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

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 28,140
2005 29,630
2006 30,900
2007 37,540
2008 40,300
2009 40,720
2010 37,250
2011 37,060
2012 35,480
2013 35,550
2014 36,770
2015 38,890
2016 39,360
2017 39,720
2018 40,970
2019 42,280

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 410
2005 470
2006 440
2007 480
2008 510
2009 400
2010 440
2011 510
2012 620
2013 590
2014 580
2015 730
2016 750
2017 660
2018 570
2019 730

Craft Artists
Year Number
2005 160
2006 230
2007 310
2008 220
2009 180
2010 90
2011 80
2012 80
2013 70
2014 100
2015 70
2016 80
2017 100
2018 140
2019 210

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 190
2005 170
2006 190
2007 220
2008 130
2009 130
2010 100
2011 130
2012 100
2013 90
2014 100
2015 140
2016 130
2017 140
2018 140
2019 180

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 280
2005 280
2006 210
2007 370
2008 310
2009 260
2010 190
2011 260
2012 320
2013 340
2014 410
2015 330
2016 290
2017 240
2018 180
2019 250

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 160
2005 60
2006 160
2007 210
2008 280
2009 340
2010 280
2011 190
2012 150
2013 180
2014 200
2015 200
2016 200
2017 220
2018 240
2019 250

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2004 810
2005 480
2006 510
2007 510
2008 500
2009 390
2010 280
2011 250
2012 340
2013 450
2014 490
2015 430
2016 420
2017 530
2018 670
2019 680

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2004 50
2005 40
2006 40
2007 60
2008 70
2009 110
2010 100
2011 80
2012 60
2013 160
2014 190
2015 220
2016 120
2017 110
2018 120
2019 180

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 1,380
2005 890
2006 1,030
2007 1,070
2008 1,100
2009 1,030
2010 950
2011 940
2012 860
2013 880
2014 960
2015 1,010
2016 1,100
2017 1,130
2018 990
2019 780

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 2,800
2005 3,110
2006 2,980
2007 3,340
2008 3,300
2009 3,610
2010 3,800
2011 4,050
2012 4,050
2013 4,010
2014 4,030
2015 4,100
2016 4,430
2017 4,610
2018 4,730
2019 4,610

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 1,090
2005 1,380
2006 1,250
2007 1,410
2008 1,310
2009 1,160
2010 980
2011 1,070
2012 990
2013 1,110
2014 1,180
2015 1,670
2016 1,580
2017 1,790
2018 1,930
2019 2,370

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 1,220
2005 1,200
2006 920
2007 1,020
2008 1,090
2009 1,340
2010 1,250
2011 1,290
2012 1,050
2013 1,410
2014 1,660
2015 1,650
2016 1,570
2017 1,780
2018 1,870
2019 1,750

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 80
2006 200
2007 170
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40
2013 60
2014 70
2015 90
2016 60
2017 60
2018 70
2019 80

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 190
2005 160
2006 0
2007 90
2008 90
2009 90
2010 110
2011 100
2012 220
2013 220
2014 360
2015 220
2016 240
2017 230
2018 260
2019 270

Actors
Year Number
2004 330
2006 0
2007 110
2008 120
2009 240
2010 250
2011 240
2012 200
2013 170
2014 200
2015 210
2016 320
2017 320
2018 600
2019 650

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 870
2005 720
2006 740
2007 1,220
2008 1,410
2009 1,430
2010 1,070
2011 950
2012 1,010
2013 1,020
2014 1,320
2015 1,370
2016 1,680
2017 1,720
2018 1,710
2019 1,670

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2004 400
2007 50
2009 0
2010 0
2011 160
2012 220
2014 290
2015 340
2016 480
2017 440
2018 370
2019 270

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 2,110
2005 2,390
2006 2,760
2007 5,790
2008 6,300
2009 6,420
2010 5,350
2011 5,490
2012 5,910
2013 6,190
2014 6,110
2015 7,410
2016 7,730
2017 7,520
2018 7,930
2019 7,020

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2004 640
2005 840
2006 910
2007 920
2008 1,020
2009 1,050
2010 1,130
2011 1,080
2012 1,100
2013 1,090
2014 1,070
2015 1,370
2016 1,280
2017 1,270
2018 950
2019 1,500

