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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2005 56,020
2006 61,650
2007 64,680
2008 62,600
2009 63,430
2010 61,000
2011 60,780
2012 62,050
2013 60,980
2014 63,450
2015 67,840
2016 73,590
2017 73,340
2018 72,750
2019 74,150

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2005 730
2006 590
2007 630
2008 680
2009 750
2010 690
2011 710
2012 720
2013 630
2014 610
2015 650
2016 1,100
2017 1,120
2018 1,170
2019 850

Craft Artists
Year Number
2007 0
2012 30
2013 60
2014 70
2015 50

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 210
2006 150
2007 180
2008 170
2009 170
2010 100
2011 80
2012 100
2013 180
2014 180
2015 130
2016 120
2017 0
2018 270
2019 220

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2005 490
2006 710
2007 910
2008 850
2009 740
2010 550
2011 480
2012 520
2013 460
2014 500
2015 410
2016 440
2017 420
2018 490
2019 440

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 1,620
2007 1,500
2008 1,660
2009 1,690
2010 1,790
2011 1,750
2012 1,690
2013 1,630
2014 1,610
2015 1,550
2016 1,610
2017 1,640
2018 1,630
2019 1,570

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 300
2006 270
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 150
2011 180
2012 250
2013 240
2014 250
2015 180
2016 190
2017 230
2018 180
2019 190

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 30
2009 0
2010 40
2011 40
2012 50
2013 60
2014 120
2015 110
2016 60
2017 30
2018 30
2019 0

Floral Designers
Year Number
2005 810
2006 1,020
2007 1,130
2008 1,110
2009 920
2010 690
2011 820
2012 770
2013 810
2014 740
2015 750
2016 770
2017 670
2018 620
2019 530

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2005 4,740
2006 5,810
2007 5,820
2008 6,330
2009 6,230
2010 6,120
2011 5,810
2012 5,410
2013 5,080
2014 5,460
2015 5,460
2016 5,880
2017 5,500
2018 5,360
2019 4,990

Interior Designers
Year Number
2005 2,100
2006 1,910
2007 1,940
2008 1,940
2009 1,960
2010 1,560
2011 1,510
2012 1,480
2013 1,670
2014 1,520
2015 1,730
2016 2,060
2017 2,050
2018 1,710
2019 1,620

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2005 780
2006 860
2007 880
2008 810
2009 710
2010 870
2011 880
2012 760
2013 880
2014 1,050
2015 1,430
2016 1,460
2017 1,830
2018 1,820
2019 2,030

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2005 350
2006 310
2007 390
2008 400
2009 440
2010 370
2011 300
2012 310
2013 340
2014 360
2015 410
2016 520
2017 480
2018 450
2019 400

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2005 930
2006 0
2007 160
2008 190
2009 180
2010 230
2011 130
2012 160
2013 150
2014 170
2015 240
2016 230
2017 250
2018 180
2019 240

Actors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 670
2009 1,110
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 620
2014 560
2015 650
2016 810
2017 740
2018 840
2019 890

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2005 2,150
2006 2,350
2007 2,620
2008 2,620
2009 2,960
2010 2,510
2011 2,600
2012 2,740
2013 2,580
2014 2,780
2015 2,940
2016 3,570
2017 3,720
2018 3,920
2019 4,070

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2005 240
2006 350
2007 290
2008 400
2009 450
2010 520
2011 360
2012 140
2013 70
2014 50
2015 40
2016 80
2017 140
2018 120
2019 170

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2005 2,400
2006 2,800
2007 3,830
2008 3,920
2009 3,150
2010 3,150
2011 3,520
2012 3,710
2013 4,260
2014 4,950
2015 5,660
2016 5,410
2017 5,120
2018 5,250
2019 5,230

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2005 0
2006 360
2007 240
2008 170
2010 0
2011 0
2012 160
2013 190
2014 240
2015 270
2016 340
2017 0
2018 200
2019 130

Dancers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 310
2007 250
2008 330
2010 220
2011 170
2012 100
2013 100
2014 100
2015 130
2016 0
2017 90
2018 100
2019 140

Choreographers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 300
2007 250
2008 0
2009 450
2010 370
2011 300
2013 230
2014 280
2015 260
2016 400
2017 370
2018 370
2019 110

