NOC 2021 · minor groupMost sectors

Occupations in creative and performing art

62,705 people in Canada, 35.8% of them in Arts, entertainment and recreation. Spread across the economy but leaning somewhere. Common enough that an industry which does NOT employ it is the notable case.

EmployedA
62,705
Canada, 2021 Census
Sectors employing itA
9
of 20, at 1% or more
Largest sectorA
35.8%
Arts, entertainment and recreation
Median pay
$61,506
across 6 job titles
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Where this work is done

The measured share of everyone in this occupation, by sector. It leans to one sector without belonging to it.

Arts, entertainment and recreation 35.8%
Educational services 14.4%
Retail trade 13.1%
Manufacturing 10.7%
Professional, scientific and technical services 9.1%
Information and cultural industries 8%
Other services (except public administration) 1.9%
Construction 1.8%
Wholesale trade 1.6%
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The jobs inside it

Statistics Canada counts these together as one minor group. These are the job titles underneath.

Dancers 53120Actors, comedians and circus performers 53121Painters, sculptors and other visual artists 53122Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers 53123Artisans and craftspersons 53124Patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products 53125

Sources for this page

The sector split is a count; the industry tag is a reading of it. Statistics Canada publishes this cross-tabulation against the twenty NAICS sectors and no finer, so everything above the industry table is measured and the table itself is judgment — offered because "which industry employs a veterinarian" has a useful answer that the published data stops just short of.