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

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 34,280
2005 37,300
2006 39,330
2007 41,430
2008 41,200
2009 40,920
2010 39,730
2011 40,940
2012 42,110
2013 42,350
2014 43,540
2015 45,370
2016 46,990
2017 47,510
2018 46,700
2019 49,430

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 600
2005 530
2006 500
2007 450
2008 620
2009 660
2010 710
2011 650
2012 710
2013 650
2014 680
2015 660
2016 770
2017 660
2018 830
2019 620

Craft Artists
Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2007 130
2008 150
2009 160
2010 60
2011 110
2012 180
2013 140
2015 130
2016 160
2017 190
2018 30
2019 50

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 0
2005 320
2006 520
2007 370
2008 310
2009 200
2010 220
2011 450
2012 590
2013 590
2014 380
2015 330
2016 420
2017 350
2018 320
2019 270

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 1,050
2005 760
2006 1,270
2007 1,300
2008 1,500
2009 1,490
2010 2,090
2011 2,340
2012 2,530
2013 2,080
2014 1,970
2015 1,540
2016 1,800
2017 1,440
2018 0
2019 1,160

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 80
2005 0
2006 240
2007 180
2008 0
2009 150
2010 150
2011 150
2012 80
2013 70
2014 90
2015 100
2016 110
2017 80
2018 70
2019 60

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 480
2006 530
2007 750
2008 770
2009 810
2010 760
2011 610
2012 500
2013 540
2014 460
2015 480
2016 400
2017 400
2018 360
2019 360

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2004 190
2005 190
2006 180
2007 190
2008 120
2009 250
2010 210
2011 300
2012 220
2013 210
2014 120
2015 150
2016 280
2017 360
2018 500
2019 410

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 1,360
2005 1,250
2006 1,350
2007 1,370
2008 1,450
2009 1,280
2010 1,120
2011 1,010
2012 1,050
2013 1,120
2014 1,220
2015 1,200
2016 1,300
2017 1,240
2018 1,130
2019 940

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 3,120
2005 3,170
2006 3,420
2007 3,990
2008 4,320
2009 4,220
2010 3,760
2011 4,200
2012 4,280
2013 4,560
2014 4,250
2015 4,700
2016 5,000
2017 5,230
2018 5,060
2019 5,510

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 890
2005 870
2006 1,110
2007 830
2008 970
2009 870
2010 840
2011 1,000
2012 1,130
2013 1,210
2014 1,590
2015 1,470
2016 1,510
2017 1,330
2018 1,370
2019 1,390

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 1,560
2005 1,580
2006 1,940
2007 1,800
2008 1,560
2009 990
2010 1,570
2011 1,520
2012 1,940
2013 2,120
2014 2,440
2015 2,390
2016 1,880
2017 2,030
2018 2,230
2019 2,460

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 100
2006 140
2007 120
2008 130
2009 140
2010 120
2011 90
2012 40
2013 40
2014 80
2015 130
2016 160
2017 150
2018 160
2019 210

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2005 440
2006 400
2007 400
2008 410
2009 490
2010 210
2011 170
2012 120
2013 130
2014 180
2015 200
2016 230
2017 160
2018 270
2019 0

Actors
Year Number
2004 940
2005 1,040
2006 650
2007 720
2008 700
2009 630
2010 480
2011 450
2012 320
2013 270
2014 260
2015 330
2016 470
2017 560
2018 690
2019 570

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 1,100
2005 950
2006 1,280
2007 1,270
2008 1,250
2009 1,320
2010 1,260
2011 1,280
2012 1,790
2013 1,700
2014 2,000
2015 2,040
2016 2,490
2017 2,160
2018 2,400
2019 2,360

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2004 280
2005 170
2006 210
2007 140
2008 180
2009 0
2010 170
2011 290
2012 360
2013 370
2014 360
2015 220
2016 180
2017 110
2018 120
2019 130

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 3,970
2005 5,590
2006 6,220
2007 6,830
2008 6,290
2009 6,470
2010 6,810
2011 7,450
2012 7,730
2013 8,480
2014 9,520
2015 10,700
2016 11,170
2017 11,730
2018 12,520
2019 13,140

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2004 170
2005 250
2006 280
2007 320
2008 310
2009 370
2010 390
2011 0
2012 170
2013 0
2014 610
2015 730
2016 400
2017 460
2018 500
2019 670

