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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2005 43,450
2006 48,980
2007 51,990
2008 50,060
2009 55,340
2010 49,450
2011 53,780
2012 56,420
2013 51,410
2014 51,610
2015 55,560
2016 56,650
2017 60,940
2018 61,870
2019 64,390

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2005 1,440
2006 1,050
2007 910
2009 1,800
2010 1,910
2011 2,050
2012 1,720
2013 1,750
2014 1,430
2015 1,550
2016 1,700
2017 2,220
2018 2,010
2019 2,630

Craft Artists
Year Number
2005 40
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 160
2012 230
2013 300
2014 410
2015 290
2016 290
2017 190
2018 0
2019 0

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 300
2007 230
2008 220
2009 310
2010 320
2011 420
2012 360
2013 360
2014 280
2015 300
2016 240
2017 260
2018 140
2019 140

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2005 630
2006 780
2007 710
2008 810
2009 750
2010 770
2011 900
2012 850
2013 1,110
2014 1,130
2015 1,110
2016 1,040
2017 0
2018 730
2019 510

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 200
2006 160
2007 340
2008 330
2009 380
2010 230
2011 310
2012 270
2013 420
2014 520
2015 440
2016 0
2017 100
2018 60
2019 30

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 700
2006 680
2007 910
2008 1,070
2009 1,100
2010 900
2011 750
2012 770
2013 850
2014 910
2015 1,030
2016 1,060
2017 1,120
2018 1,220
2019 1,140

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2005 100
2009 50
2010 60
2011 70
2013 240
2015 200
2016 150
2017 290
2018 0
2019 190

Floral Designers
Year Number
2005 1,890
2006 1,660
2007 1,440
2008 1,710
2009 1,840
2010 1,780
2011 1,760
2012 1,750
2013 1,770
2014 1,810
2015 1,810
2016 1,750
2017 1,510
2018 1,190
2019 1,390

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2005 6,570
2006 7,730
2007 8,770
2008 8,500
2009 8,450
2010 8,490
2011 9,050
2012 8,890
2013 8,110
2014 7,950
2015 7,870
2016 8,270
2017 9,510
2018 10,020
2019 9,950

Interior Designers
Year Number
2005 2,140
2006 2,770
2007 3,030
2008 2,430
2009 1,790
2010 1,490
2011 1,610
2012 1,460
2013 1,590
2014 1,940
2015 2,460
2016 2,250
2017 2,230
2018 2,030
2019 2,050

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2005 2,590
2006 2,280
2007 2,270
2008 1,650
2009 1,410
2010 1,470
2011 1,810
2012 1,770
2013 1,440
2014 1,820
2015 2,360
2016 2,900
2017 3,720
2018 3,820
2019 4,290

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 160
2007 240
2008 270
2009 360
2010 250
2011 250
2012 170
2013 200
2014 170
2015 330
2016 390
2017 500
2018 320
2019 300

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2005 900
2006 830
2007 1,160
2008 1,130
2009 1,170
2010 800
2011 670
2012 730
2013 670
2014 570
2015 460
2016 420
2017 390
2018 240
2019 160

Actors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 370
2007 830
2009 1,030
2010 0
2011 0
2012 4,740
2014 2,700
2015 2,040
2016 1,270
2017 1,870
2018 2,800
2019 3,140

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2005 1,430
2006 1,280
2007 1,320
2008 1,230
2009 1,180
2010 1,430
2011 1,800
2012 1,900
2013 2,030
2014 2,010
2015 2,790
2016 2,840
2017 3,270
2018 2,510
2019 2,730

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2005 510
2006 730
2007 600
2008 390
2009 230
2010 220
2011 90
2012 100
2013 230
2014 350
2015 390
2016 440
2017 310
2018 410
2019 450

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2005 4,310
2006 4,350
2007 4,820
2008 4,870
2009 4,930
2010 5,460
2011 5,010
2012 4,320
2013 4,440
2014 5,010
2015 5,730
2016 6,640
2017 7,680
2018 8,340
2019 7,640

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 400
2008 430
2009 500
2010 450
2011 400
2012 500
2013 390
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1,550
2017 650
2018 950
2019 920

Dancers
Year Number
2005 370
2006 0
2007 490
2008 470
2009 330
2010 310
2011 250
2012 310
2013 440
2014 580
2015 450
2016 0
2017 190
2018 260
2019 270

