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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Illinois

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 61,660
2005 61,120
2006 66,110
2007 64,830
2008 66,200
2009 68,880
2010 66,490
2011 67,300
2012 69,910
2013 64,350
2014 66,680
2015 69,510
2016 69,550
2017 74,810
2018 74,960
2019 77,300

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 1,860
2005 1,640
2006 1,270
2007 1,100
2009 1,930
2010 2,000
2011 2,160
2012 1,820
2013 1,890
2014 1,530
2015 1,620
2016 1,730
2017 2,300
2018 2,080
2019 2,740

Craft Artists
Year Number
2004 190
2006 60
2007 50
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 160
2012 250
2013 310
2014 420
2015 290
2016 280
2017 180
2018 0
2019 0

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 430
2005 430
2006 410
2007 370
2008 340
2009 370
2010 350
2011 440
2012 400
2013 400
2014 320
2015 330
2016 270
2017 300
2018 260
2019 280

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 770
2006 960
2007 910
2008 920
2009 910
2010 970
2011 1,040
2012 950
2013 1,350
2014 1,330
2015 1,240
2016 1,140
2017 890
2018 770
2019 530

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 320
2005 220
2006 190
2007 390
2008 420
2009 450
2010 310
2011 390
2012 370
2013 530
2014 620
2015 500
2016 340
2017 130
2018 0
2019 90

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2004 960
2005 850
2006 750
2007 1,030
2008 1,250
2009 1,280
2010 1,890
2011 1,700
2012 1,730
2013 1,050
2014 1,230
2015 1,400
2016 1,450
2017 1,410
2018 1,410
2019 1,260

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2004 190
2005 110
2009 0
2010 90
2011 110
2013 240
2015 210
2016 160
2017 300
2019 190

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 3,400
2005 3,040
2006 2,580
2007 2,430
2008 2,600
2009 2,730
2010 2,570
2011 2,480
2012 2,420
2013 2,490
2014 2,430
2015 2,430
2016 2,190
2017 2,070
2018 1,890
2019 2,270

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 6,960
2005 7,710
2006 9,240
2007 10,180
2008 9,960
2009 9,710
2010 9,870
2011 10,600
2012 10,480
2013 9,700
2014 9,390
2015 9,320
2016 9,630
2017 11,180
2018 11,700
2019 11,700

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 2,190
2005 2,220
2006 2,880
2007 3,180
2008 2,660
2009 2,090
2010 1,760
2011 1,810
2012 1,580
2013 1,670
2014 2,030
2015 2,560
2016 2,400
2017 2,380
2018 2,250
2019 2,260

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 2,540
2005 3,110
2006 2,660
2007 2,570
2008 1,950
2009 1,920
2010 2,020
2011 2,240
2012 1,870
2013 1,440
2014 1,990
2015 2,640
2016 3,480
2017 4,600
2018 5,020
2019 5,240

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 460
2005 410
2006 200
2007 260
2008 280
2009 370
2010 260
2011 270
2012 190
2013 210
2014 180
2015 350
2016 410
2017 520
2018 340
2019 340

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 800
2005 1,070
2006 940
2007 1,320
2008 1,520
2009 1,520
2010 1,060
2011 740
2012 770
2013 760
2014 680
2015 530
2016 480
2017 430
2018 260
2019 160

Actors
Year Number
2004 940
2005 680
2006 530
2007 970
2008 1,320
2009 1,150
2010 0
2011 0
2012 4,810
2014 2,730
2015 2,090
2016 1,290
2017 2,040
2018 3,180
2019 3,950

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 1,460
2005 1,650
2006 1,620
2007 1,640
2008 1,570
2009 1,420
2010 1,670
2011 2,050
2012 2,150
2013 2,370
2014 2,400
2015 3,220
2016 3,290
2017 3,700
2018 2,950
2019 3,170

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2004 160
2005 470
2006 690
2007 600
2008 490
2009 340
2010 240
2011 110
2012 110
2013 280
2014 400
2015 430
2016 470
2017 330
2018 540
2019 610

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 5,530
2005 6,350
2006 6,190
2007 7,190
2008 7,610
2009 7,430
2010 8,250
2011 7,740
2012 7,000
2013 6,580
2014 7,070
2015 8,060
2016 9,230
2017 10,260
2018 10,670
2019 9,620

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 1,050
2007 950
2008 970
2009 930
2010 750
2011 740
2012 1,250
2013 1,150
2014 2,170
2015 1,560
2016 1,820
2017 980
2018 1,230
2019 1,120

Dancers
Year Number
2004 270
2005 440
2006 530
2007 590
2008 550
2009 380
2010 340
2011 310
2012 400
2013 490
2014 620
2015 460
2016 0
2017 190
2018 270
2019 280

