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

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 26,320
2005 24,790
2006 25,460
2007 24,570
2008 25,930
2009 23,530
2010 24,580
2011 25,370
2012 26,480
2013 27,500
2014 25,670
2015 27,830
2016 29,340
2017 30,420
2018 31,830
2019 31,360

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 410
2005 430
2006 440
2007 360
2008 300
2009 260
2010 290
2011 280
2012 300
2013 290
2014 330
2015 310
2016 280
2017 330
2018 380
2019 450

Craft Artists
Year Number
2004 0
2007 230
2008 220
2009 140
2010 0
2011 80
2012 0
2013 150
2014 160
2015 180
2017 0
2019 120

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 90
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 60
2010 0
2011 0
2012 90
2013 90
2014 170
2015 190
2016 180
2017 180
2018 140
2019 0

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 220
2005 200
2006 280
2007 310
2008 290
2009 220
2010 120
2011 120
2012 160
2013 160
2014 200
2015 210
2016 190
2017 220
2018 190
2019 220

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 30
2008 30
2013 60
2014 0
2016 40
2017 50
2018 80
2019 80

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2004 510
2005 440
2006 450
2007 460
2008 580
2009 490
2010 430
2011 420
2012 400
2013 320
2014 350
2015 370
2016 440
2017 470
2018 630
2019 650

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 40
2014 50
2015 90
2016 60
2017 70
2018 110
2019 80

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 1,670
2005 1,380
2006 1,510
2007 1,230
2008 1,030
2009 920
2010 890
2011 980
2012 930
2013 870
2014 900
2015 990
2016 1,010
2017 1,020
2018 880
2019 860

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 2,710
2005 3,100
2006 3,310
2007 3,280
2008 3,410
2009 3,240
2010 2,970
2011 2,720
2012 2,820
2013 2,940
2014 3,150
2015 3,180
2016 3,010
2017 3,480
2018 3,470
2019 3,370

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 780
2005 710
2006 870
2007 950
2008 820
2009 670
2010 540
2011 660
2012 670
2013 690
2014 700
2015 720
2016 840
2017 950
2018 1,250
2019 1,110

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 1,210
2005 950
2006 1,200
2007 1,090
2008 1,330
2009 1,050
2010 1,120
2011 630
2012 1,050
2013 1,580
2014 2,010
2015 1,860
2016 2,230
2017 2,210
2018 2,330
2019 1,990

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 50
2007 50
2009 80
2010 150
2011 200
2012 0
2013 290
2014 270
2015 150
2016 120
2017 100
2018 180
2019 200

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 120
2006 60
2009 160
2010 0
2011 80
2012 70
2013 80
2014 50
2015 70
2016 180
2017 250
2018 420
2019 470

Actors
Year Number
2004 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 230
2010 240
2011 370
2012 390
2013 550
2014 800
2015 700
2016 610
2017 340
2018 420
2019 240

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 840
2005 1,070
2006 1,070
2007 690
2008 760
2009 820
2010 1,090
2011 1,120
2012 1,270
2013 1,150
2014 1,130
2015 1,200
2016 1,380
2017 1,840
2018 2,060
2019 1,580

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2004 330
2005 260
2006 210
2007 290
2008 390
2009 270
2010 230
2011 260
2012 260
2013 350
2014 170
2015 170
2016 240
2017 530
2018 310
2019 370

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 2,370
2005 2,170
2006 2,010
2007 2,320
2008 2,720
2009 3,500
2010 2,890
2011 2,860
2012 2,610
2013 2,770
2014 2,860
2015 3,280
2016 3,510
2017 4,190
2018 4,390
2019 4,570

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2004 30
2006 0
2007 0
2009 100
2010 0
2011 120
2012 230
2013 230
2014 260
2015 480
2016 560
2017 500
2018 530
2019 540

Dancers
Year Number
2004 180
2005 110
2006 110
2007 0
2008 170
2009 220
2010 110
2011 190
2013 130
2014 140
2015 140
2016 110
2017 0
2018 0
2019 220

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 70
2005 90
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2016 80
2017 70
2018 50

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 70
2005 60
2006 60
2009 200
2010 280
2011 400
2012 330
2013 460
2014 330
2015 430
2016 320
2017 390
2018 340
2019 180

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 1,640
2005 1,920
2006 2,100
2007 1,860
2008 2,070
2010 2,230
2011 2,040
2012 2,830
2013 2,500
2014 0
2015 1,390
2016 1,680
2017 2,140
2018 2,270
2019 2,170

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 340
2005 310
2006 180
2009 0
2010 120
2011 120
2012 150
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 230
2017 240
2018 130
2019 320

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 1,220
2005 1,200
2006 1,220
2007 1,200
2008 1,180
2009 1,080
2010 1,110
2011 1,090
2012 1,050
2013 990
2014 1,020
2015 1,030
2016 810
2017 610
2018 600
2019 720

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 1,130
2005 990
2006 1,090
2007 1,020
2008 1,210
2009 1,020
2010 940
2011 840
2012 810
2013 800
2014 750
2015 730
2016 690
2017 570
2018 630
2019 640

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 2,420
2005 2,220
2006 2,080
2007 2,100
2008 2,210
2009 2,230
2010 2,380
2011 2,650
2012 2,580
2013 2,280
2014 1,990
2015 2,110
2016 2,220
2017 2,040
2018 1,980
2019 2,090

Editors
Year Number
2004 1,150
2005 1,290
2006 1,410
2007 1,260
2008 1,160
2009 950
2010 1,020
2011 990
2012 1,160
2013 1,200
2014 1,180
2015 1,080
2016 1,150
2017 1,290
2018 1,690
2019 1,510

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 450
2005 430
2006 430
2007 350
2008 400
2009 420
2010 410
2011 480
2012 420
2013 530
2014 680
2015 710
2016 670
2017 480
2018 440
2019 410

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 560
2005 860
2006 850
2007 840
2008 700
2009 770
2010 620
2011 580
2012 540
2013 550
2014 680
2015 570
2016 700
2017 710
2018 750
2019 850

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 290
2005 320
2006 350
2007 360
2008 410
2009 590
2010 490
2011 660
2012 560
2013 660
2014 650
2015 640
2016 620
2017 690
2018 670
2019 750

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2010 120
2011 90
2012 100
2013 30
2014 80
2015 80
2016 130
2017 0
2018 220

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 380
2005 410
2006 590
2007 780
2008 890
2009 640
2010 410
2011 300
2012 250
2013 470
2014 720
2015 410
2016 520
2017 370
2018 400
2019 450

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 770
2005 680
2006 790
2007 540
2008 580
2009 580
2010 730
2011 1,120
2012 1,400
2013 1,500
2014 1,390
2015 1,740
2016 1,740
2017 1,580
2018 1,690
2019 1,320

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 700
2005 570
2006 530
2007 670
2008 700
2009 680
2010 550
2011 600
2012 540
2013 470
2014 380
2015 350
2016 290
2017 320
2018 280
2019 310

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 480
2005 450
2006 380
2007 250
2008 330
2009 440
2010 480
2011 510
2012 290
2013 360
2014 520
2015 540
2016 540
2017 410
2018 360
2019 270

Photographers
Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 1,190
2006 1,330
2007 1,440
2008 1,160
2009 1,030
2010 890
2011 950
2012 1,110
2013 950
2014 840
2015 910
2016 930
2017 870
2018 810
2019 1,060

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 410
2005 220
2006 280
2007 250
2008 310
2009 300
2010 410
2011 360
2012 390
2013 280
2014 300
2015 330
2016 440
2017 430
2018 490
2019 600

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 630
2005 270
2006 0
2007 190
2008 250
2009 170
2010 280
2011 240
2012 450
2013 450
2014 460
2015 490
2016 440
2017 480
2018 260
2019 260

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 930
2005 420
2006 220
2007 170
2008 260
2009 0
2010 0
2011 220
2012 270
2013 320
2014 0
2015 0
2016 150
2017 0
2018 0