Dancers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 920
2006 0
2007 650
2008 540
2009 400
2010 280
2011 0
2012 380
2013 430
2014 450
2015 190
2016 240
2017 310
2018 260
2019 170

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 80
2005 40
2006 0
2008 50
2009 50
2011 0
2015 30

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 40
2005 70
2007 150
2008 0
2009 60
2010 0
2011 0
2012 140
2013 140
2014 100
2015 50
2016 60
2017 80
2018 100
2019 110

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 650
2006 1,050
2007 830
2008 830
2009 530
2010 530
2011 560
2012 650
2013 640
2014 550
2015 590
2016 530
2017 530
2018 540
2019 590

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 130
2005 140
2006 170
2007 270
2008 280
2009 240
2010 290
2011 350
2012 430
2013 360
2014 300
2015 400
2016 380
2017 450
2018 400
2019 540

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 750
2005 600
2006 650
2008 890
2009 870
2010 620
2011 620
2012 580
2013 420
2014 430
2015 470
2016 480
2017 410
2018 340
2019 420

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 970
2005 910
2006 950
2007 1,000
2008 1,020
2009 1,040
2010 1,100
2011 960
2012 740
2013 830
2014 800
2015 860
2016 670
2017 770
2018 700
2019 700

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 3,470
2005 4,240
2006 5,970
2007 7,170
2008 9,150
2009 9,200
2010 8,190
2011 7,200
2012 5,480
2013 4,950
2014 4,620
2015 4,510
2016 4,330
2017 4,700
2018 5,180
2019 6,100

Editors
Year Number
2004 1,930
2005 1,990
2006 1,960
2007 2,250
2008 2,270
2009 2,600
2010 2,310
2011 2,210
2012 1,470
2013 1,540
2014 1,620
2015 1,780
2016 1,860
2017 1,890
2018 2,010
2019 1,880

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 1,470
2005 1,420
2006 1,300
2007 1,340
2008 1,210
2009 1,080
2010 980
2011 1,320
2012 1,370
2013 1,400
2014 1,370
2015 1,330
2016 1,270
2017 1,220
2018 1,240
2019 1,400

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 660
2005 740
2006 670
2007 700
2008 600
2009 520
2010 520
2011 560
2012 590
2013 580
2014 710
2015 650
2016 640
2017 650
2018 660
2019 750

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 910
2005 1,040
2006 1,030
2007 780
2008 770
2009 900
2010 1,220
2011 1,330
2012 1,200
2013 1,170
2014 1,150
2015 1,430
2016 1,530
2017 1,380
2018 1,440
2019 1,430

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 350
2007 420
2008 380
2009 430
2010 390
2011 470
2012 210
2013 220
2014 270
2015 260
2016 340
2017 330
2018 320
2019 270

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 770
2005 790
2006 640
2007 620
2008 700
2009 670
2010 390
2011 370
2012 780
2013 580
2014 550
2015 480
2016 480
2017 390
2018 370
2019 460

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,240
2005 1,070
2006 730
2007 660
2008 670
2009 690
2010 860
2011 1,070
2012 1,140
2013 1,090
2014 1,210
2015 1,030
2016 1,030
2017 760
2018 970
2019 960

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 540
2005 620
2006 740
2007 850
2008 710
2009 720
2010 630
2011 570
2012 510
2013 520
2014 670
2015 700
2016 680
2017 540
2018 540
2019 700

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 170
2005 180
2006 130
2007 150
2008 160
2009 210
2010 270
2011 300
2012 250
2013 190
2014 270
2015 230
2016 210
2017 110
2018 140
2019 170

Photographers
Year Number
2004 950
2005 870
2006 890
2007 1,110
2008 1,100
2009 1,120
2010 1,070
2011 1,090
2012 1,100
2013 1,190
2014 1,030
2015 860
2016 690
2017 760
2018 750
2019 780

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 360
2005 340
2006 280
2007 300
2008 340
2009 350
2010 340
2011 280
2012 250
2013 330
2014 300
2015 360
2016 350
2017 460
2018 420
2019 390

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 140
2005 140
2006 170
2007 370
2008 380
2009 320
2010 280
2011 340
2012 340
2013 230
2014 220
2015 220
2016 300
2017 360
2018 360
2019 360

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 550
2005 510
2006 650
2007 570
2008 450
2009 490
2010 560
2011 550
2012 550
2013 700
2014 830
2015 900
2016 830
2017 750
2018 760