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

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 34,870
2005 36,490
2006 42,700
2007 46,640
2008 49,240
2009 51,980
2010 46,570
2011 47,450
2012 46,150
2013 46,160
2014 46,790
2015 47,620
2016 50,560
2017 52,330
2018 51,860
2019 52,110

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 1,000
2005 1,120
2006 1,160
2007 1,280
2008 1,200
2009 1,080
2010 1,010
2011 1,090
2012 1,170
2013 860
2014 760
2015 780
2016 1,060
2017 1,410
2018 1,310
2019 1,440

Craft Artists
Year Number
2004 40
2005 140
2006 190
2007 250
2008 170
2009 180
2010 80
2011 90
2012 130
2013 130
2014 160
2015 90
2016 0
2017 80
2018 0
2019 0

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 410
2005 360
2006 390
2007 300
2008 270
2009 350
2010 410
2011 290
2012 330
2013 330
2014 270
2015 210
2016 170
2017 320
2018 270
2019 340

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 1,380
2005 1,020
2006 730
2007 840
2008 960
2009 870
2010 820
2011 580
2012 590
2013 600
2014 840
2015 950
2016 1,050
2017 860
2018 610
2019 650

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 120
2005 130
2006 280
2007 330
2008 340
2009 360
2010 300
2011 0
2012 160
2013 310
2014 0
2015 130
2016 100
2017 110
2018 60
2019 70

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2004 1,890
2005 1,030
2006 740
2007 870
2008 860
2009 840
2010 710
2011 680
2012 780
2013 930
2014 800
2015 780
2016 770
2017 810
2018 990
2019 1,180

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 610
2006 660
2007 310
2008 420
2009 320
2010 270
2011 170
2012 130
2013 110
2014 270
2015 310
2016 360
2017 420
2018 460
2019 450

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 1,420
2005 1,750
2006 1,870
2007 1,780
2008 1,600
2009 1,470
2010 1,010
2011 1,090
2012 1,190
2013 1,270
2014 840
2015 840
2016 1,020
2017 1,220
2018 1,190
2019 1,170

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 4,530
2005 4,930
2006 4,980
2007 5,320
2008 5,580
2009 5,420
2010 5,530
2011 5,050
2012 5,130
2013 4,790
2014 5,000
2015 4,890
2016 5,020
2017 5,240
2018 5,680
2019 6,330

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 1,310
2005 1,510
2006 1,940
2007 1,810
2008 1,790
2009 1,250
2010 940
2011 1,240
2012 1,120
2013 1,160
2014 1,010
2015 1,440
2016 1,530
2017 1,570
2018 1,240
2019 1,650

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 1,300
2005 1,450
2006 1,180
2007 1,080
2008 1,540
2009 1,870
2010 1,880
2011 1,580
2012 1,210
2013 1,210
2014 1,470
2015 1,560
2016 2,010
2017 2,240
2018 2,530
2019 2,600

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 140
2006 210
2007 0
2008 250
2009 310
2010 260
2011 250
2012 130
2013 110
2014 130
2015 130
2016 190
2017 170
2018 160
2019 170

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 240
2005 260
2006 340
2007 190
2008 170
2010 0
2011 0
2012 60
2013 70
2014 70
2015 90
2016 90
2017 140
2018 140
2019 110

Actors
Year Number
2009 1,370
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 1,710
2014 1,270
2015 920
2016 810
2017 1,060
2018 760
2019 550

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 1,450
2005 1,430
2006 1,480
2007 1,720
2008 2,860
2009 3,000
2010 0
2011 2,290
2012 2,260
2013 2,260
2014 2,330
2015 2,230
2016 2,430
2017 3,060
2018 3,250
2019 3,340

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2006 110
2007 120
2008 140
2009 140
2010 230
2011 230
2012 370
2013 350
2014 470
2016 450
2017 480
2018 340
2019 420

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2006 4,900
2007 5,190
2008 5,050
2009 5,860
2010 5,800
2011 6,340
2012 6,310
2013 6,330
2014 6,500
2015 7,230
2016 7,290
2017 7,650
2018 7,280
2019 6,440

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2007 190
2008 170
2009 520
2010 450
2011 450
2012 300
2013 300
2014 330
2015 290
2016 340
2017 410
2018 340
2019 380

Dancers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2016 410
2017 250
2018 410
2019 510

