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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2005 12,160
2006 12,860
2007 14,610
2008 15,730
2009 14,740
2010 15,160
2011 15,960
2012 16,460
2013 15,670
2014 16,340
2015 17,870
2016 20,070
2017 20,580
2018 22,170
2019 22,580

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2005 250
2006 240
2007 330
2008 380
2009 390
2010 390
2011 390
2012 460
2013 410
2014 510
2015 700
2016 890
2017 1,020
2018 850
2019 840

Craft Artists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2014 60
2019 0

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 100
2006 160
2007 100
2008 160
2009 80
2010 80
2011 50
2012 100
2013 90
2014 210
2015 210
2016 270
2017 160
2018 160
2019 230

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2005 160
2006 240
2007 310
2008 380
2009 430
2010 360
2011 430
2012 500
2013 580
2014 740
2015 890
2016 960
2017 920
2018 620
2019 540

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2007 50
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70
2011 40
2012 100
2013 90
2014 110
2015 100
2016 110
2017 110
2018 80
2019 70

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 160
2007 270
2008 310
2009 230
2010 160
2011 190
2012 200
2013 150
2014 130
2015 190
2016 240
2017 490
2018 570
2019 550

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 200
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 110
2011 60
2012 120
2013 90
2014 120
2015 130
2016 210
2017 400
2018 480
2019 490

Floral Designers
Year Number
2005 420
2006 400
2007 400
2008 360
2009 330
2010 310
2011 460
2012 400
2013 390
2014 560
2015 550
2016 570
2017 600
2018 650
2019 590

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2005 1,650
2006 1,490
2007 1,810
2008 1,830
2009 1,930
2010 1,580
2011 1,890
2012 1,920
2013 2,050
2014 2,080
2015 2,240
2016 2,820
2017 2,920
2018 2,690
2019 2,460

Interior Designers
Year Number
2005 500
2006 620
2007 680
2008 720
2009 480
2010 340
2011 240
2012 400
2013 580
2014 710
2015 610
2016 510
2017 520
2018 560
2019 590

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2005 1,070
2006 910
2007 1,190
2008 920
2009 930
2010 1,330
2011 1,030
2012 1,030
2013 400
2014 590
2015 1,060
2016 1,400
2017 1,770
2018 1,280
2019 1,070

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 70
2008 100
2009 60
2010 60
2011 70
2012 120
2013 110
2014 100
2015 100
2016 120
2017 180
2018 100
2019 110

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2005 160
2007 0
2008 190
2009 170
2010 140
2011 40
2012 60
2013 60
2014 110
2015 120
2016 150
2017 140
2018 140
2019 130

Actors
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 60
2008 80
2009 0
2010 120
2011 160
2012 150
2013 120
2014 100
2016 40
2017 50
2018 90
2019 110

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2005 500
2006 510
2007 690
2008 790
2009 530
2010 650
2011 670
2012 890
2013 960
2014 790
2015 770
2016 880
2017 950
2018 990
2019 1,030

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2005 100
2007 70
2008 70
2014 0
2016 90
2017 50

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 1,550
2007 1,590
2008 1,990
2009 1,540
2010 1,870
2011 2,190
2012 2,220
2013 2,160
2014 2,010
2015 2,390
2016 2,340
2017 2,440
2018 3,040
2019 3,940

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2005 120
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 100
2010 80
2011 210
2012 230
2013 270
2014 230
2015 120
2016 90
2017 50
2018 80
2019 90

Dancers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 110
2008 130
2009 60
2010 90
2011 100
2013 0
2015 0
2017 180
2018 0
2019 110

Choreographers
Year Number
2006 30
2013 30
2014 70
2015 100
2016 0
2017 0
2019 0

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2005 280
2006 240
2007 320
2008 290
2009 430
2010 450
2011 480
2012 380
2013 390
2014 340
2015 320
2016 260
2017 430
2018 580
2019 550

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2005 410
2006 410
2007 540
2008 370
2009 650
2010 720
2011 790
2012 810
2013 670
2014 750
2015 760
2016 1,010
2017 820
2018 820
2019 470

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 120
2006 150
2007 160
2008 250
2009 150
2010 0
2011 0
2012 160
2013 130
2014 90
2015 50
2016 40
2019 0

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2006 120
2007 100
2008 110
2009 140
2010 170
2011 170
2012 200
2013 190
2014 160
2015 130
2016 120
2017 120
2018 140
2019 140

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2005 420
2006 340
2007 440
2008 490
2009 400
2010 430
2011 300
2012 240
2013 180
2014 200
2015 310
2016 320
2017 290
2018 200
2019 290

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2005 1,410
2006 1,240
2007 1,340
2008 1,590
2009 1,670
2010 1,630
2011 1,510
2012 1,570
2013 1,410
2014 1,550
2015 1,740
2016 1,930
2017 2,330
2018 2,450
2019 2,510

Editors
Year Number
2005 590
2006 590
2007 710
2008 670
2009 670
2010 720
2011 750
2012 620
2013 480
2014 450
2015 410
2016 530
2017 640
2018 750
2019 800

Technical Writers
Year Number
2005 510
2006 490
2007 490
2008 570
2009 470
2010 500
2011 520
2012 530
2013 530
2014 500
2015 570
2016 560
2017 500
2018 660
2019 760

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2005 530
2006 450
2007 460
2008 440
2009 420
2010 390
2011 440
2012 500
2013 540
2014 570
2015 510
2016 500
2017 500
2018 510
2019 560

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2006 470
2007 660
2008 720
2009 630
2010 510
2011 900
2012 770
2013 850
2014 680
2015 960
2016 1,170
2017 0
2018 960
2019 970

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 90
2010 0
2011 100
2012 90

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 300
2006 210
2007 210
2008 270
2009 350
2010 310
2011 300
2012 260
2013 330
2014 440
2015 480
2016 450
2017 360
2018 350
2019 430

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2005 520
2006 380
2007 290
2008 370
2009 370
2010 510
2011 350
2012 390
2013 320
2014 290
2015 300
2016 430
2017 380
2018 670
2019 650

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2005 240
2006 240
2007 260
2008 240
2009 190
2010 160
2011 180
2012 190
2013 160
2014 110
2015 120
2016 130
2017 190
2018 150
2019 150

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2012 60
2013 80
2014 80
2015 60
2016 0
2017 0
2018 300
2019 200

Photographers
Year Number
2006 460
2007 470
2008 390
2009 340
2010 380
2011 430
2012 350
2013 270
2014 250
2015 340
2016 420
2017 540
2018 540
2019 500

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2005 260
2006 130
2007 150
2008 140
2009 190
2010 110
2011 120
2012 100
2013 150
2014 130
2015 110
2016 90
2017 110
2018 240
2019 350

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 140
2008 150
2009 140
2010 160
2011 130
2012 180
2013 280
2014 300
2015 200
2016 180
2017 170
2018 240
2019 150

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 130
2006 80
2007 90
2008 60
2009 140
2010 230
2011 230
2012 160
2013 170
2014 220
2015 220
2016 240
2017 250
2018 230