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

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 52,650
2005 56,590
2006 60,020
2007 56,420
2008 63,660
2009 61,990
2010 60,310
2011 63,680
2012 66,120
2013 63,940
2014 60,910
2015 58,200
2016 60,220
2017 59,920
2018 60,360
2019 59,240

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 1,080
2005 1,050
2006 1,110
2007 1,260
2008 1,210
2009 920
2010 790
2011 830
2012 920
2013 1,060
2014 1,250
2015 1,150
2016 1,210
2017 990
2018 1,110
2019 1,400

Craft Artists
Year Number
2005 370
2006 410
2007 350
2008 210
2009 240
2010 0
2011 310
2012 230
2013 80
2014 70
2015 60
2016 80
2019 150

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 380
2005 360
2006 280
2007 260
2008 220
2009 250
2010 210
2011 240
2012 300
2013 320
2014 310
2015 270
2016 330
2017 370

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 650
2005 640
2006 620
2007 730
2008 690
2009 590
2010 430
2011 450
2012 480
2013 490
2014 510
2015 470
2016 500
2017 420
2018 470
2019 500

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 360
2005 200
2006 270
2007 180
2008 170
2009 110
2010 140
2011 130
2012 150
2013 110
2014 110
2015 90
2016 90
2017 100
2018 120
2019 140

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2004 1,500
2005 1,250
2006 1,360
2007 1,570
2008 1,860
2009 1,780
2010 1,920
2011 1,980
2012 1,880
2013 1,120
2014 840
2015 870
2016 880
2017 960
2018 1,070
2019 1,040

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2004 630
2005 350
2006 360
2007 260
2008 280
2009 220
2010 160
2011 170
2012 210
2013 190
2014 210
2015 290
2016 230
2017 210
2018 0
2019 0

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 2,830
2005 2,900
2006 2,810
2007 2,550
2008 2,500
2009 2,310
2010 2,270
2011 2,240
2012 2,460
2013 2,430
2014 2,130
2015 1,700
2016 1,590
2017 1,530
2018 1,690
2019 1,520

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 6,910
2005 7,030
2006 7,990
2007 8,470
2008 8,560
2009 8,120
2010 7,830
2011 7,990
2012 8,210
2013 8,790
2014 8,700
2015 8,430
2016 8,870
2017 8,730
2018 8,710
2019 7,650

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 1,240
2005 1,380
2006 1,470
2007 1,450
2008 1,670
2009 1,710
2010 1,390
2011 1,490
2012 1,130
2013 1,470
2014 1,500
2015 1,450
2016 1,520
2017 1,520
2018 1,510
2019 1,660

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 1,610
2005 2,190
2006 1,930
2007 2,330
2008 2,130
2009 1,900
2010 1,500
2011 1,480
2012 1,680
2013 2,280
2014 2,760
2015 3,620
2016 4,840
2017 4,870
2018 4,950
2019 4,980

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 170
2005 440
2006 390
2007 380
2008 370
2009 350
2010 340
2011 280
2012 190
2013 290
2014 280
2015 290
2016 170
2017 190
2018 200
2019 250

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 540
2005 380
2006 210
2007 220
2008 190
2009 180
2010 150
2011 100
2012 70
2015 0
2016 70
2017 100
2018 50
2019 80

Actors
Year Number
2004 490
2005 410
2006 430
2007 550
2008 840
2009 1,000
2011 1,880
2012 1,850
2013 1,510
2014 1,570
2015 1,390
2016 1,110
2017 1,550
2018 2,070
2019 2,050

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 1,450
2005 1,690
2006 1,730
2007 2,040
2008 2,020
2009 1,800
2010 1,720
2011 1,730
2012 2,600
2013 2,610
2014 2,700
2015 2,480
2016 2,510
2017 2,660
2018 2,700
2019 2,780

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2004 870
2006 770
2007 850
2008 0
2009 0
2010 1,000
2011 770
2012 820
2013 1,180
2014 920
2015 950
2016 590
2017 750
2018 800
2019 1,030

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 5,050
2005 6,550
2006 6,910
2007 6,850
2008 7,280
2009 7,130
2010 7,880
2011 8,250
2012 8,630
2013 8,150
2014 7,570
2015 6,950
2016 7,350
2017 6,810
2018 7,200
2019 7,170

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2004 180
2005 340
2006 520
2007 430
2008 270
2009 320
2010 300
2011 350
2012 400
2013 360
2014 340
2015 350
2016 300
2017 270
2018 170
2019 220

Dancers
Year Number
2004 230
2005 350
2006 260
2007 170
2008 90
2009 80
2010 100
2011 260
2012 370
2013 320
2014 130
2015 0
2016 150
2017 200
2018 140
2019 90

