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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2005 27,780
2006 29,250
2007 26,380
2008 27,960
2009 30,260
2010 29,010
2011 30,940
2012 31,520
2013 32,250
2014 32,060
2015 27,930
2016 30,470
2017 30,530
2018 31,680
2019 32,110

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2005 570
2006 750
2007 870
2008 900
2009 620
2010 530
2011 560
2012 590
2013 680
2014 780
2015 760
2016 730
2017 540
2018 630
2019 830

Craft Artists
Year Number
2009 150
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2015 0
2016 0
2019 30

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 140
2007 160
2008 220
2009 230
2010 270
2011 250
2012 300
2013 140
2014 130
2015 110
2016 170
2017 170
2019 0

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2005 360
2006 410
2007 550
2008 530
2009 430
2010 240
2011 210
2012 270
2013 280
2014 360
2015 300
2016 270
2017 180
2018 190
2019 160

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 130
2006 160
2007 130
2008 120
2009 60
2010 90
2011 70
2012 70
2014 0
2015 0
2016 40
2017 50
2018 60
2019 40

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 490
2006 590
2007 660
2008 620
2009 490
2010 520
2011 720
2012 680
2013 500
2014 370
2015 360
2016 410
2017 410
2018 390
2019 410

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2005 250
2006 270
2007 310
2008 210
2009 120
2010 70
2011 50
2012 90
2013 80
2014 110
2015 220
2016 180
2017 150
2018 0
2019 0

Floral Designers
Year Number
2005 1,370
2006 1,300
2007 1,230
2008 1,250
2009 1,220
2010 1,130
2011 1,080
2012 1,290
2013 1,240
2014 1,070
2015 690
2016 820
2017 820
2018 880
2019 750

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2005 3,830
2006 4,120
2007 4,410
2008 4,590
2009 4,450
2010 4,290
2011 4,350
2012 4,550
2013 4,830
2014 4,690
2015 4,150
2016 4,360
2017 4,670
2018 4,990
2019 4,360

Interior Designers
Year Number
2005 990
2006 940
2007 1,080
2008 1,190
2009 1,250
2010 980
2011 1,080
2012 720
2013 990
2014 1,090
2015 900
2016 950
2017 980
2018 1,020
2019 1,050

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2005 1,430
2006 1,420
2007 1,760
2008 1,270
2009 760
2010 790
2011 880
2012 930
2013 1,070
2014 1,400
2015 1,580
2016 2,260
2017 2,260
2018 2,840
2019 2,840

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2005 250
2006 200
2007 140
2009 120
2010 90
2011 130
2012 90
2013 160
2014 170
2015 150
2016 90
2017 70
2018 60
2019 50

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2005 260
2006 190
2007 130
2008 100
2009 120
2010 100
2011 0
2012 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 60

Actors
Year Number
2005 190
2006 240
2007 440
2008 450
2009 440
2010 440
2011 770
2012 790
2013 590
2014 620
2015 390
2016 320
2017 580
2018 940
2019 960

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2005 1,340
2006 1,210
2007 1,360
2008 1,010
2009 930
2010 980
2011 1,080
2012 1,800
2013 1,910
2014 2,020
2015 1,480
2016 1,370
2017 1,340
2018 1,460
2019 1,530

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2006 220
2007 120
2009 0
2011 230
2012 200
2013 540
2014 520
2015 490
2016 200
2017 290
2018 290
2019 450

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2005 3,230
2006 2,910
2007 0
2008 0
2009 3,060
2010 3,440
2011 3,220
2012 3,440
2013 3,280
2014 3,670
2015 3,740
2016 4,070
2017 3,580
2018 4,080
2019 4,290

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2006 0
2007 200
2008 100
2009 0
2010 120
2011 170
2012 140
2013 0
2014 130
2015 140
2016 150
2017 170
2018 170
2019 160

Dancers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 190
2007 0
2011 80
2012 130
2013 0
2014 130
2015 0
2016 200
2017 250
2018 160
2019 80