Dancers
Year Number
2004 290
2006 230
2007 320
2008 350
2009 220
2019 140

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 600
2005 490
2006 390
2007 200
2008 280
2009 310
2010 310
2011 130
2013 280
2014 310
2015 0
2016 90
2017 70

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 70
2005 60
2006 130
2007 170
2008 160
2009 110
2010 110
2011 130
2012 150
2013 240
2014 220
2015 220
2016 200
2017 160
2018 140
2019 130

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 1,150
2005 1,260
2006 1,270
2007 1,160
2008 1,220
2009 890
2010 960
2011 720
2012 800
2013 830
2014 990
2015 950
2016 1,070
2017 950
2018 890
2019 790

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 370
2005 420
2006 420
2007 230
2008 140
2009 180
2010 260
2011 280
2012 210
2013 170
2014 230
2015 160
2016 160
2017 130
2018 130
2019 100

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 550
2005 600
2006 510
2007 520
2008 510
2009 480
2010 530
2011 530
2012 520
2013 630
2014 710
2015 650
2016 600
2017 560
2018 630
2019 520

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 970
2005 1,300
2006 1,210
2007 1,410
2008 1,130
2009 1,070
2010 890
2011 740
2012 700
2013 790
2014 740
2015 970
2016 760
2017 770
2018 650
2019 850

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 4,730
2005 5,270
2006 4,890
2007 5,240
2008 5,150
2009 5,350
2010 5,090
2011 4,990
2012 4,810
2013 4,520
2014 4,430
2015 5,030
2016 5,390
2017 5,860
2018 5,770
2019 6,100

Editors
Year Number
2004 1,930
2005 1,940
2006 1,910
2007 1,920
2008 1,620
2009 2,010
2010 2,160
2011 2,580
2012 2,600
2013 2,640
2014 2,360
2015 2,070
2016 1,750
2017 1,770
2018 1,830
2019 1,880

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 1,590
2005 1,870
2006 1,630
2007 1,700
2008 1,630
2009 1,700
2010 1,580
2011 1,610
2012 1,620
2013 1,210
2014 1,120
2015 1,170
2016 1,190
2017 1,240
2018 1,180
2019 1,340

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 650
2005 630
2006 770
2007 970
2008 1,150
2009 1,040
2010 1,050
2011 870
2012 930
2013 960
2014 1,130
2015 1,170
2016 1,250
2017 1,300
2018 1,400
2019 1,310

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 790
2005 740
2006 490
2007 720
2008 790
2009 940
2010 990
2011 1,100
2012 1,170
2013 1,070
2014 1,070
2015 1,230
2016 1,260
2017 1,410
2018 880
2019 990

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 160
2005 140
2006 120
2007 130
2008 190
2009 210
2010 180
2011 180
2012 210
2013 230
2014 220
2015 220
2016 0
2017 210
2018 170
2019 100

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,720
2005 1,640
2006 1,750
2007 1,560
2008 1,630
2009 1,840
2010 1,190
2011 1,160
2012 640
2013 530
2014 380
2015 240
2016 250
2017 200
2018 440
2019 840

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 640
2005 610
2006 600
2007 690
2008 740
2009 690
2010 670
2011 800
2012 870
2013 1,010
2014 900
2015 1,030
2016 1,340
2017 1,640
2018 1,690
2019 1,660

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 670
2005 510
2006 610
2007 660
2008 580
2009 510
2010 490
2011 540
2012 560
2013 610
2014 510
2015 500
2016 530
2017 530
2018 420
2019 360

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 160
2005 120
2006 200
2007 280
2008 310
2009 300
2010 300
2011 300
2012 240
2013 200
2014 230
2015 330
2016 330
2017 250
2018 160
2019 150

Photographers
Year Number
2004 780
2005 1,150
2006 1,080
2007 1,130
2008 1,330
2009 1,440
2010 1,100
2011 1,140
2012 1,240
2013 1,260
2014 1,120
2015 1,070
2016 1,280
2017 1,050
2018 1,030
2019 1,080

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 280
2005 260
2006 270
2007 390
2008 360
2009 360
2010 280
2011 430
2012 530
2013 490
2014 250
2015 330
2016 260
2017 310
2018 270
2019 240

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 230
2005 150
2006 0
2007 190
2008 230
2009 280
2010 350
2011 430
2012 390
2013 260
2014 210
2015 250
2016 220
2017 220
2018 280
2019 260

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 500
2005 380
2006 560
2007 680
2008 660
2009 490
2010 310
2011 210
2012 180
2013 140
2014 200
2015 280
2016 330
2017 240
2018 180