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 380
2005 790
2006 920
2007 550
2008 530
2009 350
2010 280
2011 120
2012 190
2013 240
2014 200
2015 140
2016 100
2017 200
2018 150
2019 70

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 310
2005 250
2006 360
2007 380
2008 380
2009 590
2010 1,000
2011 1,270
2012 1,330
2013 1,100
2014 960
2015 720
2016 590
2017 460
2018 400
2019 420

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 1,720
2005 1,750
2006 1,750
2007 1,790
2008 1,780
2009 1,410
2010 1,380
2011 1,310
2012 1,200
2013 1,050
2014 1,030
2015 1,150
2016 1,120
2017 1,120
2018 1,080
2019 1,120

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 450
2005 380
2006 210
2007 260
2008 260
2009 270
2010 280
2011 460
2012 0
2013 0
2014 90
2015 80
2016 40
2017 60
2019 0

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 1,710
2005 1,920
2006 2,140
2007 1,930
2008 1,890
2009 1,690
2010 1,520
2011 1,460
2012 1,450
2013 1,350
2014 1,340
2015 1,220
2016 1,290
2017 1,210
2018 1,200
2019 1,040

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 2,430
2005 2,620
2006 2,510
2007 0
2008 2,760
2009 2,400
2010 2,210
2011 1,850
2012 1,850
2013 1,440
2014 1,390
2015 1,420
2016 1,540
2017 1,350
2018 1,400
2019 1,350

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 4,700
2005 6,420
2006 7,470
2007 8,770
2008 9,260
2009 10,120
2010 10,060
2011 10,220
2012 10,470
2013 10,060
2014 9,430
2015 8,430
2016 8,860
2017 9,040
2018 8,390
2019 7,390

Editors
Year Number
2004 3,240
2005 3,350
2006 3,310
2007 0
2008 4,230
2009 4,440
2010 3,730
2011 3,830
2012 3,600
2013 3,600
2014 3,270
2015 3,140
2016 3,100
2017 3,210
2018 3,020
2019 2,950

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 1,360
2005 1,360
2006 1,610
2007 1,610
2008 1,580
2009 1,490
2010 1,550
2011 1,640
2012 1,690
2013 1,410
2014 1,380
2015 1,440
2016 1,600
2017 1,540
2018 1,810
2019 2,090

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 1,550
2005 1,810
2006 1,970
2007 1,690
2008 1,540
2009 1,540
2010 1,220
2011 1,470
2012 1,550
2013 1,630
2014 1,570
2015 1,550
2016 1,490
2017 1,260
2018 1,400
2019 1,600

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 540
2005 280
2006 380
2007 600
2008 620
2009 870
2010 860
2011 1,600
2012 1,470
2013 1,470
2014 960
2015 1,050
2016 1,000
2017 800
2018 750
2019 760

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 1,340
2005 1,280
2006 1,050
2007 580
2008 830
2009 850
2010 880
2011 640
2012 890
2013 860
2014 910
2015 930
2016 840
2017 930
2018 900
2019 970

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,240
2005 1,230
2006 1,000
2007 1,000
2008 690
2009 570
2010 550
2011 530
2012 590
2013 440
2014 520
2015 470
2016 420
2017 350
2018 380
2019 300

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,250
2005 1,150
2006 1,460
2007 1,290
2008 1,420
2009 1,320
2010 1,700
2011 1,830
2012 2,180
2013 2,270
2014 1,970
2015 1,950
2016 2,040
2017 2,150
2018 2,410
2019 2,280

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 760
2005 750
2006 940
2007 1,200
2008 1,130
2009 1,040
2010 750
2011 640
2012 690
2013 610
2014 650
2015 700
2016 730
2017 770
2018 820
2019 750

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 220
2005 170
2006 240
2007 360
2008 490
2009 560
2010 600
2011 470
2012 380
2013 350
2014 310
2015 230
2016 210
2017 180
2018 190
2019 270

Photographers
Year Number
2004 1,780
2005 2,090
2006 2,190
2007 2,470
2008 2,430
2009 2,400
2010 2,290
2011 2,320
2012 2,560
2013 2,310
2014 2,020
2015 1,600
2016 1,660
2017 1,700
2018 1,740
2019 1,880

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 540
2005 450
2006 390
2007 420
2008 490
2009 460
2010 540
2011 420
2012 600
2013 470
2014 490
2015 590
2016 630
2017 820
2018 870
2019 810

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 300
2005 260
2006 290
2007 270
2008 340
2009 270
2010 340
2011 300
2012 450
2013 280
2014 310
2015 400
2016 430
2017 430
2018 380
2019 480

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 660
2005 400
2007 350
2008 450
2009 340
2010 440
2011 370
2012 400
2013 240
2014 210
2015 180
2016 140
2017 110
2018 110