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 310
2005 200
2006 90
2007 0
2008 160
2009 200
2010 50
2011 70
2013 40
2015 0
2016 0
2018 30
2019 30

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 150
2007 160
2008 220
2009 310
2010 420
2011 470
2012 500
2013 460
2014 510
2015 570
2016 500
2017 390
2018 260
2019 230

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 760
2005 600
2006 550
2007 740
2008 740
2009 770
2011 540
2012 520
2013 620
2014 610
2015 650
2016 750
2017 740
2018 890
2019 1,020

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2008 70
2009 50
2010 40
2011 70
2012 70
2013 90
2014 80
2015 0
2016 40
2017 40
2018 30
2019 80

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2007 730
2008 620
2009 570
2010 480
2011 620
2012 670
2013 720
2014 650
2015 500
2016 500
2017 510
2018 490
2019 470

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2007 1,410
2008 1,010
2009 1,270
2010 1,350
2011 1,250
2012 1,290
2013 1,240
2014 1,270
2015 1,190
2016 1,190
2017 1,200
2018 1,100
2019 810

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 5,560
2005 7,120
2006 8,490
2007 8,460
2008 8,920
2009 9,160
2010 9,380
2011 8,650
2012 7,720
2013 6,760
2014 7,000
2015 7,190
2016 6,820
2017 6,820
2018 7,040
2019 6,790

Editors
Year Number
2004 4,170
2005 3,780
2006 3,630
2007 3,940
2008 4,260
2009 4,050
2010 4,150
2011 3,860
2012 4,100
2013 3,810
2014 3,670
2015 3,510
2016 3,430
2017 3,140
2018 3,160
2019 3,370

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 2,050
2005 2,040
2006 2,320
2007 2,520
2008 2,480
2009 2,480
2010 2,010
2011 1,960
2012 1,870
2013 2,040
2014 2,140
2015 2,230
2016 2,700
2017 2,450
2018 2,420
2019 2,260

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 1,160
2005 1,100
2006 1,010
2007 860
2008 840
2009 840
2010 970
2011 960
2012 970
2013 850
2014 980
2015 1,180
2016 1,580
2017 1,680
2018 1,490
2019 1,200

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 870
2005 920
2006 1,110
2007 1,040
2008 1,330
2009 1,150
2010 1,500
2011 1,650
2012 1,820
2013 1,800
2014 1,910
2015 2,060
2016 1,830
2017 1,990
2018 2,140
2019 2,390

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 220
2005 170
2006 110
2007 110
2008 150
2009 110
2010 110
2011 100
2012 140
2013 160
2014 140
2015 210
2016 280
2017 270
2018 260
2019 250

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 720
2005 630
2006 430
2007 370
2008 310
2009 580
2010 590
2011 550
2012 150
2013 110
2014 220
2015 320
2016 380
2017 180
2018 300
2019 400

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 890
2005 940
2006 1,230
2007 1,450
2008 1,610
2009 1,640
2010 2,320
2011 2,180
2012 1,880
2013 1,780
2014 1,830
2015 1,940
2016 2,020
2017 1,980
2018 2,060
2019 1,960

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 700
2005 650
2006 490
2007 630
2008 520
2009 520
2010 530
2011 480
2012 680
2013 600
2014 660
2015 730
2016 880
2017 920
2018 720
2019 640

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 180
2008 260
2009 500
2010 430
2011 370
2012 230
2013 240
2014 300
2015 260
2016 300
2017 250
2018 190
2019 160

Photographers
Year Number
2004 1,320
2005 1,270
2006 1,320
2007 1,590
2008 1,520
2009 1,590
2010 1,430
2011 1,310
2012 1,410
2013 1,280
2014 1,280
2015 1,200
2016 1,210
2017 1,210
2018 1,220
2019 1,190

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 520
2005 600
2006 420
2007 370
2008 450
2009 380
2010 460
2011 420
2012 440
2013 350
2014 440
2015 520
2016 550
2017 530
2018 530
2019 460

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 340
2005 330
2006 190
2007 230
2008 400
2009 420
2010 460
2011 350
2012 240
2013 300
2014 470
2015 370
2016 390
2017 410
2018 410
2019 440

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 120
2005 190
2007 270
2008 0
2009 180
2010 190
2011 170
2012 80
2013 80
2014 110
2015 120
2016 110
2017 120
2018 100