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

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 149,000
2005 157,950
2006 161,780
2007 165,240
2008 180,100
2009 181,630
2010 177,660
2011 175,940
2012 189,090
2013 188,740
2014 187,380
2015 193,550
2016 207,210
2017 203,080
2018 209,280
2019 218,840

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 5,050
2005 5,040
2006 4,950
2007 4,730
2008 5,160
2009 4,930
2010 4,970
2011 5,870
2012 6,340
2013 7,160
2014 7,180
2015 7,710
2016 7,950
2017 7,970
2018 8,320
2019 8,720

Craft Artists
Year Number
2004 340
2005 420
2006 0
2007 530
2008 550
2009 610
2010 380
2011 260
2012 80
2013 220
2014 330
2015 440
2016 300
2017 240
2018 170
2019 100

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 1,290
2005 1,060
2006 1,130
2007 840
2008 970
2009 1,010
2010 1,100
2011 1,120
2012 1,280
2013 1,010
2014 840
2015 1,310
2016 1,350
2017 1,560
2018 1,410
2019 1,700

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 2,900
2005 2,780
2006 2,710
2007 3,220
2008 3,630
2009 3,420
2010 2,980
2011 2,770
2012 2,710
2013 2,920
2014 2,510
2015 2,170
2016 1,960
2017 1,930
2018 2,060
2019 2,600

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 520
2005 430
2006 320
2007 380
2008 430
2009 460
2010 620
2011 530
2012 0
2013 340
2014 420
2015 350
2016 330
2017 250
2018 250
2019 230

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2004 2,310
2005 3,100
2006 3,380
2007 3,430
2008 3,020
2009 2,570
2010 2,080
2011 2,050
2012 1,810
2013 2,430
2014 2,530
2015 3,050
2016 2,910
2017 2,400
2018 1,990
2019 2,040

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2004 5,700
2005 6,310
2006 7,170
2007 6,920
2008 7,550
2009 6,990
2010 7,260
2011 0
2012 7,300
2013 7,180
2014 7,190
2015 7,440
2016 7,590
2017 6,710
2018 7,550
2019 8,460

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 3,990
2005 4,360
2006 3,930
2007 4,270
2008 4,380
2009 4,160
2010 3,520
2011 3,350
2012 2,780
2013 2,920
2014 2,790
2015 2,980
2016 2,570
2017 2,400
2018 2,020
2019 2,040

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 15,860
2005 17,800
2006 18,660
2007 19,380
2008 20,830
2009 19,980
2010 18,970
2011 18,340
2012 18,010
2013 17,720
2014 18,460
2015 20,510
2016 21,440
2017 21,530
2018 21,350
2019 21,090

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 2,910
2005 3,440
2006 3,020
2007 2,790
2008 3,610
2009 3,580
2010 3,390
2011 3,220
2012 3,090
2013 3,530
2014 3,380
2015 3,410
2016 2,970
2017 3,990
2018 4,780
2019 5,250

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 3,860
2006 3,590
2007 4,210
2008 4,110
2009 3,580
2010 3,180
2011 3,050
2012 3,910
2013 4,050
2014 5,760
2015 5,750
2016 6,670
2017 7,180
2018 6,660
2019 7,400

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2005 940
2006 1,220
2007 1,220
2008 1,050
2009 740
2010 740
2011 830
2012 880
2013 1,310
2014 1,900
2015 2,050
2016 2,210
2017 1,760
2018 2,000
2019 2,350

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 890
2005 670
2006 610
2007 560
2008 310
2009 500
2010 510
2011 640
2012 630
2013 610
2014 600
2015 460
2016 350
2017 380
2018 590
2019 940

Actors
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 5,160
2009 7,280
2010 7,140
2011 7,450
2012 7,680
2013 7,130
2014 0
2015 0
2016 11,360
2017 6,610
2018 6,820
2019 7,440

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 8,920
2005 10,450
2006 11,780
2007 12,290
2008 13,740
2009 14,420
2010 15,670
2011 16,040
2012 17,160
2013 18,730
2014 19,980
2015 21,450
2016 23,500
2017 23,820
2018 26,110
2019 27,370

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2004 590
2005 590
2006 560
2007 310
2008 310
2009 400
2010 370
2011 250
2012 90
2013 100
2014 110
2015 320
2017 330
2018 300
2019 280

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 6,060
2005 7,580
2006 7,910
2007 8,010
2008 9,100
2009 9,880
2010 9,980
2011 10,100
2012 10,440
2013 11,210
2014 11,640
2015 10,720
2016 9,720
2017 10,420
2018 10,320
2019 12,610

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2004 870
2005 580
2007 340
2008 310
2009 360
2010 410
2011 680
2012 940
2013 930
2014 1,230
2015 1,660
2016 1,790
2017 1,220
2018 890
2019 710

Dancers
Year Number
2004 1,450
2005 1,530
2006 1,880
2007 1,690
2008 1,420
2009 1,440
2010 1,690
2011 2,260
2012 2,030
2013 1,830
2014 1,350
2015 910
2016 940
2017 1,080
2018 1,800
2019 1,940

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 1,080
2006 700
2007 490
2008 0
2009 0
2010 80
2011 130
2012 110
2013 100
2014 90
2015 140
2016 120
2017 60
2018 60
2019 0

