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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2005 155,180
2006 154,660
2007 130,680
2008 119,640
2009 110,920
2010 129,220
2011 107,420
2012 113,710
2013 124,690
2014 126,020
2015 146,360
2016 161,580
2017 153,420

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2005 2,140
2006 3,000
2007 3,500
2008 3,450
2009 3,010
2010 2,810
2011 2,920
2012 2,830
2013 2,970
2014 3,000
2015 3,280
2016 3,430
2017 3,540

Craft Artists
Year Number
2006 130
2007 320
2008 0
2009 350
2010 220
2011 300
2012 400
2013 370
2014 260
2015 0
2016 180
2017 300

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 590
2007 540
2008 570
2009 850
2010 2,210
2011 2,960
2012 3,080
2013 1,970
2014 1,380
2015 1,390
2016 1,640
2017 1,400

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2005 3,870
2006 5,870
2007 6,080
2008 6,260
2009 4,920
2010 4,460
2011 5,060
2012 5,730
2013 6,660
2014 5,920
2015 5,830
2016 5,670
2017 6,180

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 90
2006 160
2007 270
2008 570
2009 460
2010 480
2011 240
2012 230
2013 140
2014 130
2015 220
2016 330
2017 310

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 1,380
2006 1,510
2007 1,490
2008 850
2009 690
2010 860
2011 1,230
2012 1,290
2013 1,430
2014 1,510
2015 1,730
2016 1,420
2017 1,200

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2005 2,330
2006 2,500
2007 2,680
2008 2,590
2009 2,790
2010 2,640
2011 2,760
2012 3,200
2013 3,920
2014 4,130
2015 4,020
2016 4,590
2017 4,340

Floral Designers
Year Number
2005 1,330
2006 1,200
2007 1,260
2008 1,080
2009 830
2010 750
2011 570
2012 650
2013 560
2014 620
2015 610
2016 690
2017 890

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2005 7,850
2006 9,400
2007 10,350
2008 10,710
2009 10,150
2010 9,290
2011 9,500
2012 9,260
2013 9,530
2014 9,600
2015 10,010
2016 10,960
2017 11,410

Interior Designers
Year Number
2005 1,790
2006 1,430
2007 1,810
2008 2,000
2009 1,740
2010 1,680
2011 1,790
2012 1,820
2013 1,820
2014 1,500
2015 2,170
2016 2,510
2017 2,280

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2005 2,570
2006 2,220
2007 2,270
2008 2,720
2009 2,560
2010 2,570
2011 1,640
2012 1,490
2013 1,430
2014 1,500
2015 1,980
2016 2,340
2017 2,690

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2005 590
2006 1,050
2007 1,010
2008 940
2009 770
2010 1,120
2011 1,210
2012 1,370
2013 1,170
2014 1,450
2015 2,140
2016 2,530
2017 2,340

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2005 610
2006 760
2007 1,250
2008 1,080
2009 980
2010 420
2011 750
2012 770
2013 1,100
2014 940
2015 1,010
2016 1,270
2017 910

Actors
Year Number
2005 20,850
2006 23,200
2007 13,700
2008 12,900
2010 16,280
2015 14,560
2016 12,490
2017 10,020

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2005 9,320
2006 10,560
2007 13,380
2008 14,710
2009 15,210
2010 15,430
2011 18,850
2012 19,570
2013 20,540
2014 19,560
2015 19,560
2016 22,090
2017 21,150

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2005 550
2006 550
2007 580
2011 0
2012 0
2013 530
2014 450
2015 0
2017 270

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2005 3,150
2007 5,340
2008 5,640
2009 4,950
2010 5,870
2011 5,690
2012 5,490
2013 4,710
2014 5,060
2015 6,480
2016 6,730
2017 6,020

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2006 500
2007 380
2008 280
2009 390
2010 330
2011 290
2012 450
2013 490
2014 0
2015 250
2016 460
2017 490

Dancers
Year Number
2005 1,510
2006 1,530
2007 1,330
2008 820
2009 1,190
2010 1,190
2011 1,190
2012 860
2013 870
2014 760
2015 0
2016 280
2017 250

