Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Florida's arts, entertainment and recreation sector had 240,581 employees in 11,208 establishments in 2023, at an average pay of $43,226. County averages in the sector range 6.8-fold, from $14,013 in Highlands County to $95,133 in Miami-Dade County. Orange County alone holds 29.4% of the sector's Florida jobs (70,811); the five largest counties hold 59.4%.
Compare Orange and Palm Beach in arts, entertainment and recreation or any two counties.
Ten of the 59 counties where it is published pay at or above the sector's Florida average.
More about the sector
- It is most concentrated in Hardee County, where it is 3.1 times as common as across the 67 counties.
- Average pay of $43,226 is the 4th-lowest of the 19 sectors, 0.72 times the all-industry average.
- The Census Bureau publishes it for only 59 of the 67 counties; elsewhere there are too few establishments to show.
Where it is concentrated
Hardee County leans on it most: 3.1 times its share across the 67 counties.
Most concentrated
- Hardee County3.1×
- Orange County2.9×
- Osceola County2.0×
- Collier County1.8×
- Indian River County1.7×
- Monroe County1.4×
- Volusia County1.4×
- Palm Beach County1.4×
- Martin County1.3×
- Manatee County1.2×
Most jobs
Orange County has the most jobs; 6 of these ten pay above the sector's Florida average.
| County | Jobs | Employees | Avg pay | Share of sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County | 70,811 | $34,278 | 29.4% | |
| Palm Beach County | 23,980 | $43,919 | 10.0% | |
| Miami-Dade County | 16,705 | $95,133 | 6.9% | |
| Hillsborough County | 16,186 | $57,852 | 6.7% | |
| Broward County | 15,200 | $44,937 | 6.3% | |
| Pinellas County | 10,141 | $41,181 | 4.2% | |
| Lee County | 7,849 | $33,706 | 3.3% | |
| Collier County | 7,819 | $45,986 | 3.2% | |
| Duval County | 7,723 | $87,563 | 3.2% | |
| Volusia County | 6,665 | $34,870 | 2.8% |
Highest and lowest pay
Counties with at least 100 jobs in the sector. The top county pays 6.8 times the bottom one.
Highest
- Miami-Dade County$95,133
- Duval County$87,563
- Hillsborough County$57,852
- Manatee County$47,087
- Collier County$45,986
Lowest
- Highlands County$14,013
- Sumter County$16,594
- Citrus County$17,875
- Escambia County$18,881
- Gadsden County$20,299
Source: Census CBP 2023, NAICS 71. The biggest industry in each Florida county.