 |
| 15 | Light & Wonder, Inc.NV | 6 | $122,600 |
| 16 | The New York Botanical GardenNY | 5 | $87,550 |
| 17 | NBA Properties, Inc.NJ | 4 | $208,512 |
| 18 | SciPlay Games, LLCIA | 4 | $154,950 |
| 19 | The Field Museum of Natural HistoryIL | 4 | $59,554 |
| 20 | Digital Gaming Corporation USANV | 3 | $147,317 |
| 21 | Equinox Holdings, Inc.NY | 3 | $128,333 |
| 22 | Freeman Corporate, LLCTX | 3 | $146,667 |
| 23 | Hornblower Group, Inc.CA | 3 | $124,887 |
| 24 | Malibu Entertainment Inc.CA | 3 | $177,304 |
| 25 | Padel Development Company LLCOH | 3 | $153,333 |
What this means for Arts & Entertainment jobseekers
Treat Arts & Entertainment's $105,000 median and 2.77 average DART as the sector yardstick before ranking any one employer.
- An employer paying well below Arts & Entertainment's $105,000 median is worth a second look: compare peers directly. Compare employers
- A DART above 2.77 runs hotter than the Arts & Entertainment norm; read the letter grade in that context. How grades work
- H-1B pay for Arts & Entertainment roles still hinges on metro prevailing wage: open the worksite city's metro page for the same occupation. Browse metros
Arts & Entertainment totals map employers by primary NAICS; multi-sector firms count once, so a busy conglomerate can look smaller here than its full footprint.
Sources, citation, and related links for Arts & Entertainment
Disclaimer: The Arts & Entertainment overview is informational only and is not professional advice. Consult a qualified professional before employment, hiring, or compliance decisions based on this data.
PlainEmployers renders Arts & Entertainment directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records, and WARN Act layoff notices, no number is typed in by an editor. Arts & Entertainment's rollup combines every employer record mapped to this sector; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.