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 0
2007 120
2008 130
2009 230
2010 320
2011 340
2012 320
2013 290
2014 230
2015 350
2016 240
2017 300
2018 270
2019 250

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2005 1,130
2006 1,170
2007 1,450
2008 0
2009 710
2010 210
2011 590
2012 680
2013 710
2014 780
2015 820
2016 710
2017 550
2018 630
2019 720

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 180
2006 140
2007 0
2008 250
2009 220
2010 210
2011 220
2012 250
2013 250
2014 250
2015 230
2016 260
2017 240
2018 220
2019 230

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2005 970
2006 1,190
2009 350
2010 420
2011 440
2012 480
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 440
2017 630
2018 570
2019 790

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2005 2,190
2006 2,660
2007 2,750
2008 2,920
2009 2,910
2010 2,980
2011 3,220
2012 2,890
2013 2,610
2014 2,760
2015 3,160
2016 3,140
2017 2,980
2018 2,610
2019 2,860

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2005 12,610
2006 15,560
2007 16,860
2008 16,410
2009 15,340
2010 13,910
2011 13,420
2012 14,930
2013 16,310
2014 18,290
2015 20,120
2016 22,030
2017 22,630
2018 22,460
2019 24,160

Editors
Year Number
2005 5,680
2006 6,030
2007 6,090
2008 6,400
2009 6,480
2010 5,830
2011 5,490
2012 5,210
2013 5,630
2014 5,410
2015 5,740
2016 6,020
2017 6,340
2018 6,260
2019 6,060

Technical Writers
Year Number
2005 3,380
2006 3,230
2007 3,300
2008 3,280
2009 3,350
2010 4,020
2011 3,910
2012 4,020
2013 3,550
2014 3,530
2015 3,500
2016 3,490
2017 3,760
2018 3,590
2019 3,540

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2005 4,460
2006 3,820
2007 3,770
2008 2,700
2009 2,790
2010 2,450
2011 2,720
2012 2,640
2013 2,600
2014 2,440
2015 2,350
2016 2,510
2017 2,240
2018 2,230
2019 2,260

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2005 1,120
2006 1,010
2007 1,330
2008 1,570
2009 1,700
2010 3,910
2011 3,680
2012 4,120
2013 1,900
2014 1,810
2015 1,720
2016 2,520
2017 2,240
2018 2,200
2019 2,910

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2005 0
2006 490
2007 800
2008 570
2009 1,080
2010 740
2011 740
2012 770
2013 780
2014 720
2015 820
2016 860
2018 0
2019 0

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 2,350
2006 830
2007 0
2008 560
2009 500
2010 700
2011 770
2012 840
2013 680
2014 510
2015 480
2016 430
2017 480
2018 450
2019 510

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,100
2006 980
2007 1,440
2008 1,220
2009 1,190
2010 1,170
2011 1,310
2012 1,540
2013 1,500
2014 1,520
2015 1,720
2016 1,820
2017 2,160
2018 2,270
2019 2,070

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,030
2006 1,070
2007 1,230
2008 970
2009 1,110
2010 970
2011 990
2012 890
2013 670
2014 600
2015 740
2016 990
2017 1,260
2018 1,150
2019 980

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 320
2006 370
2007 380
2008 430
2009 360
2010 290
2011 280
2012 370
2013 340
2014 340
2015 290
2016 220
2017 230
2018 270
2019 340

Photographers
Year Number
2005 1,020
2006 1,280
2007 1,150
2008 1,230
2009 920
2010 1,060
2011 1,150
2012 1,110
2013 960
2014 830
2015 840
2016 870
2017 990
2018 1,050
2019 870

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2005 400
2006 540
2007 760
2008 770
2009 670
2010 370
2011 360
2012 400
2013 460
2014 500
2015 790
2016 930
2017 850
2018 730
2019 590

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2005 330
2006 340
2007 310
2008 320
2009 350
2010 310
2011 420
2012 470
2013 460
2014 350
2015 310
2016 270
2017 330
2018 410
2019 460

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,370
2006 1,190
2007 1,250
2008 1,290
2009 1,260
2010 1,200
2011 1,090
2012 1,020
2013 1,040
2014 980
2015 810
2016 790
2017 730
2018 670