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

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 52,680
2005 52,130
2006 52,520
2007 55,410
2008 51,520
2009 49,860
2010 44,520
2011 46,250
2012 44,690
2013 46,370
2014 48,860
2015 54,510
2016 57,350
2017 50,800
2018 46,520
2019 53,180

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 920
2005 980
2006 1,020
2007 1,070
2008 1,020
2009 970
2010 830
2011 830
2012 730
2013 900
2014 980
2015 1,120
2016 1,070
2017 1,240
2018 1,040
2019 1,280

Craft Artists
Year Number
2004 50
2006 270
2007 400
2008 240
2009 220
2010 200
2011 200
2012 190
2013 220
2014 140
2015 190
2016 180
2017 150
2018 100
2019 200

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 530
2005 0
2006 830
2007 780
2008 560
2009 530
2010 460
2011 490
2012 280
2013 280
2014 230
2015 300
2016 350
2017 470
2018 520
2019 0

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 640
2005 520
2006 400
2007 280
2008 360
2009 280
2010 480
2011 470
2012 450
2013 300
2014 290
2015 360
2016 460
2017 540
2018 630
2019 550

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 350
2006 260
2007 210
2008 200
2009 170
2010 140
2011 80
2012 60
2013 40

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2004 5,320
2005 5,320
2006 5,450
2007 5,800
2008 5,060
2009 4,530
2010 4,000
2011 4,100
2012 3,280
2013 4,020
2014 4,840
2015 6,030
2016 6,600
2017 5,690
2018 5,060
2019 4,520

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 90
2007 90
2008 70
2009 30
2011 30
2013 50
2014 40
2015 130
2016 210
2017 250
2018 210
2019 140

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 1,810
2005 1,940
2006 1,870
2007 1,720
2008 1,630
2009 1,240
2010 1,070
2011 1,060
2012 1,180
2013 1,250
2014 1,350
2015 1,290
2016 1,160
2017 1,030
2018 1,210
2019 1,170

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 4,580
2005 5,780
2006 6,160
2007 6,690
2008 5,080
2009 5,050
2010 4,850
2011 5,000
2012 5,210
2013 5,450
2014 5,510
2015 5,710
2016 5,830
2017 0
2018 5,680
2019 6,000

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 2,010
2005 2,060
2006 1,830
2007 1,670
2008 1,380
2009 1,050
2010 840
2011 930
2012 790
2013 820
2014 910
2015 1,220
2016 1,480
2017 1,740
2018 1,610
2019 1,660

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 3,270
2005 2,420
2006 1,390
2007 1,530
2008 1,200
2009 1,610
2010 1,530
2011 2,490
2012 2,450
2013 2,540
2014 4,190
2015 4,600
2016 5,020
2017 5,100
2018 5,820
2019 5,970

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 120
2008 160
2009 90
2010 130
2011 160
2012 130
2013 110
2014 70
2015 100
2016 100
2017 170
2018 190
2019 150

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2004 420
2005 610
2006 800
2007 770
2008 600
2009 370
2010 250
2011 0
2012 70
2013 110
2014 140
2015 160
2016 100
2017 70
2018 70
2019 110

Actors
Year Number
2004 0
2007 460
2008 120
2009 240
2010 140
2011 190
2012 280
2013 360
2014 260
2015 250
2016 350
2017 350
2018 300
2019 270

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 1,440
2005 1,460
2006 1,460
2007 1,300
2008 1,280
2009 1,190
2010 1,480
2011 1,800
2012 1,730
2013 1,740
2014 1,660
2015 1,990
2016 2,180
2017 2,340
2018 2,030
2019 2,070

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2004 230
2005 220
2006 150
2007 210
2008 310
2009 320
2010 530
2011 620
2012 650
2013 300
2014 250
2015 240
2016 170
2017 120
2018 110
2019 80

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 3,850
2005 5,090
2006 5,750
2007 7,310
2008 8,270
2009 8,170
2010 6,550
2011 8,210
2012 8,250
2013 8,520
2014 7,970
2015 10,850
2016 11,480
2017 10,680
2018 0
2019 7,500

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2004 410
2005 410
2006 410
2007 230
2008 240
2009 310
2010 230
2011 290
2012 240
2013 360
2014 430
2015 450
2016 300
2017 650
2018 940
2019 880

Dancers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 190
2008 0
2009 150
2010 150
2011 70
2012 80
2013 60
2014 60