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 880
2005 440
2006 320
2007 520
2008 0
2009 210
2010 100
2011 110
2012 160
2013 120
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 110
2018 80
2019 150

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 170
2005 350
2006 380
2007 400
2008 460
2009 860
2010 1,380
2011 1,650
2012 1,460
2013 1,540
2014 1,190
2015 1,270
2016 780
2017 750
2018 370
2019 310

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 2,370
2005 2,010
2006 2,250
2007 0
2009 1,880
2010 1,400
2011 1,380
2012 1,320
2013 1,410
2014 920
2015 1,290
2016 1,350
2017 1,610
2018 1,630
2019 2,070

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 450
2005 510
2006 310
2007 300
2008 330
2009 270
2010 170
2011 150
2012 130
2013 140
2014 0
2015 480
2016 480
2017 280
2018 90
2019 200

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 1,300
2005 1,180
2006 1,230
2007 1,400
2008 1,370
2009 1,630
2010 1,140
2011 1,110
2012 920
2013 1,170
2014 1,090
2015 1,340
2016 1,260
2017 1,230
2018 920
2019 1,100

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 2,770
2005 2,880
2006 2,470
2007 2,390
2008 2,430
2009 2,300
2010 2,350
2011 2,200
2012 2,360
2013 1,750
2014 1,640
2015 1,850
2016 1,720
2017 1,670
2018 1,520
2019 1,430

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 4,360
2005 5,490
2006 6,400
2007 6,460
2008 7,060
2009 6,950
2010 6,700
2011 6,560
2012 5,850
2013 6,180
2014 5,660
2015 5,750
2016 5,810
2017 6,230
2018 7,360
2019 7,780

Editors
Year Number
2004 4,920
2005 4,730
2006 5,630
2007 6,010
2008 6,400
2009 5,930
2010 5,350
2011 4,730
2012 4,700
2013 4,240
2014 4,630
2015 4,760
2016 4,700
2017 4,220
2018 3,830
2019 4,370

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 1,660
2005 1,270
2006 1,310
2007 1,470
2008 1,540
2009 1,350
2010 1,020
2011 860
2012 1,170
2013 1,460
2014 1,690
2015 1,840
2016 1,680
2017 1,520
2018 1,460
2019 1,430

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 2,530
2005 0
2006 1,370
2007 1,290
2008 1,370
2009 1,720
2010 1,700
2011 1,870
2012 1,780
2013 1,730
2014 1,640
2015 1,460
2016 1,460
2017 1,880
2018 1,880
2019 1,730

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 620
2005 750
2006 880
2007 1,020
2008 1,120
2009 1,060
2010 1,100
2011 1,530
2012 1,570
2013 1,830
2014 1,200
2015 1,240
2016 1,390
2017 1,440
2018 1,970
2019 1,580

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 310
2005 380
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 120
2010 280
2011 260
2012 560
2013 950
2014 950
2015 850
2016 840
2017 830
2018 700
2019 680

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,040
2005 2,260
2006 2,490
2007 2,230
2008 2,090
2009 1,930
2010 1,750
2011 1,750
2012 860
2013 990
2014 1,030
2015 770
2016 810
2017 520
2018 520
2019 360

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,270
2005 1,480
2006 1,310
2007 1,100
2008 1,000
2009 1,170
2010 1,490
2011 1,800
2012 2,530
2013 2,300
2014 2,350
2015 2,180
2016 2,590
2017 2,980
2018 2,740
2019 2,930

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 850
2005 1,070
2006 980
2007 0
2008 1,810
2009 1,790
2010 1,160
2011 1,030
2012 1,040
2013 1,000
2014 1,030
2015 1,100
2016 1,180
2017 1,190
2018 1,300
2019 1,040

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 360
2005 310
2006 480
2007 530
2008 520
2009 650
2010 700
2011 670
2012 510
2013 430
2014 290
2015 280
2016 320
2017 380
2018 220
2019 240

Photographers
Year Number
2004 2,220
2005 1,970
2006 2,510
2007 2,720
2008 2,900
2009 2,690
2010 2,790
2011 2,980
2012 2,780
2013 2,530
2014 2,240
2015 2,150
2016 2,000
2017 2,540
2018 2,600
2019 2,460

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 600
2005 950
2006 860
2007 680
2008 540
2009 560
2010 720
2011 820
2012 780
2013 800
2014 720
2015 890
2016 560
2017 660
2018 520
2019 660

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 320
2005 340
2006 720
2007 580
2008 850
2009 610
2010 550
2011 470
2012 640
2013 650
2014 650
2015 550
2016 400
2017 440
2018 300
2019 750

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,350
2005 1,580
2006 1,460
2007 0
2008 0
2009 270
2010 240
2011 280
2012 240
2013 220
2014 220
2015 220
2016 160
2017 140
2018 130