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

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 32,750
2005 33,980
2006 33,930
2007 35,730
2008 39,380
2009 38,750
2010 37,370
2011 38,080
2012 38,460
2013 38,770
2014 36,630
2015 35,760
2016 37,140
2017 36,500
2018 39,710
2019 38,130

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 950
2005 1,080
2006 1,080
2007 1,040
2008 1,230
2009 1,150
2010 1,000
2011 870
2012 820
2013 840
2014 690
2015 700
2016 760
2017 850
2018 960
2019 1,000

Craft Artists
Year Number
2004 110
2005 80
2006 0
2008 70
2009 80
2010 90
2011 40
2012 50
2013 80
2014 90
2015 100
2016 70
2017 50
2018 70
2019 90

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 280
2005 270
2006 240
2007 270
2008 290
2009 310
2010 250
2011 180
2012 90
2013 120
2014 130
2015 110
2016 120
2017 170
2018 190
2019 0

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 580
2005 650
2006 760
2007 640
2008 880
2009 860
2010 770
2011 680
2012 500
2013 510
2014 400
2015 430
2016 390
2017 350
2018 300
2019 220

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 160
2005 0
2006 0
2007 190
2008 150
2009 190
2010 180
2011 140
2012 70
2013 90
2014 100
2015 90
2016 110
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2004 610
2005 620
2007 900
2008 1,090
2009 720
2010 650
2011 530
2012 540
2013 600
2014 590
2015 610
2016 640
2017 560
2018 530
2019 590

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2004 80
2005 110
2006 100
2007 110
2008 100
2009 70
2010 100
2011 60
2012 160
2013 170
2014 200
2015 130
2016 110
2017 70
2018 60
2019 170

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 1,320
2005 1,400
2006 1,280
2007 1,090
2008 900
2009 870
2010 830
2011 870
2012 850
2013 800
2014 760
2015 850
2016 980
2017 890
2018 830
2019 660

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 4,320
2005 4,360
2006 5,090
2007 5,210
2008 5,380
2009 5,320
2010 5,160
2011 5,710
2012 5,570
2013 6,090
2014 5,420
2015 5,690
2016 5,710
2017 5,960
2018 6,190
2019 5,900

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 1,030
2005 1,150
2006 1,230
2007 1,100
2008 1,200
2009 1,070
2010 1,090
2011 970
2012 780
2013 820
2014 760
2015 730
2016 770
2017 1,100
2018 1,550
2019 1,800

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 1,670
2005 1,720
2006 1,680
2007 1,820
2008 1,620
2009 1,520
2010 1,650
2011 1,250
2012 1,460
2013 1,440
2014 2,350
2015 2,330
2016 2,480
2017 1,710
2018 2,290
2019 2,610

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 80
2007 70
2008 80
2009 90
2010 160
2011 230
2012 230
2013 470
2014 470
2015 440
2016 240
2017 180
2018 130
2019 130

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 360
2005 230
2006 250
2007 250
2008 270
2009 320
2010 490
2011 830
2012 850
2013 750
2014 380
2015 340
2016 260
2017 310
2018 240
2019 290

Actors
Year Number
2004 520
2005 530
2006 610
2007 420
2008 480
2009 640
2010 460
2011 470
2012 580
2013 630
2014 630
2015 460
2016 490
2017 210
2018 260
2019 420

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 830
2005 910
2006 880
2007 960
2008 1,220
2009 1,110
2010 1,110
2011 1,000
2012 1,060
2013 1,010
2014 910
2015 930
2016 1,070
2017 1,240
2018 1,420
2019 1,360

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2006 210
2008 380
2009 340
2010 520
2011 470
2012 470
2013 250
2014 110
2015 160
2016 170
2017 150
2018 70
2019 60

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 2,330
2005 3,230
2006 2,630
2007 2,680
2008 2,830
2009 2,590
2010 2,380
2011 3,400
2012 4,050
2013 4,560
2014 3,610
2015 3,150
2016 4,050
2017 3,700
2018 4,500
2019 4,880

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2004 460
2005 630
2006 550
2007 380
2008 360
2009 430
2010 330
2011 370
2012 380
2013 400
2014 430
2015 300
2016 270
2017 250
2018 340
2019 450

Dancers
Year Number
2004 610
2005 490
2006 510
2008 390
2009 420
2010 450
2012 400
2013 550
2014 380
2015 300
2017 0
2018 370