Choreographers
Year Number
2005 260
2006 170
2007 530
2008 0
2009 280
2010 160
2011 0
2012 160
2013 60
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 70
2018 40
2019 110

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2005 330
2006 370
2007 370
2008 430
2009 710
2010 1,040
2011 1,190
2012 990
2013 850
2014 650
2015 730
2016 560
2017 540
2018 260
2019 240

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2009 1,830
2010 0
2011 1,350
2012 1,250
2013 1,190
2014 840
2015 1,000
2016 960
2017 1,260
2018 1,330
2019 1,770

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 450
2006 0
2009 230
2010 0
2011 120
2012 110
2013 130
2014 170
2015 200
2016 190
2017 180
2018 70
2019 160

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2005 520
2006 520
2009 960
2010 550
2011 620
2012 540
2013 880
2014 680
2015 870
2016 750
2017 720
2018 510
2019 540

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2005 110
2006 1,430
2007 1,520
2008 1,590
2009 1,380
2010 1,330
2011 1,270
2012 1,580
2013 1,270
2014 0
2015 1,110
2016 1,260
2017 1,210
2018 1,060
2019 970

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2005 4,650
2006 5,580
2007 5,470
2008 6,020
2009 6,060
2010 5,960
2011 5,870
2012 5,080
2013 5,390
2014 4,810
2015 4,760
2016 4,780
2017 5,190
2018 6,310
2019 6,810

Editors
Year Number
2005 3,680
2006 4,170
2007 4,890
2008 5,100
2009 4,840
2010 4,470
2011 3,950
2012 3,970
2013 3,590
2014 3,970
2015 4,110
2016 3,990
2017 3,520
2018 3,210
2019 3,770

Technical Writers
Year Number
2005 920
2006 910
2007 1,090
2008 1,190
2009 1,030
2010 780
2011 670
2012 1,000
2013 1,300
2014 1,420
2015 1,500
2016 1,360
2017 1,220
2018 1,100
2019 1,090

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 1,200
2007 1,140
2008 1,280
2009 1,610
2010 0
2011 1,740
2012 1,610
2013 1,500
2014 1,390
2015 1,290
2016 1,360
2017 1,770
2018 1,770
2019 1,620

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2005 660
2006 700
2007 820
2008 910
2009 910
2010 980
2011 1,410
2012 1,350
2013 1,540
2014 950
2015 1,020
2016 1,120
2017 1,170
2018 1,690
2019 1,360

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2005 190
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 110
2010 240
2011 270
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 640
2016 610
2017 610
2018 490
2019 480

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,760
2006 2,080
2007 1,990
2008 1,880
2009 1,680
2010 1,430
2011 1,440
2012 610
2013 740
2014 930
2015 680
2016 640
2017 380
2018 370
2019 310

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,240
2006 1,150
2007 950
2008 830
2009 990
2010 1,230
2011 1,580
2012 2,350
2013 2,160
2014 2,030
2015 1,890
2016 2,200
2017 2,710
2018 2,390
2019 2,710

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2005 850
2006 770
2007 1,630
2008 1,490
2009 1,340
2010 880
2011 750
2012 850
2013 770
2014 860
2015 950
2016 1,080
2017 970
2018 1,070
2019 870

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 280
2006 450
2007 470
2008 460
2009 620
2010 640
2011 640
2012 460
2013 390
2014 230
2015 230
2016 270
2017 360
2018 200
2019 240

Photographers
Year Number
2005 1,540
2006 1,980
2007 2,110
2008 2,200
2009 1,970
2010 2,200
2011 2,260
2012 2,320
2013 1,940
2014 1,850
2015 1,730
2016 1,590
2017 2,150
2018 2,320
2019 2,150

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2005 740
2006 610
2007 540
2008 360
2009 440
2010 600
2011 700
2012 660
2013 660
2014 590
2015 690
2016 370
2017 480
2018 360
2019 490

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2005 270
2006 640
2007 0
2008 810
2009 580
2010 490
2011 420
2012 560
2013 590
2014 560
2015 480
2016 310
2017 370
2018 220
2019 640

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,180
2006 1,120
2009 160
2010 130
2011 170
2012 130
2013 120
2014 90
2015 70
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50