Choreographers
Year Number
2005 350
2006 560
2007 450
2008 460
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2013 300
2015 200
2016 120
2017 100

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2007 640
2008 580
2009 440
2010 440
2011 550
2012 400
2013 370
2014 590
2015 700
2016 740
2017 480

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2005 4,470
2006 3,680
2007 3,320
2008 3,320
2009 3,540
2010 3,010
2011 2,800
2012 2,670
2013 2,510
2014 2,600
2015 2,810
2016 3,110
2017 2,730

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 51,770
2006 43,740
2007 13,840
2009 10,030
2010 11,350
2011 0
2012 1,350
2013 1,360
2014 1,800
2015 1,610
2016 3,200
2017 2,000

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2005 1,400
2006 1,280
2007 1,340
2009 910
2010 710
2011 710
2012 910
2013 1,220
2014 1,220
2015 1,210
2016 1,050
2017 1,240

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2005 1,680
2006 1,770
2007 1,730
2008 1,570
2009 1,260
2010 1,310
2011 1,430
2012 1,450
2013 1,770
2014 1,620
2015 1,930
2016 1,510
2017 1,680

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2005 6,410
2006 6,950
2007 8,290
2008 8,760
2009 8,460
2010 7,400
2011 7,480
2012 7,800
2013 7,500
2014 6,450
2015 7,130
2016 7,610
2017 8,210

Editors
Year Number
2005 4,610
2006 4,990
2007 4,820
2008 4,450
2009 4,050
2010 4,310
2011 4,300
2012 4,100
2013 3,650
2014 3,580
2015 4,060
2016 4,570
2017 4,540

Technical Writers
Year Number
2005 1,640
2006 1,630
2007 1,650
2008 1,590
2009 1,530
2010 1,130
2011 1,110
2012 970
2013 1,350
2014 1,440
2015 1,550
2016 1,310
2017 1,070

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2005 2,370
2006 2,810
2007 3,080
2008 3,570
2009 3,410
2010 3,530
2011 3,720
2012 4,160
2013 4,660
2014 4,300
2015 4,890
2016 4,910
2017 4,530

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2005 760
2006 620
2007 730
2008 1,010
2009 1,660
2010 1,530
2011 1,740
2012 2,160
2013 2,120
2014 2,090
2015 1,640
2016 1,650
2017 2,070

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2008 930
2012 920
2013 1,010
2014 580
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,910
2006 1,810
2007 1,740
2008 2,840
2009 4,490
2010 5,540
2011 6,680
2012 6,600
2013 10,650
2014 9,640
2015 7,610
2016 7,690
2017 6,920

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2005 4,100
2007 2,570
2008 3,820
2009 3,850
2010 3,910
2011 3,560
2012 3,940
2013 4,740
2014 6,550
2015 7,670
2016 9,590
2017 8,910

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2005 2,340
2006 2,160
2007 1,970
2008 1,790
2009 1,420
2010 2,360
2011 3,540
2012 4,160
2013 2,850
2014 1,860
2015 2,150
2016 2,400
2017 2,710

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 2,720
2006 3,170
2007 3,820
2008 3,740
2009 2,380
2010 2,290
2011 2,260
2012 2,470
2013 2,650
2014 3,070
2015 3,100
2016 3,690
2017 3,400

Photographers
Year Number
2005 1,490
2006 1,740
2007 1,870
2008 1,760
2009 1,440
2010 1,310
2011 1,350
2012 1,680
2013 2,170
2014 2,680
2015 2,620
2016 2,900
2017 2,430

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2005 3,550
2006 4,130
2007 3,270
2008 3,180
2009 2,150
2010 2,090
2011 1,680
2012 1,700
2013 2,310
2014 3,620
2015 4,360
2016 6,110
2017 4,860

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2005 3,680
2006 4,900
2007 5,150
2008 5,460
2009 4,780
2010 4,700
2011 4,780
2012 4,760
2013 6,840
2014 8,810
2015 10,000
2016 12,050
2017 12,020

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 2,560
2007 2,860
2008 3,640
2009 3,280
2010 3,690
2011 2,780
2012 3,020
2013 4,450
2014 5,750
2015 5,880
2016 7,760
2017 7,530