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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in New Jersey

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 40,400
2005 43,050
2006 41,590
2007 42,050
2008 42,060
2009 40,810
2010 40,690
2011 44,250
2012 44,230
2013 43,030
2014 41,380
2015 42,360
2016 43,620
2017 43,110
2018 46,580
2019 46,610

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 910
2005 910
2006 950
2007 1,070
2008 1,140
2009 1,140
2010 1,040
2011 980
2012 990
2013 710
2014 560
2015 480
2016 570
2017 810
2018 1,030
2019 1,020

Craft Artists
Year Number
2004 70
2005 40
2006 60
2008 0
2009 0
2010 100
2012 0
2013 50
2014 0
2015 40
2016 40
2017 70
2018 70
2019 60

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 220
2005 150
2006 190
2007 190
2008 230
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 350
2013 220
2014 250
2015 200
2016 210
2017 150
2018 140
2019 120

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 460
2005 440
2006 540
2007 460
2008 630
2009 540
2010 490
2011 530
2012 520
2013 540
2014 440
2015 370
2016 340
2017 310
2018 490
2019 470

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 170
2005 120
2006 120
2007 120
2008 110
2009 90
2010 100
2011 90
2012 80
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 210
2017 260
2018 230
2019 0

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2004 500
2005 0
2006 790
2007 920
2008 890
2009 840
2010 890
2011 910
2012 860
2013 810
2014 840
2015 1,040
2016 1,050
2017 1,020
2018 1,020
2019 1,050

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2004 320
2005 460
2006 470
2007 470
2008 420
2009 460
2010 490
2011 460
2012 380
2013 390
2014 340
2015 320
2016 290
2017 300
2018 290
2019 370

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 1,880
2005 1,780
2006 1,550
2007 1,550
2008 1,470
2009 1,510
2010 1,520
2011 1,320
2012 1,170
2013 1,370
2014 1,700
2015 1,560
2016 1,380
2017 1,120
2018 850
2019 860

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 5,460
2005 6,390
2006 6,150
2007 6,150
2008 6,460
2009 6,260
2010 5,650
2011 5,700
2012 5,440
2013 5,380
2014 5,070
2015 5,300
2016 5,490
2017 5,470
2018 5,980
2019 5,800

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 1,410
2005 1,400
2006 1,550
2007 1,680
2008 1,300
2009 960
2010 900
2011 930
2012 990
2013 1,210
2014 1,690
2015 1,680
2016 1,720
2017 1,620
2018 1,440
2019 1,020

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 2,370
2005 2,420
2006 2,480
2007 3,380
2008 2,060
2009 2,350
2010 3,420
2011 2,670
2012 1,810
2013 1,530
2014 2,730
2015 3,090
2016 3,230
2017 3,240
2018 3,040
2019 3,600

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 430
2005 320
2006 210
2007 120
2008 40
2010 110
2011 120
2012 130
2013 120
2014 120
2015 70
2016 40
2017 50
2018 130
2019 180

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 390
2005 520
2006 620
2007 580
2008 620
2009 620
2010 670
2011 420
2012 380
2013 210
2014 220
2015 180
2016 190
2017 240
2018 200
2019 210

Actors
Year Number
2004 0
2008 890
2009 820
2011 3,870
2012 3,460
2013 2,250
2014 0
2015 790
2016 340

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 790
2005 1,170
2006 1,290
2007 1,280
2008 1,390
2009 1,310
2010 1,260
2011 1,160
2012 1,260
2013 1,410
2014 1,430
2015 1,660
2016 1,670
2017 1,250
2018 1,580
2019 1,960

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2004 280
2005 250
2006 230
2007 110
2009 170
2010 460
2011 530
2012 540
2013 420
2014 380
2015 0
2016 160
2017 90
2018 90
2019 460

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 3,060
2005 4,270
2006 3,940
2007 4,040
2008 3,840
2009 3,740
2010 3,620
2011 4,180
2012 4,770
2013 5,440
2014 5,230
2015 5,040
2016 5,670
2017 6,900
2018 8,720
2019 8,180

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2004 60
2005 80
2006 80
2007 90
2008 0
2009 80
2010 120
2011 160
2012 120
2013 230
2014 280
2015 340
2016 220
2017 290
2018 290
2019 220

Dancers
Year Number
2004 380
2005 400
2006 0
2007 90
2008 50
2009 70
2010 150
2011 130
2012 150
2013 220
2014 260
2015 220
2016 270
2018 340

