As the entertainment industry has transformed amid the streaming era, so too has its workforce, which is increasingly white-collar and college-educated.
That’s according to a new research report released Thursday from Otis College of Art and Design, “‘Die Another Day’— Hollywood transformed in the streaming era,” which scrutinizes the changing composition of Los Angeles-based Hollywood workers and L.A.’s status as the premiere place to work in entertainment. Between 2013 and 2022, the share of the workforce in L.A. County occupied by creatives (like directors and writers) and managers (middle managers, executive and lawyers) rose from 59 to 66 percent, while the share of specialists (technical experts like financial analysts and programmers) increased from 10 to 13 percent, according to the study.
