Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Asheville, NC

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Year Number
2005 1,230
2006 1,230
2007 1,250
2008 1,740
2009 1,420
2010 1,430
2011 1,260
2012 1,190
2013 1,500
2014 1,370
2015 1,310
2016 1,360
2017 1,450
2018 1,520
2019 1,800

Individual occupations

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

Year Number
2019 60

Special Effects Artists and Animators

Year Number
2005 0

Commercial and Industrial Designers

Year Number
2005 30
2007 70
2008 60
2009 50
2018 50
2019 60

Floral Designers

Year Number
2005 130
2006 110
2007 130
2008 120
2009 90
2010 80
2011 80
2012 100
2013 90
2014 90
2015 70
2016 60
2017 60
2018 80
2019 80

Graphic Designers

Year Number
2005 250
2006 330
2007 220
2008 230
2009 150
2010 190
2011 170
2012 190
2013 170
2014 170
2015 220
2016 250
2017 310
2018 310
2019 300

Interior Designers

Year Number
2005 70
2006 90
2007 120
2008 110
2009 80
2010 40
2011 0
2012 0
2013 120
2014 110
2015 0
2016 70
2017 90
2018 100
2019 60

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Year Number
2005 40
2008 40
2010 0
2011 40
2012 70
2013 70
2014 60
2015 40
2016 40
2017 0
2018 90
2019 120

Actors

Year Number
2019 60

Producers and Directors

Year Number
2005 50
2006 70
2008 120
2009 90
2010 60
2011 50
2012 60
2013 120
2014 120
2015 100
2016 90
2017 110
2019 130

Coaches and Scouts

Year Number
2005 120
2006 100
2007 200
2008 350
2009 380
2010 440
2011 360
2012 440
2013 330
2014 350
2015 250
2016 240
2017 250
2018 250
2019 270

Musicians and Singers

Year Number
2008 70
2009 40

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Year Number
2005 70
2006 80
2008 70
2016 40
2017 40
2019 40

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 80
2008 80
2009 60
2010 60
2011 40
2012 0
2013 80
2014 80
2015 70
2018 50
2019 60

Public Relations Specialists

Year Number
2005 90
2006 110
2007 140
2008 180
2009 190
2010 180
2011 170
2012 180
2013 200
2014 190
2015 160
2016 170
2017 150
2018 150
2019 160

Editors

Year Number
2005 70
2006 80
2007 80
2008 110
2009 80
2010 60
2011 0
2012 0
2013 80
2014 70
2015 100
2016 130
2017 190
2018 120
2019 110

Technical Writers

Year Number
2005 70
2007 40
2017 40

Writers and Authors

Year Number
2006 40
2016 30
2019 30

Interpreters and Translators

Year Number
2005 60
2006 90
2007 80
2008 80
2009 90
2010 180
2011 190
2013 0
2014 0
2015 170
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40
2019 0

Media and Communication Workers, All Other

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0

Audio and Video Technicians

Year Number
2008 30
2009 30
2010 50
2011 70
2012 80
2013 70
2014 70
2015 60
2016 60
2017 30
2018 110
2019 90

Broadcast Technicians

Year Number
2005 40
2018 30

Sound Engineering Technicians

Year Number
2014 0
2016 40
2019 30

Photographers

Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 90
2008 90
2009 90
2010 90
2011 90
2012 70
2013 110
2014 60
2015 70
2016 90
2017 130
2018 140
2019 140

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

Year Number
2013 60

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 0