Choreographers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 90
2010 70
2011 100
2012 40
2013 100
2014 0
2015 110
2016 110
2017 110
2018 70

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 0
2007 150
2008 180
2009 170
2010 310
2011 440
2012 610
2013 410
2014 280
2015 200
2016 180
2017 170
2018 140
2019 150

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 550
2008 710
2009 600
2010 0
2011 520
2012 0
2013 520
2014 490
2015 430
2016 430
2017 450
2018 580
2019 540

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 150
2006 70
2007 320
2008 310
2009 290
2010 170
2011 0
2012 170
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2018 60
2019 90

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2005 610
2006 710
2007 710
2008 820
2009 710
2010 580
2011 510
2013 400
2014 300
2015 360
2016 370
2017 380
2018 350
2019 400

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2005 770
2006 890
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 760
2011 650
2012 720
2013 480
2014 500
2015 0
2016 0
2017 400
2018 390
2019 460

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2005 3,220
2006 3,610
2007 4,430
2008 4,570
2009 5,180
2010 5,040
2011 5,040
2012 5,300
2013 5,210
2014 5,170
2015 4,670
2016 4,690
2017 4,660
2018 4,420
2019 4,110

Editors
Year Number
2005 2,070
2006 2,200
2007 0
2008 2,340
2009 2,490
2010 2,100
2011 2,290
2012 2,020
2013 2,020
2014 1,790
2015 1,790
2016 1,820
2017 1,950
2018 1,890
2019 1,840

Technical Writers
Year Number
2005 880
2006 1,100
2007 1,110
2008 1,060
2009 910
2010 970
2011 1,000
2012 1,130
2013 920
2014 1,060
2015 990
2016 1,020
2017 910
2018 1,100
2019 1,320

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 950
2007 760
2008 820
2009 900
2010 740
2011 920
2012 880
2013 970
2014 860
2015 840
2016 920
2017 810
2018 930
2019 980

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2005 150
2006 190
2007 350
2008 310
2009 540
2010 400
2011 710
2012 0
2013 870
2014 800
2015 660
2016 600
2017 480
2018 460
2019 470

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2005 610
2006 490
2007 360
2008 450
2009 420
2010 470
2011 420
2012 440
2013 410
2014 390
2015 440
2016 420
2017 360
2018 0
2019 540

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 450
2006 420
2007 310
2008 350
2009 340
2010 370
2011 330
2012 380
2013 200
2014 230
2015 160
2016 200
2017 190
2018 190
2019 180

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2005 900
2006 970
2007 950
2008 940
2009 860
2010 750
2011 960
2012 1,240
2013 1,370
2014 1,010
2015 0
2016 1,160
2017 1,100
2018 920
2019 880

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2005 450
2006 480
2007 650
2008 500
2009 480
2010 350
2011 280
2012 310
2013 300
2014 350
2015 300
2016 320
2017 290
2018 370
2019 330

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 190
2006 270
2007 350
2008 270
2009 220
2010 210
2011 200
2012 250
2013 240
2014 190
2015 120
2016 130
2017 130
2018 130
2019 230

Photographers
Year Number
2005 1,020
2006 1,010
2007 1,090
2008 1,090
2009 1,000
2010 990
2011 990
2012 1,130
2013 980
2014 820
2015 730
2016 780
2017 770
2018 800
2019 820

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2005 290
2006 260
2007 310
2008 160
2009 160
2010 180
2011 200
2012 280
2013 220
2014 240
2015 320
2016 330
2017 460
2018 390
2019 420

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2005 110
2006 170
2007 150
2008 220
2009 220
2010 230
2011 240
2012 300
2013 180
2014 200
2015 230
2016 260
2017 240
2018 230
2019 300

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 100
2006 200
2007 280
2008 300
2009 230
2010 240
2011 210
2012 190
2013 120
2014 70
2015 70
2016 50
2017 80
2018 60