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

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2005 44,230
2006 53,130
2007 55,270
2008 53,130
2009 53,370
2010 48,200
2011 51,480
2012 52,630
2013 51,240
2014 53,720
2015 58,020
2016 63,510
2017 63,190

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2005 600
2006 520
2007 530
2008 600
2009 640
2010 560
2011 560
2012 590
2013 510
2014 510
2015 560
2016 990
2017 1,030

Craft Artists
Year Number
2007 0

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 160
2006 130
2007 140
2008 170
2009 160
2010 90
2011 60
2012 70
2013 60
2014 40
2015 50
2016 80
2017 0

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2005 370
2006 590
2007 700
2008 590
2009 520
2010 320
2011 320
2012 360
2013 350
2014 410
2015 310
2016 360
2017 360

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 1,560
2007 1,420
2008 1,560
2009 1,560
2010 1,630
2011 1,560
2012 1,520
2013 1,450
2014 1,350
2015 1,300
2016 1,340
2017 1,340

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 230
2007 0
2008 0
2009 80
2010 100
2011 120
2012 200
2013 200
2014 200
2015 110
2016 120
2017 150

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 30
2012 40
2013 50
2014 110
2015 100
2016 60

Floral Designers
Year Number
2005 590
2006 690
2007 770
2008 730
2009 590
2010 470
2011 560
2012 600
2013 610
2014 550
2015 540
2016 600
2017 510

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2005 3,920
2006 4,720
2007 4,740
2008 5,190
2009 5,000
2010 4,910
2011 4,590
2012 4,390
2013 4,100
2014 4,450
2015 4,500
2016 4,790
2017 4,520

Interior Designers
Year Number
2005 1,650
2006 1,540
2007 1,660
2008 1,640
2009 1,550
2010 1,220
2011 1,190
2012 1,200
2013 1,390
2014 1,240
2015 1,480
2016 1,640
2017 1,590

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2005 530
2006 600
2007 590
2008 550
2009 520
2010 670
2011 720
2012 630
2013 660
2014 810
2015 1,190
2016 1,310
2017 1,550

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 220
2007 310
2008 360
2009 370
2010 310
2011 260
2012 280
2013 300
2014 310
2015 350
2016 440
2017 410

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2005 780
2006 230
2007 0
2008 130
2009 130
2010 160
2011 90
2012 120
2013 120
2014 130
2015 180
2016 160
2017 190

Actors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 340
2008 0
2009 950
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 190
2014 350
2015 460
2016 680
2017 630

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2005 1,940
2006 2,090
2007 1,910
2008 1,930
2009 2,200
2010 2,130
2011 2,180
2012 2,210
2013 2,080
2014 2,240
2015 2,390
2016 2,850
2017 3,080

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2005 200
2006 280
2007 230
2008 300
2009 390
2010 370
2012 70
2013 50

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2005 2,040
2006 2,440
2007 3,230
2008 3,250
2009 2,600
2010 2,520
2011 2,810
2012 2,840
2013 3,310
2014 3,970
2015 4,750
2016 4,380
2017 3,850

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2005 170
2006 210
2007 150
2008 140
2009 0
2010 0
2011 80
2012 150
2013 180
2014 230
2015 260
2016 330
2017 0

Dancers
Year Number
2005 220
2006 280
2007 250
2008 330
2010 170
2011 120
2012 100
2013 90
2014 90
2015 130
2016 0
2017 90

Choreographers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 290
2007 230
2008 0
2009 400
2010 0
2011 290
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 400
2017 0

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 100
2008 100
2009 190
2010 290
2011 310
2012 300
2013 260
2014 200
2015 270
2016 220
2017 260

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2005 910
2006 900
2007 1,190
2008 0
2009 560
2010 160
2011 540
2012 640
2013 630
2014 690
2015 710
2016 640
2017 510

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2007 50
2008 120
2009 130
2010 160
2012 90
2013 180
2014 160
2015 210
2016 200
2017 190

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2005 790
2006 1,020
2009 290
2010 350
2011 360
2012 400
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 370
2017 560

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2005 2,090
2006 2,410
2007 2,610
2008 2,580
2009 2,700
2010 2,720
2011 2,950
2012 2,620
2013 2,460
2014 2,640
2015 3,000
2016 3,000
2017 2,820

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2005 11,780
2006 14,760
2007 16,040
2008 15,530
2009 14,400
2010 13,040
2011 12,690
2012 13,980
2013 15,270
2014 17,100
2015 18,930
2016 20,830
2017 21,530

Editors
Year Number
2005 4,840
2006 5,230
2007 5,220
2008 5,440
2009 5,510
2010 4,910
2011 4,610
2012 4,450
2013 4,860
2014 4,670
2015 4,880
2016 5,140
2017 5,500

Technical Writers
Year Number
2005 2,590
2006 2,430
2007 2,480
2008 2,400
2009 2,660
2010 3,310
2011 3,210
2012 3,180
2013 2,850
2014 2,820
2015 2,720
2016 2,730
2017 2,840

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 3,570
2007 3,500
2008 2,440
2009 2,500
2010 2,150
2011 2,390
2012 2,300
2013 2,220
2014 2,020
2015 1,840
2016 2,070
2017 1,890

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2005 640
2006 690
2007 1,020
2008 1,180
2009 1,030
2010 0
2011 3,400
2012 3,680
2013 1,540
2014 1,440
2015 1,470
2016 2,070
2017 1,830

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2005 400
2006 490
2007 590
2008 520
2009 840
2010 520
2011 530
2012 470
2013 480
2014 420
2015 490
2016 530

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,700
2006 270
2007 250
2008 440
2009 400
2010 600
2011 560
2012 610
2013 440
2014 430
2015 380
2016 270
2017 320

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2005 810
2006 640
2007 910
2008 930
2009 880
2010 930
2011 940
2012 1,160
2013 1,190
2014 1,220
2015 1,360
2016 1,450
2017 1,850

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2005 960
2006 980
2007 1,060
2008 810
2009 950
2010 840
2011 860
2012 750
2013 620
2014 550
2015 700
2016 920
2017 1,170

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 240
2006 290
2007 220
2008 270
2009 210
2010 220
2011 210
2012 270
2013 260
2014 250
2015 180
2016 160
2017 180

Photographers
Year Number
2005 760
2006 1,070
2007 890
2008 960
2009 630
2010 760
2011 830
2012 810
2013 710
2014 630
2015 640
2016 650
2017 760

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2005 330
2006 450
2007 570
2008 550
2009 450
2010 290
2011 280
2012 300
2013 340
2014 400
2015 680
2016 830
2017 770

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2005 290
2006 270
2007 280
2008 260
2009 310
2010 250
2011 350
2012 410
2013 390
2014 300
2015 280
2016 240
2017 300

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,210
2006 1,040
2007 1,090
2008 1,130
2009 1,070
2010 1,030
2011 920
2012 840
2013 840
2014 790
2015 620
2016 660
2017 610