Learn about the types of people who become music artists. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Employment Type Mix, 2025
38% of music artists work in full-time roles while 62% work part-time.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2025
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a music artist. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming music artists at a ratio of 1.42 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2025
39% of music artists are female and 61% are male.
Gender Bias, 2025
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a music artist and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a music artist and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more women interested in becoming a music artist than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of music artists are White, making up 38% of the population. The next highest segments are Black or African American and Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish, making up 26% and 12% respectively.