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 370
2005 420
2006 390
2008 0
2010 120
2011 100
2012 80
2013 160
2014 320
2015 270
2016 240
2018 40
2019 0

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 120
2005 240
2006 220
2007 250
2008 180
2009 290
2010 420
2011 600
2012 690
2013 450
2014 300
2015 220
2016 250
2017 260
2018 410
2019 320

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 1,310
2005 1,270
2006 910
2007 890
2008 840
2009 670
2010 610
2011 710
2012 720
2013 830
2014 930
2015 780
2016 870
2017 800
2018 1,080
2019 1,060

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 380
2005 550
2006 0
2007 390
2008 550
2009 960
2010 1,410
2011 1,540
2012 1,290
2013 920
2014 790
2015 960
2016 850
2017 700
2018 440
2019 540

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 440
2005 340
2006 310
2007 450
2008 450
2009 480
2010 380
2011 360
2012 260
2013 260
2014 250
2015 300
2016 320
2017 160
2018 220
2019 230

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 1,700
2005 1,940
2006 1,700
2007 1,700
2008 1,410
2009 1,170
2010 960
2011 940
2012 1,110
2013 1,100
2014 1,000
2015 1,030
2016 1,310
2017 1,050
2018 930
2019 580

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 3,790
2005 3,840
2006 3,910
2007 4,010
2008 4,870
2009 5,010
2010 4,680
2011 3,820
2012 3,480
2013 3,260
2014 3,650
2015 3,950
2016 4,030
2017 4,100
2018 3,850
2019 4,330

Editors
Year Number
2004 3,860
2005 4,820
2006 4,610
2007 4,130
2008 3,180
2009 2,970
2010 2,800
2011 3,450
2012 3,620
2013 3,850
2014 3,010
2015 2,890
2016 2,800
2017 2,920
2018 3,130
2019 2,980

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 1,770
2005 1,600
2006 1,530
2007 1,450
2008 1,750
2009 1,540
2010 1,640
2011 1,530
2012 1,620
2013 1,540
2014 1,580
2015 1,880
2016 1,860
2017 1,980
2018 1,830
2019 2,260

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 1,170
2005 1,010
2006 820
2007 1,020
2008 1,230
2009 1,160
2010 1,120
2011 1,070
2012 1,200
2013 1,040
2014 980
2015 910
2016 860
2017 1,090
2018 1,050
2019 1,310

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 440
2005 340
2006 390
2007 330
2008 310
2009 350
2010 310
2011 530
2012 590
2013 630
2014 640
2015 760
2016 790
2017 500
2018 540
2019 460

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 170
2005 350
2006 280
2007 250
2008 210
2009 160
2010 200
2011 220
2012 250
2013 280
2014 210
2015 270
2016 160
2017 0
2018 140
2019 120

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,230
2005 880
2006 890
2007 830
2008 760
2009 570
2010 490
2011 530
2012 820
2013 940
2014 940
2015 700
2016 670
2017 630
2018 810
2019 930

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 820
2005 830
2006 890
2007 790
2008 1,680
2009 1,680
2010 1,740
2011 1,360
2012 1,670
2013 1,790
2014 1,820
2015 1,430
2016 1,550
2017 1,820
2018 2,240
2019 2,390

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 630
2005 500
2006 530
2007 460
2008 390
2009 360
2010 440
2011 450
2012 610
2013 390
2014 460
2015 630
2016 760
2017 670
2018 550
2019 0

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 170
2005 200
2006 240
2007 320
2008 300
2009 330
2010 230
2011 300
2012 320
2013 320
2014 410
2015 420
2016 530
2017 450
2018 430
2019 360

Photographers
Year Number
2004 1,550
2005 1,280
2006 1,230
2007 1,260
2008 1,210
2009 1,100
2010 1,010
2011 1,240
2012 1,330
2013 1,510
2014 1,240
2015 1,220
2016 1,350
2017 1,500
2018 1,400
2019 1,240

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 270
2005 250
2006 240
2007 130
2008 150
2009 210
2010 250
2011 350
2012 380
2013 450
2014 450
2015 460
2016 400
2017 340
2018 490
2019 550

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 210
2005 280
2006 250
2007 200
2008 160
2009 240
2010 210
2011 350
2012 290
2013 460
2014 510
2015 600
2016 620
2017 490
2018 590
2019 590

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 840
2005 990
2006 1,030
2007 890
2008 890
2009 600
2010 680
2011 640
2012 500
2013 340
2014 350
2015 300
2016 310
2017 460
2018 480