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 50
2005 40
2006 30
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 170
2015 210
2016 280
2017 530
2018 400
2019 420

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 0
2006 200
2007 130
2008 270
2009 400
2010 440
2011 490
2012 610
2013 680
2014 600
2015 370
2016 280
2017 250
2018 200
2019 140

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 640
2005 730
2006 790
2007 820
2008 630
2009 530
2010 570
2011 690
2012 850
2013 670
2014 550
2015 360
2016 510
2017 470
2018 580
2019 480

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 80
2006 80
2007 90
2008 0
2009 0
2010 110
2011 120
2012 110
2013 100
2014 120
2015 120
2016 0
2017 140
2018 160
2019 140

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 1,340
2005 1,240
2006 1,020
2007 920
2008 870
2009 890
2010 820
2011 880
2012 800
2013 860
2014 810
2015 850
2016 760
2017 820
2018 890
2019 810

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 1,230
2005 1,110
2006 1,120
2007 920
2008 1,200
2009 1,140
2010 1,140
2011 810
2012 740
2013 640
2014 750
2015 700
2016 810
2017 840
2018 1,020
2019 980

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 2,790
2005 3,030
2006 2,930
2007 3,230
2008 3,010
2009 3,120
2010 2,930
2011 3,400
2012 3,510
2013 3,310
2014 3,290
2015 4,010
2016 4,460
2017 4,920
2018 5,360
2019 5,780

Editors
Year Number
2004 2,380
2005 2,340
2006 2,720
2007 2,860
2008 3,310
2009 2,920
2010 2,870
2011 3,250
2012 3,280
2013 3,550
2014 3,270
2015 3,010
2016 2,880
2017 2,470
2018 2,700
2019 1,600

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 1,110
2005 1,020
2006 930
2007 1,080
2008 1,170
2009 1,140
2010 950
2011 990
2012 1,080
2013 1,130
2014 1,180
2015 1,200
2016 1,200
2017 1,030
2018 1,290
2019 1,250

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 1,900
2005 1,980
2006 1,960
2007 1,920
2008 1,770
2009 1,740
2010 1,460
2011 1,340
2012 1,140
2013 1,080
2014 980
2015 850
2016 940
2017 1,070
2018 1,090
2019 860

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 600
2005 800
2006 840
2007 1,120
2008 1,430
2009 1,390
2010 1,140
2011 1,260
2012 1,220
2013 1,500
2014 1,650
2015 1,660
2016 1,510
2017 1,470
2018 1,440
2019 1,600

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 310
2005 300
2007 330
2008 370
2009 380
2010 400
2011 380
2012 350
2013 320
2014 320
2015 380
2016 360
2017 360
2018 290
2019 280

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 710
2005 730
2006 680
2007 1,550
2008 2,290
2009 2,860
2010 3,200
2011 2,850
2012 2,580
2013 1,840
2014 1,910
2015 1,270
2016 1,250
2017 920
2018 710
2019 250

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 720
2005 510
2006 560
2007 520
2008 750
2009 860
2010 780
2011 760
2012 650
2013 640
2014 560
2015 720
2016 880
2017 1,150
2018 1,230
2019 1,070

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 360
2005 520
2006 470
2007 450
2008 510
2009 610
2010 640
2011 590
2012 500
2013 330
2014 430
2015 510
2016 530
2017 560
2018 510
2019 430

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 120
2005 160
2006 150
2007 170
2008 150
2009 120
2010 100
2011 90
2012 160
2013 170
2014 180
2015 180
2016 140
2017 170
2018 170
2019 150

Photographers
Year Number
2004 1,150
2005 1,440
2006 1,520
2007 1,710
2008 1,890
2009 1,570
2010 1,340
2011 1,340
2012 1,300
2013 1,120
2014 790
2015 780
2016 920
2017 950
2018 770
2019 730

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 470
2005 0
2006 240
2007 100
2008 110
2009 160
2010 180
2011 180
2012 140
2013 120
2014 190
2015 240
2016 230
2017 150
2018 160
2019 180

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 160
2005 190
2006 190
2007 270
2008 290
2009 280
2010 170
2011 190
2012 300
2013 200
2014 230
2015 240
2016 260
2017 200
2018 200
2019 190

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 280
2005 230
2006 320
2007 410
2008 440
2009 540
2010 460
2011 400
2012 230
2013 240
2014 240
2015 250
2016 250
2017 280
2018 240