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Actors in California

Is California a good place for you to work as an Actor?

2.6% Jobs Projection
1,970 Job Openings
  • Projected employment for Actors in California is growing slower than average.

How Many Actors Work in California?

14,230 people worked as Actors in 2018 in this state.

There were 13,000 Actors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,230 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 685 Actors working in it, which means California has more Actors than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Actors in this state are growing at a rate of 2.6% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.6%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,970 annual Actors job openings in California, and 19,800 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,400 annual jobs and 71,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Actors Make in California?

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.92 to $90.73. The median hourly rate was $20.94.

Top California Metros for Actors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Actors.

Metro Number Employed
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,730
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 800
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 690
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 90

Top States for Actors Employment

View the list below to see where most Actors work.

State Number Employed
California 14,230
New York 6,820
Georgia 3,380
Illinois 3,180
Pennsylvania 2,070
Louisiana 2,040
Texas 1,250
Missouri 1,020
Maryland 870
Florida 850
Massachusetts 760
Virginia 720
Ohio 710
Arizona 700
Washington 690
Connecticut 680
Colorado 600
Tennessee 420
Indiana 360
District of Columbia 360

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