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

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 39,810
2005 42,870
2006 47,040
2007 46,880
2008 47,100
2009 46,280
2010 43,740
2011 47,410
2012 47,540
2013 44,800
2014 46,830
2015 48,730
2016 46,830
2017 46,070
2018 47,070
2019 48,280

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 490
2005 600
2006 590
2007 520
2008 520
2009 490
2010 530
2011 560
2012 650
2014 740
2015 710
2016 680
2017 520
2018 510
2019 560

Craft Artists
Year Number
2004 60
2006 150
2010 80
2011 70
2012 120
2013 80
2014 60
2015 30
2017 60
2018 90
2019 70

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 200
2005 290
2006 240
2007 340
2008 340
2009 430
2010 250
2011 290
2012 360
2013 450
2014 410
2015 260
2016 260
2017 260
2018 210
2019 230

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 700
2005 540
2006 810
2007 790
2008 580
2009 550
2010 440
2011 470
2012 500
2013 360
2014 410
2015 400
2016 430
2017 470
2018 480
2019 380

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 90
2005 70
2006 300
2007 230
2008 240
2009 220
2010 210
2011 200
2012 190
2013 180
2014 170
2015 210
2016 160
2017 220
2018 270
2019 280

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2004 640
2005 740
2006 660
2007 310
2008 290
2009 350
2010 410
2011 410
2012 440
2013 440
2014 490
2015 370
2016 410
2017 460
2018 0
2019 0

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 60
2006 50
2007 40
2008 50
2009 50
2010 40
2011 30
2012 50
2013 70
2014 80
2015 80
2016 50

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 1,880
2005 1,600
2006 1,560
2007 1,650
2008 1,490
2009 1,360
2010 1,180
2011 1,100
2012 1,150
2013 1,130
2014 1,170
2015 1,060
2016 1,080
2017 1,020
2018 1,100
2019 1,050

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 4,370
2005 5,020
2006 5,600
2007 5,270
2008 5,890
2009 5,700
2010 5,560
2011 5,280
2012 5,210
2013 5,060
2014 5,820
2015 5,550
2016 5,450
2017 4,920
2018 5,000
2019 5,100

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 1,240
2005 1,600
2006 1,670
2007 1,840
2008 1,630
2009 1,460
2010 1,240
2011 1,150
2012 1,100
2013 990
2014 990
2015 1,020
2016 1,210
2017 1,440
2018 1,210
2019 1,130

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 850
2005 1,000
2006 1,140
2007 1,040
2008 920
2009 1,050
2010 1,360
2011 1,590
2012 1,770
2013 1,860
2014 2,000
2015 2,180
2016 0
2017 0
2018 2,860
2019 3,500

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 150
2005 320
2006 360
2007 440
2008 290
2009 320
2010 270
2011 210
2012 170
2013 190
2014 180
2015 190
2016 240
2017 240
2018 200
2019 220

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 340
2005 400
2006 190
2007 0
2008 100
2009 110
2010 180
2011 130
2012 130
2014 90
2015 110
2016 130
2017 120
2018 100

Actors
Year Number
2004 0
2007 350
2008 300
2009 470
2011 0
2012 0
2014 260
2015 500
2016 600
2017 710
2018 720
2019 550

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 1,410
2005 1,690
2006 1,810
2007 1,780
2008 1,880
2009 1,980
2010 1,810
2011 1,660
2012 1,620
2013 1,540
2014 1,640
2015 1,750
2016 2,030
2017 2,030
2018 2,090
2019 2,080

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2004 450
2005 300
2006 300
2007 130
2008 120
2009 120
2010 140
2011 140
2012 120
2013 130
2014 170
2015 270
2016 170

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 3,180
2005 4,060
2006 5,050
2007 5,480
2008 5,570
2009 4,780
2010 5,160
2011 5,820
2012 6,190
2013 6,820
2014 7,840
2015 8,360
2016 7,970
2017 7,110
2018 6,910
2019 7,100

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2004 190
2005 180
2006 280
2007 280
2008 300
2009 190
2010 200
2011 450
2012 690
2013 680
2014 530
2015 530
2016 650
2017 570
2018 360
2019 240

Dancers
Year Number
2004 160
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 140
2012 0
2013 110
2014 110
2015 110
2016 80
2019 0

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 480
2005 630
2006 770
2007 600
2008 820
2009 1,000
2010 840
2011 610
2012 70
2013 320
2014 320
2015 310
2016 360
2017 420
2018 430
2019 200