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 2,000
2005 1,920
2006 2,100
2007 2,100
2008 2,230
2009 2,350
2010 2,640
2011 2,880
2012 3,200
2013 3,090
2014 3,480
2015 3,470
2016 3,480
2017 2,920
2018 2,780
2019 2,490

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 11,660
2005 10,140
2006 8,150
2007 7,180
2008 7,710
2009 8,220
2010 8,230
2011 7,410
2012 6,760
2013 6,340
2014 6,820
2015 6,560
2016 6,610
2017 7,640
2018 7,840
2019 7,580

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2009 0
2010 680
2011 0
2012 1,290
2013 0
2014 530
2015 540
2016 400
2017 360
2018 280
2019 840

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 2,510
2005 2,100
2006 1,980
2007 2,020
2008 2,170
2009 2,210
2010 2,230
2011 1,790
2012 1,710
2013 1,140
2014 1,760
2015 2,170
2016 2,020
2017 1,620
2018 1,690
2019 1,710

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 6,240
2005 5,690
2006 6,040
2007 5,000
2008 4,710
2009 4,430
2010 4,500
2011 5,140
2012 5,380
2013 5,030
2014 4,110
2015 4,510
2016 4,980
2017 5,300
2018 5,420
2019 6,020

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 16,290
2005 18,680
2006 19,880
2007 21,920
2008 23,740
2009 23,990
2010 21,610
2011 20,420
2012 20,750
2013 22,380
2014 24,540
2015 26,210
2016 25,460
2017 24,470
2018 24,510
2019 25,760

Editors
Year Number
2004 15,560
2005 14,860
2006 15,380
2007 16,980
2008 18,730
2009 18,190
2010 18,010
2011 18,890
2012 20,290
2013 19,790
2014 20,500
2015 19,520
2016 19,890
2017 19,160
2018 19,140
2019 20,440

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 1,890
2005 2,480
2006 2,090
2007 1,940
2008 1,890
2009 1,740
2010 1,870
2011 2,000
2012 2,050
2013 1,950
2014 1,930
2015 2,050
2016 2,390
2017 2,390
2018 2,460
2019 1,740

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 4,910
2005 4,070
2006 4,170
2007 4,930
2008 6,040
2009 6,650
2010 6,840
2011 6,500
2012 6,710
2013 6,920
2014 6,710
2015 6,710
2016 6,790
2017 7,310
2018 7,410
2019 7,680

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 2,030
2005 0
2006 2,300
2007 2,580
2008 2,860
2009 3,210
2010 2,920
2011 3,260
2012 3,590
2013 3,700
2014 3,430
2015 2,790
2016 2,720
2017 2,700
2018 3,300
2019 3,770

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 1,380
2005 2,030
2006 1,740
2007 1,830
2008 1,510
2009 1,460
2010 1,480
2011 1,450
2012 1,430
2013 1,390
2014 1,270
2015 1,260
2016 1,380
2017 1,440
2018 1,430
2019 1,320

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 3,340
2005 2,450
2006 2,110
2007 1,550
2008 1,150
2009 1,110
2010 1,380
2011 1,730
2012 2,570
2013 1,920
2014 1,760
2015 1,330
2016 1,490
2017 1,250
2018 1,100
2019 0

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 3,560
2005 3,730
2006 4,060
2007 4,870
2008 4,650
2009 5,700
2010 6,040
2011 7,010
2012 6,760
2013 6,380
2014 6,370
2015 6,500
2016 6,580
2017 7,280
2018 7,780
2019 7,760

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 2,710
2005 2,770
2006 3,260
2007 2,570
2008 3,090
2009 3,060
2010 3,730
2011 3,950
2012 4,350
2013 3,690
2014 2,730
2015 3,420
2016 4,000
2017 4,630
2018 5,590
2019 4,710

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 2,310
2005 3,020
2006 3,430
2007 3,470
2008 3,870
2009 3,530
2010 3,560
2011 3,090
2012 2,970
2013 2,550
2014 2,340
2015 2,190
2016 2,090
2017 1,820
2018 1,770
2019 1,830

Photographers
Year Number
2004 4,150
2005 4,890
2006 4,740
2007 4,330
2008 3,940
2009 3,690
2010 3,800
2011 4,150
2012 4,530
2013 4,270
2014 4,300
2015 4,060
2016 3,830
2017 4,270
2018 4,090
2019 4,680

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 2,420
2005 3,300
2006 2,740
2007 2,490
2008 2,350
2009 2,220
2010 2,100
2011 2,110
2012 2,030
2013 1,910
2014 1,760
2015 1,650
2016 1,620
2017 1,680
2018 2,270
2019 2,910

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 3,440
2005 2,680
2006 3,040
2007 2,700
2008 2,680
2009 2,650
2010 0
2011 4,070
2012 4,200
2013 3,780
2014 3,880
2015 5,040
2016 4,860
2017 4,590
2018 4,590
2019 4,330

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,810
2005 1,120
2006 1,050
2007 1,170
2008 1,140
2009 910
2010 1,000
2011 1,150
2012 1,250
2013 1,080
2014 870
2015 740
2016 590
2017 410
2018 380