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 370
2005 440
2006 410
2007 730
2008 740
2009 660
2012 0
2013 0
2014 270
2015 120
2016 170
2017 0

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2004 340
2005 320
2006 400
2007 0
2008 390
2009 450
2010 640
2011 670
2012 820
2013 910
2014 930
2015 960
2016 730
2017 680
2018 440
2019 390

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 2,390
2005 1,100
2006 920
2007 900
2008 1,090
2009 1,320
2010 1,380
2011 1,150
2012 1,120
2013 1,100
2014 1,280
2015 1,160
2016 1,490
2017 1,380
2018 1,600
2019 1,200

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 190
2005 170
2006 160
2007 90
2008 190
2009 290
2010 240
2011 180
2012 80
2013 60
2014 80
2015 70
2016 70
2017 40

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 1,500
2005 1,650
2006 1,540
2007 1,580
2008 1,110
2009 870
2010 880
2011 790
2012 690
2013 690
2014 790
2015 780
2016 760
2017 650
2018 850
2019 1,140

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 1,790
2005 1,800
2006 1,650
2007 1,370
2008 1,400
2009 1,160
2010 1,080
2011 1,050
2012 1,080
2013 1,060
2014 1,130
2015 1,250
2016 1,410
2017 1,360
2018 1,190
2019 1,140

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 7,010
2005 6,810
2006 7,220
2007 7,330
2008 7,060
2009 6,330
2010 5,270
2011 4,670
2012 4,150
2013 4,570
2014 4,990
2015 4,880
2016 5,290
2017 5,710
2018 6,280
2019 6,270

Editors
Year Number
2004 2,960
2005 2,620
2006 2,430
2007 2,290
2008 2,020
2009 1,770
2010 1,830
2011 1,980
2012 1,910
2013 1,850
2014 1,670
2015 1,530
2016 1,510
2017 1,560
2018 1,670
2019 1,610

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 1,490
2005 1,470
2006 1,600
2007 1,790
2008 2,030
2009 1,690
2010 1,500
2011 1,460
2012 1,440
2013 1,400
2014 990
2015 960
2016 1,000
2017 1,280
2018 1,450
2019 1,440

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 1,300
2005 1,380
2006 1,210
2007 1,100
2008 1,120
2009 910
2010 730
2011 760
2012 680
2013 690
2014 680
2015 700
2016 730
2017 840
2018 1,120
2019 1,120

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 420
2005 450
2006 380
2007 370
2008 540
2009 600
2010 660
2011 590
2012 690
2013 710
2014 1,070
2015 1,040
2016 1,040
2017 810
2018 870
2019 1,100

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 710
2005 500
2006 500
2007 440
2008 430
2009 460
2010 500
2011 560
2012 530
2013 610
2014 880
2015 860
2016 880
2017 590
2018 500
2019 480

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,050
2005 2,020
2006 1,470
2007 1,470
2008 1,580
2009 1,330
2010 1,100
2011 880
2012 890
2013 710
2014 420
2015 620
2016 530
2017 590
2018 330
2019 220

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 820
2005 820
2006 830
2007 980
2008 1,140
2009 980
2010 1,040
2011 1,330
2012 1,650
2013 1,590
2014 1,510
2015 1,600
2016 1,560
2017 1,500
2018 1,520
2019 1,550

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 840
2005 820
2006 810
2007 1,090
2008 1,080
2009 980
2010 720
2011 650
2012 710
2013 690
2014 600
2015 610
2016 780
2017 800
2018 730
2019 580

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 240
2005 220
2006 150
2007 250
2008 330
2009 300
2010 280
2011 240
2012 240
2013 230
2014 170
2015 160
2016 130
2017 90
2018 90
2019 90

Photographers
Year Number
2004 1,470
2005 1,690
2006 1,670
2007 1,620
2008 0
2009 1,840
2010 1,710
2011 1,290
2012 1,390
2013 1,450
2014 1,340
2015 1,300
2016 1,340
2017 1,420
2018 1,330
2019 1,270

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 380
2006 470
2007 510
2008 640
2009 600
2010 320
2011 310
2012 220
2013 290
2014 300
2015 340
2016 310
2017 230
2018 200
2019 170

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 410
2005 270
2006 210
2007 320
2008 350
2009 350
2010 350
2011 420
2012 350
2013 330
2014 350
2015 500
2016 510
2017 430
2018 510
2019 420

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 450
2005 350
2006 350
2007 350
2008 500
2009 450
2010 430
2011 250
2014 90
2015 80
2016 70
2017 250
2018 320