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 190
2006 190
2007 210
2008 270
2009 350
2010 420
2011 420
2012 450
2013 500
2014 490
2015 660
2016 580
2017 530
2018 340
2019 290

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 830
2005 630
2006 800
2007 840
2008 670
2009 590
2010 410
2011 380
2012 450
2013 570
2014 790
2015 730
2016 800
2017 770
2018 770
2019 840

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 180
2005 0
2007 100
2008 130
2009 150
2010 140
2011 110
2013 150
2014 290
2015 350
2016 350
2017 330
2018 0
2019 190

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 1,130
2005 980
2006 920
2007 870
2008 920
2009 800
2010 690
2011 580
2012 640
2013 600
2014 640
2015 640
2016 630
2017 640
2018 580
2019 510

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 1,160
2005 1,340
2006 1,370
2007 1,400
2008 1,210
2009 1,230
2010 1,350
2011 1,240
2012 1,060
2013 800
2014 80
2015 760
2016 820
2017 900
2018 820
2019 930

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 6,270
2005 7,560
2006 8,600
2007 8,500
2008 8,590
2009 8,230
2010 7,960
2011 7,300
2012 7,050
2013 7,220
2014 7,430
2015 7,270
2016 6,920
2017 6,680
2018 6,920
2019 7,640

Editors
Year Number
2004 3,080
2005 2,730
2006 2,770
2007 3,050
2008 3,390
2009 3,210
2010 2,990
2011 3,190
2012 3,350
2013 3,440
2014 3,280
2015 3,260
2016 3,530
2017 3,590
2018 3,450
2019 3,060

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 1,930
2005 2,570
2006 2,380
2007 2,560
2008 2,440
2009 2,590
2010 2,850
2011 2,880
2012 2,910
2013 2,740
2014 2,740
2015 2,560
2016 2,590
2017 2,840
2018 2,840
2019 2,720

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 1,390
2005 1,360
2006 1,500
2007 1,450
2008 1,250
2009 1,460
2010 1,410
2011 1,640
2012 1,400
2013 1,360
2014 1,240
2015 1,190
2016 1,310
2017 1,290
2018 1,220
2019 1,210

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 700
2005 920
2006 930
2007 1,310
2008 1,420
2009 1,450
2010 0
2011 3,840
2012 4,000
2013 2,040
2014 1,990
2015 2,190
2016 2,400
2017 2,170
2018 2,000
2019 2,350

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 0
2005 80
2006 0
2007 0
2008 80
2009 110
2010 170
2011 200
2012 210
2013 170
2014 0
2015 200
2016 0
2017 230
2018 320
2019 210

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 490
2005 430
2006 420
2007 140
2008 140
2009 730
2010 490
2011 430
2012 430
2013 410
2014 360
2015 530
2016 400
2017 440
2018 350
2019 450

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,350
2005 940
2006 990
2007 890
2008 910
2009 890
2010 1,010
2011 1,100
2012 1,330
2013 1,300
2014 1,140
2015 1,370
2016 1,550
2017 1,870
2018 1,810
2019 1,730

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 740
2005 900
2006 1,100
2007 1,070
2008 780
2009 760
2010 1,090
2011 1,230
2012 1,170
2013 750
2014 670
2015 660
2016 640
2017 880
2018 830
2019 910

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 170
2005 190
2006 200
2007 130
2008 170
2009 190
2010 260
2011 260
2012 240
2013 180
2014 190
2015 300
2016 280
2017 260
2018 270
2019 230

Photographers
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 1,450
2006 1,600
2007 1,470
2008 1,480
2009 1,220
2010 1,260
2011 1,200
2012 1,180
2013 1,100
2014 970
2015 1,000
2016 950
2017 1,030
2018 860
2019 740

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 420
2005 350
2006 610
2007 630
2008 660
2009 430
2010 230
2011 170
2012 240
2013 190
2014 200
2015 230
2016 250
2017 330
2018 430
2019 750

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 300
2005 340
2006 380
2007 410
2008 340
2009 370
2010 260
2011 290
2012 310
2013 290
2014 250
2015 230
2016 290
2017 230
2018 270
2019 350

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 940
2005 810
2006 750
2007 760
2008 920
2009 890
2010 850
2011 640
2012 590
2013 580
2014 600
2015 600
2016 580
2017 490
2018 450