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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2005 24,380
2006 34,230
2007 36,800
2008 39,380
2009 41,030
2010 42,900
2011 37,310
2012 38,080
2013 36,420
2014 38,710
2015 39,200
2016 41,360
2017 42,870
2018 42,030
2019 42,250

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2005 1,010
2007 1,160
2008 1,090
2009 920
2010 870
2011 960
2012 1,110
2013 790
2014 670
2015 690
2016 970
2017 1,310
2018 1,190
2019 1,310

Craft Artists
Year Number
2005 100
2006 140
2007 170
2008 100
2009 110
2010 50
2011 50
2012 0
2013 110
2014 120
2015 60
2016 0
2017 90
2019 0

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 330
2006 340
2007 240
2008 260
2009 320
2010 380
2011 260
2012 290
2013 290
2014 230
2015 150
2016 130
2017 250
2018 220
2019 240

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2005 930
2006 650
2007 650
2008 800
2009 730
2010 790
2011 580
2012 590
2013 540
2014 780
2015 900
2016 1,000
2017 800
2018 560
2019 540

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 110
2006 280
2007 310
2008 330
2009 360
2010 300
2011 0
2012 150
2013 300
2014 0
2015 130
2016 90
2017 100
2018 60
2019 60

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 900
2006 670
2007 710
2008 690
2009 650
2010 580
2011 590
2012 680
2013 800
2014 670
2015 600
2016 660
2017 670
2018 820
2019 960

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2005 590
2006 680
2007 220
2008 290
2009 190
2010 210
2011 140
2012 110
2013 100
2014 250
2015 290
2016 330
2017 400
2018 430
2019 400

Floral Designers
Year Number
2005 1,260
2006 1,390
2007 1,360
2008 1,180
2009 1,210
2010 790
2011 850
2012 920
2013 1,000
2014 640
2015 590
2016 770
2017 990
2018 950
2019 860

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2005 3,960
2006 4,020
2007 4,500
2008 4,810
2009 4,380
2010 4,460
2011 4,020
2012 4,270
2013 3,970
2014 4,180
2015 3,950
2016 4,160
2017 4,520
2018 4,910
2019 5,390

Interior Designers
Year Number
2005 1,300
2006 1,660
2007 1,640
2008 1,550
2009 1,100
2010 760
2011 1,050
2012 970
2013 1,030
2014 930
2015 1,250
2016 1,340
2017 1,300
2018 1,010
2019 1,410

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2005 1,180
2006 970
2007 820
2008 1,250
2009 1,330
2010 1,330
2011 1,110
2012 1,140
2013 1,110
2014 1,180
2015 1,040
2016 1,300
2017 1,510
2018 1,970
2019 2,130

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 190
2007 0
2008 230
2009 230
2010 190
2011 200
2012 120
2013 90
2014 110
2015 110
2016 160
2017 150
2018 140
2019 150

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2005 250
2006 360
2007 200
2008 200
2009 0
2010 260
2011 0
2012 50
2013 50
2014 60
2015 80
2016 80
2017 110
2018 110
2019 0

Actors
Year Number
2009 1,290
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2014 1,180
2015 670
2016 320
2017 350
2018 270
2019 320

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2005 1,230
2006 1,250
2007 1,480
2008 2,460
2009 2,240
2010 5,570
2011 1,580
2012 1,890
2013 1,900
2014 2,020
2015 1,890
2016 2,010
2017 2,540
2018 2,650
2019 2,700

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2007 130
2008 170
2009 190
2010 220
2011 220
2012 320
2013 310
2014 410
2016 370
2017 400
2018 210
2019 330

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2006 3,530
2007 3,430
2008 3,590
2009 4,190
2010 4,090
2011 4,310
2012 4,410
2013 4,530
2014 4,710
2015 5,400
2016 5,320
2017 5,820
2018 5,470
2019 4,910

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2007 110
2008 110
2009 240
2010 200
2011 200
2012 260
2013 300
2014 320
2015 220
2016 210
2017 280
2018 220
2019 270

Dancers
Year Number
2009 120
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 190
2017 130
2018 150
2019 0

Choreographers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 40
2018 30

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 90
2007 120
2008 170
2009 250
2010 310
2011 340
2012 320
2013 300
2014 340
2015 430
2016 390
2017 310
2018 210
2019 170

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2005 580
2006 520
2009 0
2011 510
2012 410
2013 0
2014 0
2015 560
2016 570
2017 570
2018 710
2019 930

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 40
2008 30
2009 50
2011 70
2012 60
2013 80
2014 60
2015 0
2019 50

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2009 410
2010 320
2011 420
2012 450
2013 540
2014 470
2015 320
2016 350
2017 330
2018 320
2019 260

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2007 1,010
2008 670
2009 820
2010 900
2011 930
2012 1,030
2013 1,020
2014 920
2015 880
2016 990
2017 950
2018 870
2019 600

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 7,050
2007 6,920
2008 7,400
2009 7,670
2010 7,800
2011 7,160
2012 6,480
2013 5,700
2014 6,030
2015 6,060
2016 5,710
2017 5,740
2018 5,910
2019 5,700

Editors
Year Number
2005 3,260
2006 3,230
2007 3,530
2008 3,720
2009 3,500
2010 3,520
2011 3,210
2012 3,520
2013 3,290
2014 3,220
2015 3,250
2016 3,180
2017 2,890
2018 2,840
2019 2,870

Technical Writers
Year Number
2005 1,970
2006 2,200
2007 2,240
2008 2,270
2009 2,300
2010 1,910
2011 1,830
2012 1,810
2013 1,990
2014 2,100
2015 2,120
2016 2,430
2017 2,200
2018 2,200
2019 2,120

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2005 940
2006 840
2007 720
2008 720
2009 700
2010 780
2011 770
2012 750
2013 690
2014 820
2015 1,070
2016 1,460
2017 1,550
2018 1,320
2019 1,040

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2005 630
2006 730
2007 810
2008 1,020
2009 920
2010 1,180
2011 1,360
2012 1,480
2013 1,410
2014 1,520
2015 1,680
2016 1,480
2017 1,330
2018 1,350
2019 1,560

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2005 160
2006 100
2007 100
2009 70
2010 80
2011 80
2012 110
2013 120
2014 110
2015 160
2016 250
2017 230
2018 220
2019 210

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 550
2006 370
2007 350
2008 280
2009 340
2010 310
2011 240
2012 140
2013 90
2014 220
2015 400
2016 470
2017 340
2018 0
2019 350

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2005 700
2006 970
2007 1,110
2008 1,410
2009 1,390
2010 1,900
2011 1,760
2012 1,490
2013 1,470
2014 1,470
2015 1,550
2016 1,710
2017 1,670
2018 1,790
2019 1,690

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2005 580
2006 410
2007 520
2008 380
2009 430
2010 490
2011 460
2012 700
2013 610
2014 680
2015 630
2016 760
2017 850
2018 710
2019 620

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 160
2008 260
2009 490
2010 420
2011 350
2012 210
2013 190
2014 260
2015 200
2016 260
2017 220
2018 180
2019 140

Photographers
Year Number
2005 970
2006 1,020
2007 1,260
2008 1,230
2009 1,270
2010 1,170
2011 990
2012 1,130
2013 1,000
2014 1,120
2015 990
2016 1,020
2017 1,010
2018 1,070
2019 1,010

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2005 580
2006 400
2007 330
2008 370
2009 290
2010 370
2011 350
2012 380
2013 300
2014 340
2015 380
2016 430
2017 460
2018 490
2019 410

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2006 170
2007 200
2008 340
2009 240
2010 270
2011 210
2012 220
2013 260
2014 450
2015 370
2016 390
2017 410
2018 400
2019 410

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 150
2007 250
2008 0
2009 90
2010 80
2011 110
2012 110
2013 140
2014 120
2015 130
2016 100
2017 90
2018 70