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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2005 23,600
2006 25,480
2007 29,060
2008 31,200
2009 32,520
2010 29,130
2011 29,870
2012 30,200
2013 28,440
2014 30,530
2015 29,600
2016 31,890
2017 32,720

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2005 840
2006 910
2007 1,000
2008 900
2009 710
2010 700
2011 850
2012 1,010
2013 710
2014 560
2015 570
2016 780
2017 1,080

Craft Artists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 80
2007 120
2008 0
2009 100
2010 40
2011 30
2012 0
2013 110
2014 120
2015 50
2017 80

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 270
2006 0
2007 230
2008 250
2009 280
2010 310
2011 200
2012 260
2013 260
2014 200
2015 130
2016 120
2017 230

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2005 850
2006 590
2007 580
2008 720
2009 640
2010 660
2011 470
2012 490
2013 500
2014 710
2015 770
2016 860
2017 690

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 90
2006 170
2007 260
2008 280
2009 340
2010 0
2011 0
2012 150
2013 300
2014 0
2016 80
2017 90

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 530
2006 290
2007 290
2008 290
2009 320
2010 270
2011 380
2012 410
2013 390
2014 350
2015 280
2016 360
2017 350

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2005 400
2006 450
2007 80
2008 130
2009 80
2010 100
2011 80
2012 40
2014 190
2015 240
2016 310
2017 310

Floral Designers
Year Number
2005 770
2006 830
2007 870
2008 790
2009 930
2010 520
2011 610
2012 650
2013 680
2014 340
2015 340
2016 540
2017 720

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2005 2,840
2006 3,030
2007 3,450
2008 3,660
2009 3,330
2010 3,410
2011 3,060
2012 3,190
2013 2,840
2014 3,100
2015 2,640
2016 3,010
2017 3,120

Interior Designers
Year Number
2005 980
2006 1,230
2007 1,380
2008 1,340
2009 920
2010 630
2011 890
2012 830
2013 890
2014 760
2015 990
2016 1,090
2017 960

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2005 850
2006 590
2007 520
2008 870
2009 880
2010 780
2011 530
2012 630
2013 600
2014 560
2015 470
2016 730
2017 1,000

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2005 110
2006 180
2007 0
2008 210
2009 200
2010 160
2011 160
2012 90
2013 70
2014 90
2015 90
2016 140
2017 130

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2005 140
2006 310
2007 160
2008 0
2010 0
2011 0
2017 0

Actors
Year Number
2006 0
2009 1,250
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2014 1,170
2015 630
2016 270
2017 300

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2005 1,160
2007 1,400
2008 2,350
2009 1,630
2010 0
2011 1,160
2012 1,450
2013 1,550
2014 1,690
2015 1,630
2016 1,820
2017 2,260

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2007 60
2008 120
2009 130
2010 200
2011 200
2012 260
2013 240
2014 370
2016 310
2017 330

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2006 2,530
2007 2,550
2008 2,660
2009 3,300
2010 3,110
2011 3,340
2012 3,160
2013 3,120
2014 3,360
2015 3,780
2016 3,830
2017 4,080

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2007 100
2008 80
2009 230
2010 180
2011 180
2012 200
2013 210
2014 230
2015 100
2016 130
2017 160

Dancers
Year Number
2016 130
2017 120

Choreographers
Year Number
2009 0

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 90
2007 120
2008 150
2009 210
2010 250
2011 280
2012 260
2013 250
2014 270
2015 350
2016 340
2017 270

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2009 0
2011 500
2012 410
2013 0
2014 0
2015 480
2016 480
2017 530

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2009 40
2011 60
2012 60
2013 80
2014 60
2015 0

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2009 340
2010 300
2011 370
2012 410
2013 470
2014 440
2015 290
2016 310
2017 300

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2007 890
2008 510
2009 690
2010 740
2011 790
2012 860
2013 860
2014 690
2015 690
2016 790
2017 680

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2005 5,070
2006 6,090
2007 5,960
2008 6,420
2009 6,490
2010 6,760
2011 6,280
2012 5,750
2013 5,010
2014 5,230
2015 4,850
2016 4,440
2017 4,670

Editors
Year Number
2005 2,800
2006 2,730
2007 3,060
2008 3,180
2009 2,870
2010 2,960
2011 2,700
2012 3,000
2013 2,790
2014 2,780
2015 2,770
2016 2,690
2017 2,310

Technical Writers
Year Number
2005 1,330
2006 1,450
2007 1,460
2008 1,490
2009 1,550
2010 1,290
2011 1,220
2012 1,270
2013 1,430
2014 1,510
2015 1,390
2016 1,640
2017 1,420

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2005 840
2006 760
2007 650
2008 620
2009 590
2010 700
2011 690
2012 680
2013 600
2014 750
2015 940
2016 1,330
2017 1,380

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2005 540
2006 570
2007 620
2008 820
2009 740
2010 960
2011 1,120
2012 1,210
2013 1,160
2014 1,240
2015 1,350
2016 1,170
2017 1,010

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2005 150
2009 60
2010 60
2011 60
2012 80
2013 80
2014 80
2015 130
2016 130
2017 140

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 520
2006 350
2007 310
2008 260
2009 310
2010 280
2011 220
2013 80
2014 70
2015 230
2016 300
2017 110

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2005 620
2006 810
2007 970
2008 1,170
2009 1,210
2010 1,610
2011 1,570
2012 1,310
2013 1,300
2014 1,280
2015 1,290
2016 1,420
2017 1,410

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2005 540
2006 360
2007 460
2008 340
2009 360
2010 400
2011 380
2012 610
2013 530
2014 590
2015 590
2016 730
2017 810

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 140
2008 220
2009 450
2010 390
2011 310
2012 180
2013 180
2014 250
2015 190
2016 210
2017 170

Photographers
Year Number
2005 650
2006 580
2007 710
2008 750
2009 830
2010 750
2011 640
2012 770
2013 650
2014 720
2015 620
2016 670
2017 720

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2005 530
2006 360
2007 280
2008 330
2009 240
2010 320
2011 290
2012 290
2013 210
2014 280
2015 310
2016 320
2017 360

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2006 140
2007 180
2008 290
2009 220
2010 240
2011 190
2012 180
2013 230
2014 420
2015 330
2016 330
2017 330

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 90
2007 200
2008 0
2009 50
2010 50
2011 60
2012 50
2013 60
2014 70
2015 90
2016 80
2017 90