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

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 5,000
2005 5,170
2006 5,170
2007 5,560
2008 5,110
2009 5,080
2010 4,900
2011 5,180
2012 5,220
2013 4,770
2014 4,500
2015 4,710
2016 4,900
2017 4,730
2018 4,490
2019 4,590

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 60
2005 40
2006 60
2007 70
2008 60
2009 40
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 50
2019 50

Craft Artists
Year Number
2008 40
2009 60
2010 0
2011 0

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 30
2013 30

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 70
2006 60
2007 30
2008 40
2011 50
2012 50
2013 40

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 30
2007 30
2013 40
2014 80
2015 80
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2008 40
2009 40
2010 0
2011 70
2012 100
2013 110
2014 0
2015 140
2016 120
2017 80
2018 0
2019 0

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 550
2005 520
2006 480
2007 450
2008 460
2009 430
2010 470
2011 510
2012 430
2013 310
2014 260
2015 320
2016 340
2017 330
2018 280
2019 250

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 390
2005 400
2006 480
2007 490
2008 580
2009 530
2010 550
2011 590
2012 590
2013 500
2014 490
2015 490
2016 490
2017 510
2018 520
2019 550

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 80
2005 60
2006 130
2007 120
2008 70
2009 80
2010 60
2011 60
2012 40
2013 40
2014 80
2015 90
2016 100
2017 60
2018 80
2019 80

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 290
2005 290
2006 240
2007 160
2008 150
2009 160
2010 430
2011 290
2012 280
2013 130
2014 420
2015 510
2016 660
2017 480
2018 410
2019 400

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2018 40

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 50
2005 40

Actors
Year Number
2010 40

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 170
2005 210
2006 260
2007 210
2008 200
2009 210
2010 200
2011 190
2012 190
2013 200
2014 190
2015 230
2016 240
2017 280
2018 230
2019 280

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 50
2008 30

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 350
2005 320
2006 450
2007 730
2008 680
2009 620
2010 570
2011 580
2012 690
2013 690
2014 580
2015 560
2016 660
2017 830
2018 870
2019 840

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 80
2008 60
2009 60
2011 50
2012 50
2014 70
2015 70
2016 130
2017 100
2018 120
2019 60

Dancers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 180
2006 80
2007 90
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 30

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 150
2007 260
2009 190
2011 0
2016 140
2017 180
2018 90

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 440
2005 410
2006 350
2007 390
2008 390
2009 390
2010 290
2011 270
2012 290
2013 320
2014 320
2015 290
2016 220
2017 190
2018 200
2019 280

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 530
2005 360
2006 380
2007 340
2008 390
2009 340
2010 330
2011 370
2012 370
2013 330
2014 310
2015 300
2016 330
2017 260
2018 260
2019 340

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 430
2005 690
2006 720
2007 790
2008 800
2009 750
2010 620
2011 500
2012 490
2013 500
2014 450
2015 370
2016 290
2017 350
2018 310
2019 440

Editors
Year Number
2004 330
2005 260
2006 250
2007 220
2008 230
2009 220
2010 210
2011 350
2012 350
2013 340
2014 210
2015 230
2016 230
2017 190
2018 170
2019 200

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 80
2005 80
2006 60
2007 70
2008 70
2009 80
2010 90
2011 230
2012 290
2013 270
2014 160
2015 110
2016 120
2017 90
2018 60

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 0
2005 120
2006 130
2007 170
2008 110
2009 80
2010 100
2011 160
2012 190
2013 180
2014 150
2015 160
2016 120
2017 100
2018 130
2019 130

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 100
2005 120
2006 100
2007 120
2008 110
2009 120
2010 120
2011 130
2012 110
2013 80
2014 90
2015 90
2016 110
2017 90
2018 70
2019 150

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 80
2005 150
2006 120
2007 60
2008 0
2009 70
2010 100
2011 150
2012 120
2013 130
2014 80
2015 100
2016 70
2017 80
2018 90

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 50
2005 40
2007 30
2017 40
2018 80
2019 80

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 110
2005 90
2006 60
2007 60
2008 80
2009 140
2010 120
2011 120
2012 90
2013 150
2014 200
2015 160
2016 140
2017 150
2018 160
2019 160

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 180
2005 210
2006 230
2007 230
2008 150
2009 120
2010 110
2011 130
2012 160
2013 130
2014 130
2015 130
2016 150
2017 110
2018 100
2019 90

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 40
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50

Photographers
Year Number
2004 250
2005 250
2006 260
2007 250
2008 240
2009 230
2010 280
2011 320
2012 300
2013 200
2014 140
2015 130
2016 140
2017 140
2018 110
2019 120

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 70
2005 80
2006 60
2007 30
2008 40
2009 40
2010 60
2011 60
2012 40
2014 40
2015 30
2016 60
2017 50
2018 60
2019 50

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2007 0
2010 60

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 60
2005 40
2006 30
2007 30
2008 30
2009 30
2015 70