READY FOR TAKE-OFF: HOUSTON’S CREATIVE SECTOR HAS EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING ARTS LEADERS. Key Facts About Houston’s Creative Job Market • In 2011, 146,625 jobs made up the creative economy in Houston. • Houston’s creative economy employs more people than the Texas Medical Center. • Houston’s creative economy grew by 8% between 2001 and 2011.
• Houston is projected to have more creative-sector jobs in 2016 than they did in 2001. • Houston is number one in median earnings per creative worker. This means that while Houston has fewer creative workers, they are better paid than in any of the other cities included in the study. The figure becomes more impressive in light of Houston’s low cost of living. • The economic impact of Houston’s creative goods and services was $9.1 billion in 2011.
• By 2016, the city’s creative economy is projected to grow by an additional 7%. *ACCORDING TO THE 2012 “CREATIVE ECONOMY IN HOUSTON” STUDY COMMISSIONED BY HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON AND THE GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP.