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

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 83,540
2005 94,830
2006 97,320
2007 105,290
2008 106,550
2009 110,440
2010 106,800
2011 107,620
2012 103,340
2013 104,000
2014 109,720
2015 120,150
2016 127,150
2017 134,170
2018 137,950
2019 141,320

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 1,600
2006 1,640
2007 1,790
2008 2,030
2009 1,930
2010 1,650
2011 1,590
2012 1,690
2013 1,700
2014 1,900
2015 1,830
2016 1,740
2017 1,890
2018 2,090
2019 2,510

Craft Artists
Year Number
2004 180
2005 320
2006 240
2007 320
2008 490
2009 380
2010 400
2011 300
2012 340
2013 330
2014 460
2015 510
2016 560
2017 520
2018 470
2019 480

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 310
2005 390
2006 580
2007 550
2008 460
2009 320
2010 290
2011 280
2012 290
2013 530
2014 590
2015 770
2016 600
2017 550
2018 560
2019 700

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 1,840
2005 1,750
2006 1,610
2007 2,330
2008 2,140
2009 2,010
2010 1,530
2011 1,790
2012 1,590
2013 1,820
2014 1,580
2015 1,870
2016 1,720
2017 2,460
2018 2,480
2019 2,320

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 160
2005 130
2006 280
2007 190
2008 240
2009 180
2010 210
2011 370
2012 350
2013 470
2014 240
2015 180
2016 220
2017 210
2018 220
2019 230

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2004 2,430
2005 1,900
2006 1,180
2007 1,060
2008 1,070
2009 970
2010 1,530
2011 1,800
2012 2,310
2013 1,600
2014 1,160
2015 730
2016 1,100
2017 1,680
2018 2,220
2019 1,910

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 220
2006 590
2007 520
2009 180
2010 290
2011 410
2012 490
2013 520
2014 500
2015 600
2016 460
2017 500
2018 200
2019 300

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 3,880
2005 3,750
2006 3,740
2007 3,770
2008 3,610
2009 3,280
2010 3,600
2011 3,590
2012 3,490
2013 3,060
2014 2,950
2015 2,900
2016 3,280
2017 3,320
2018 3,050
2019 2,560

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 10,270
2005 10,770
2006 9,970
2007 10,780
2008 11,340
2009 10,850
2010 11,020
2011 10,780
2012 11,180
2013 11,150
2014 11,780
2015 11,700
2016 12,110
2017 12,120
2018 13,480
2019 14,050

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 3,130
2005 3,130
2006 3,960
2007 4,680
2008 4,930
2009 4,240
2010 3,450
2011 3,130
2012 3,140
2013 3,790
2014 4,070
2015 4,780
2016 4,970
2017 4,160
2018 4,230
2019 4,830

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 3,950
2005 6,340
2006 9,080
2007 11,230
2008 9,160
2009 7,810
2010 7,370
2011 8,300
2012 8,940
2013 8,500
2014 9,480
2015 10,990
2016 12,920
2017 15,210
2018 16,730
2019 18,550

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 1,040
2006 1,030
2007 720
2008 380
2009 400
2010 500
2011 440
2012 560
2013 620
2014 660
2015 690
2016 530
2017 450
2018 340
2019 580

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 250
2005 250
2006 200
2007 210
2008 150
2009 120
2010 170
2011 210
2012 440
2013 410
2014 400
2015 360
2016 300
2017 380
2018 190
2019 320

Actors
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 0
2009 3,720
2011 1,540
2015 1,050
2016 1,320
2017 1,720
2018 1,250
2019 1,120

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 2,400
2005 2,510
2006 2,920
2007 3,450
2008 3,580
2009 3,640
2010 3,390
2011 3,140
2012 3,000
2013 3,780
2014 4,730
2015 5,680
2016 5,640
2017 5,150
2018 5,300
2019 5,260

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2005 1,230
2006 1,300
2007 1,100
2008 800
2009 580
2010 680
2011 550
2012 400
2013 360
2014 230
2015 320
2016 210
2017 170
2018 310
2019 390

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 6,630
2005 8,090
2006 8,510
2007 9,000
2008 8,760
2009 9,870
2010 11,260
2011 12,250
2012 11,920
2013 11,580
2014 11,840
2015 12,270
2016 12,380
2017 12,100
2018 13,270
2019 13,990

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2004 520
2005 720
2006 700
2007 830
2008 550
2009 570
2010 560
2011 630
2012 560
2013 590
2014 500
2015 810
2016 970
2017 1,030
2018 930
2019 840

Dancers
Year Number
2004 940
2005 1,450
2006 960
2007 790
2008 560
2009 560
2010 530
2011 340
2012 290
2013 560
2014 580
2015 770
2016 760
2017 1,100
2018 720
2019 680

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 1,630
2005 1,430
2006 1,580
2007 1,310
2008 1,040
2009 1,190
2010 990
2011 830
2012 480
2013 380
2014 550
2015 290
2016 450
2017 650
2018 860
2019 680

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 150
2005 140
2006 120
2007 170
2008 220
2009 1,090
2010 2,420
2011 2,760
2012 1,920
2013 990
2014 940
2015 1,210
2016 1,150
2017 940
2018 890
2019 860

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 2,870
2006 2,320
2007 2,120
2008 1,970
2009 2,300
2010 1,880
2011 2,090
2012 1,690
2013 1,800
2014 1,880
2015 1,780
2016 1,600
2017 1,570
2018 1,720
2019 1,790

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 460
2005 0
2007 0
2008 270
2009 280
2010 130
2011 130
2012 140
2013 140
2014 170
2015 370
2016 450
2017 420
2018 320
2019 380

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 2,680
2005 3,120
2006 3,010
2007 2,650
2008 2,280
2009 1,990
2010 1,800
2011 1,750
2012 1,810
2013 1,840
2014 1,740
2015 2,040
2016 2,280
2017 2,240
2018 2,320
2019 2,240

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 3,260
2005 3,230
2006 2,800
2007 2,750
2008 2,970
2009 3,110
2010 2,900
2011 2,670
2012 2,630
2013 2,740
2014 2,500
2015 2,280
2016 1,940
2017 2,160
2018 2,460
2019 2,640

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 8,740
2005 10,140
2006 12,010
2007 15,130
2008 19,390
2009 21,420
2010 20,190
2011 18,050
2012 15,680
2013 16,050
2014 18,020
2015 21,920
2016 25,940
2017 27,780
2018 28,360
2019 26,110

Editors
Year Number
2004 4,890
2005 5,150
2006 4,780
2007 4,930
2008 5,370
2009 5,370
2010 5,400
2011 5,030
2012 4,740
2013 4,780
2014 4,790
2015 5,050
2016 5,290
2017 5,710
2018 5,490
2019 4,800

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 3,770
2005 3,580
2006 3,390
2007 3,420
2008 3,290
2009 3,320
2010 3,340
2011 3,420
2012 3,470
2013 3,730
2014 3,860
2015 4,240
2016 3,930
2017 4,360
2018 4,550
2019 4,700

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 1,780
2005 1,660
2006 1,930
2007 2,000
2008 2,180
2009 2,090
2010 2,050
2011 1,970
2012 2,010
2013 2,400
2014 2,620
2015 2,340
2016 2,060
2017 2,110
2018 2,110
2019 2,580

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 2,890
2005 3,600
2006 3,340
2007 3,250
2008 2,880
2009 2,930
2010 3,490
2011 3,980
2012 3,860
2013 3,470
2014 3,890
2015 4,040
2016 4,030
2017 4,850
2018 5,460
2019 6,590

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 1,180
2005 1,130
2006 1,460
2007 1,770
2008 1,770
2009 1,360
2010 1,440
2011 1,360
2012 1,320
2013 1,240
2014 1,370
2015 1,480
2016 1,370
2017 1,640
2018 0
2019 1,450

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,250
2005 1,440
2006 610
2007 690
2008 860
2009 1,060
2010 1,010
2011 1,210
2012 1,210
2013 1,650
2014 1,890
2015 1,960
2016 1,580
2017 1,230
2018 1,380
2019 1,110

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 2,350
2005 2,650
2006 2,180
2007 2,310
2008 2,520
2009 2,660
2010 2,540
2011 2,530
2012 2,880
2013 3,310
2014 3,550
2015 4,030
2016 4,720
2017 5,190
2018 5,340
2019 4,820

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 2,280
2005 2,360
2006 2,510
2007 2,230
2008 2,180
2009 1,870
2010 1,830
2011 1,810
2012 1,890
2013 1,790
2014 1,840
2015 1,870
2016 1,920
2017 1,580
2018 1,680
2019 1,790

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 590
2005 550
2006 620
2007 630
2008 590
2009 480
2010 590
2011 620
2012 660
2013 440
2014 430
2015 370
2016 510
2017 500
2018 650
2019 560

Photographers
Year Number
2004 3,770
2005 4,390
2006 4,190
2007 4,590
2008 4,740
2009 4,620
2010 4,450
2011 3,820
2012 3,520
2013 3,250
2014 3,330
2015 3,070
2016 3,040
2017 3,280
2018 3,070
2019 3,300

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 630
2005 630
2006 740
2007 680
2008 680
2009 660
2010 890
2011 940
2012 1,110
2013 1,130
2014 1,280
2015 1,300
2016 1,330
2017 1,200
2018 1,260
2019 1,050

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 500
2005 770
2006 760
2007 810
2008 590
2009 570
2010 560
2011 740
2012 850
2013 890
2014 760
2015 780
2016 950
2017 1,270
2018 1,360
2019 1,460

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 410
2005 400
2006 480
2007 530
2008 510
2009 460
2010 470
2011 470
2012 490
2013 610
2014 660
2015 920
2016 820
2017 770
2018 630