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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in District of Columbia

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 19,020
2005 23,990
2006 27,000
2007 27,640
2008 27,640
2009 27,490
2010 25,220
2011 25,590
2012 26,220
2013 27,290
2014 28,810
2015 31,500
2016 35,750
2017 37,120
2018 35,780
2019 37,810

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 210
2005 270
2006 220
2007 210
2008 250
2009 310
2010 250
2011 250
2012 220
2013 240
2014 240
2015 290
2016 650
2017 720
2018 760
2019 470

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 30

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 180
2005 120
2006 130
2007 110
2008 110
2009 100
2010 90
2011 110
2012 110
2013 80
2014 90
2015 90
2016 110
2017 100
2018 80
2019 100

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 30
2006 1,210
2008 1,270
2009 1,260
2010 1,340
2011 1,290
2012 1,250
2013 1,170
2014 1,100
2015 1,050
2016 1,100
2017 1,090

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 0
2012 30
2013 30

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 110
2006 90
2007 90
2008 70
2009 60
2010 70
2011 100
2012 0
2013 160
2014 100
2015 110
2016 120
2017 130
2018 90
2019 50

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 1,130
2006 1,410
2007 1,610
2008 1,540
2009 1,540
2010 1,490
2011 1,510
2012 1,330
2013 1,230
2014 1,270
2015 1,320
2016 1,650
2017 1,710
2018 1,690
2019 1,420

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 400
2005 530
2006 470
2007 470
2008 660
2009 720
2010 550
2011 560
2012 550
2013 720
2014 650
2015 820
2016 880
2017 670
2018 580
2019 690

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 60
2009 110
2010 190
2011 180
2012 130
2013 90
2014 60
2015 100
2016 130
2017 230
2018 140
2019 120

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 130
2006 130
2007 120
2008 140
2009 190
2010 150
2011 130
2012 120
2013 140
2014 170
2015 200
2016 250
2017 220
2018 220
2019 200

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 450
2005 420
2006 0
2013 0
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 70
2018 0
2019 130

Actors
Year Number
2004 0
2005 230
2006 150
2007 190
2008 0
2009 560
2010 560
2011 310
2012 240
2013 150
2014 250
2015 250
2016 340
2017 260
2018 360
2019 430

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 960
2005 1,060
2006 1,110
2007 950
2008 1,130
2009 1,340
2010 1,350
2011 1,450
2012 1,410
2013 1,460
2014 1,630
2015 1,650
2016 1,900
2017 2,000
2018 2,360
2019 2,550

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2004 80
2005 130
2006 0
2007 90
2010 120

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 380
2005 480
2006 460
2007 460
2008 520
2009 520
2010 550
2011 510
2012 500
2013 550
2014 430
2015 390
2016 440
2017 580
2018 640
2019 650

Dancers
Year Number
2005 160
2006 260
2007 230
2008 190
2011 110
2012 90
2013 50
2014 70
2015 100
2016 0
2017 90
2018 100
2019 140

Choreographers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 110

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 40
2005 0
2006 0
2007 40
2009 0
2010 120
2011 120
2012 100
2013 60
2014 60
2015 100
2016 0
2018 90
2019 100

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 330
2005 0
2006 550
2007 750
2008 380
2009 310
2010 100
2011 400
2012 460
2013 350
2014 250
2015 270
2016 220
2017 220
2018 240
2019 250

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2010 80
2011 40
2015 140
2016 120
2017 150
2018 130
2019 180

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2010 170
2011 160
2012 240
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 190
2017 410
2018 320
2019 570

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 800
2005 1,630
2006 1,940
2007 2,030
2008 1,990
2009 2,130
2010 2,150
2011 2,420
2012 2,250
2013 2,200
2014 2,270
2015 2,500
2016 2,490
2017 2,260
2018 1,610
2019 2,220

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 5,030
2005 6,990
2006 9,450
2007 11,150
2008 10,800
2009 9,510
2010 8,070
2011 7,940
2012 9,520
2013 10,710
2014 12,520
2015 14,340
2016 16,540
2017 17,350
2018 17,310
2019 18,600

Editors
Year Number
2004 3,150
2005 3,170
2006 3,470
2007 3,390
2008 3,340
2009 3,550
2010 3,120
2011 2,820
2012 2,420
2013 2,760
2014 2,660
2015 2,900
2016 3,000
2017 3,260
2018 3,330
2019 3,250

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 520
2005 550
2006 610
2007 550
2008 570
2009 690
2010 980
2011 890
2012 940
2013 780
2014 800
2015 760
2016 800
2017 700
2018 660
2019 490

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 1,620
2005 3,480
2006 2,710
2007 2,700
2008 1,700
2009 1,540
2010 1,220
2011 1,350
2012 1,430
2013 1,440
2014 1,250
2015 1,170
2016 1,290
2017 1,170
2018 1,250
2019 1,240

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 160
2005 130
2006 110
2007 130
2008 210
2009 180
2010 350
2011 330
2012 400
2013 330
2014 300
2015 240
2016 460
2017 460
2018 490
2019 840

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 290
2005 0
2006 460
2007 0
2008 430
2009 570
2010 0
2011 260
2015 0
2016 0
2017 130

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,230
2005 1,280
2006 190
2007 160
2008 130
2009 130
2010 170
2011 190
2012 240
2013 320
2014 270
2015 220
2016 190
2017 220
2018 200
2019 160

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 300
2005 390
2006 390
2007 580
2008 430
2009 370
2010 390
2011 380
2012 440
2013 460
2014 590
2015 550
2016 620
2017 730
2018 900
2019 850

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 490
2005 550
2006 490
2007 540
2008 550
2009 660
2010 510
2011 590
2012 510
2013 470
2014 380
2015 490
2016 650
2017 700
2018 660
2019 520

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 110
2005 130
2006 130
2007 0
2008 140
2009 110
2010 100
2011 90
2012 140
2013 150
2014 180
2015 110
2016 100
2017 80
2018 60
2019 80

Photographers
Year Number
2004 110
2005 110
2006 180
2007 170
2008 210
2009 180
2010 250
2011 310
2012 290
2013 230
2014 180
2015 160
2016 180
2017 260
2018 420
2019 440

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 190
2005 220
2006 180
2007 260
2008 250
2009 300
2010 210
2011 190
2012 200
2013 250
2014 330
2015 600
2016 730
2017 610
2018 420
2019 370

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 0
2007 100
2008 90
2009 90
2010 80
2011 150
2012 200
2013 220
2014 190
2015 210
2016 150
2017 180
2018 240
2019 360

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 610
2005 530
2006 460
2007 510
2008 480
2009 460
2010 440
2011 450
2012 460
2013 490
2014 470
2015 320
2016 400
2017 360
2018 320