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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2005 19,230
2006 19,960
2007 19,130
2008 22,520
2009 23,050
2010 22,820
2011 24,000
2012 25,530
2013 25,240
2014 25,060
2015 11,750
2016 11,460
2017 11,410

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2005 450
2006 610
2007 750
2008 780
2009 490
2010 420
2011 450
2012 520
2013 590
2014 690
2015 390
2016 400
2017 240

Craft Artists
Year Number
2009 150
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 170
2006 90
2007 0
2008 0
2009 160
2010 130
2011 140
2012 180
2013 140
2014 110
2015 40
2016 50
2017 60

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2005 210
2006 260
2007 350
2008 400
2009 310
2010 210
2011 190
2012 230
2013 220
2014 290
2015 90
2016 80
2017 80

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 110
2006 130
2007 0
2008 110
2009 50
2010 80
2011 60
2012 70
2014 0

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 380
2006 450
2007 520
2008 460
2009 380
2010 390
2011 480
2012 500
2013 370
2014 260
2015 0
2016 40
2017 70

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2005 170
2006 120
2007 160
2008 140
2009 90
2010 60
2011 50
2012 90
2013 80
2014 100
2015 150
2016 110
2017 110

Floral Designers
Year Number
2005 890
2006 900
2007 790
2008 840
2009 810
2010 800
2011 760
2012 950
2013 890
2014 750
2015 120
2016 0
2017 260

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2005 2,650
2006 3,100
2007 3,440
2008 3,430
2009 3,240
2010 3,230
2011 3,320
2012 3,630
2013 3,930
2014 3,820
2015 1,420
2016 1,510
2017 1,630

Interior Designers
Year Number
2005 640
2006 670
2007 770
2008 900
2009 1,010
2010 800
2011 890
2012 540
2013 740
2014 820
2015 270
2016 230
2017 320

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2005 660
2006 550
2007 700
2008 0
2009 0
2010 240
2011 290
2012 340
2013 510
2014 830
2015 380
2016 370
2017 340

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 90
2009 100
2010 80
2011 110
2012 60
2013 140
2014 150
2015 80
2016 60
2017 50

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2005 190
2006 110
2007 90
2008 70
2009 80
2010 70
2011 60
2012 40

Actors
Year Number
2005 160
2006 210
2007 310
2008 360
2009 330
2010 430
2011 530
2012 650
2013 480
2014 520
2015 220
2016 240
2017 440

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2005 790
2006 600
2007 700
2008 770
2009 770
2010 810
2011 890
2012 1,580
2013 1,640
2014 1,780
2015 660
2016 660
2017 650

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2006 150
2007 110
2009 0
2010 0
2011 180
2012 0
2013 530
2014 500
2015 380
2016 110
2017 120

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2005 2,400
2006 2,180
2007 1,790
2008 2,430
2009 2,450
2010 2,770
2011 2,540
2012 2,600
2013 2,430
2014 2,560
2015 1,270
2016 1,270
2017 980

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2006 0
2008 40
2009 0
2012 60
2013 40
2014 40
2017 40

Dancers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 180
2007 0
2010 40
2011 70
2012 110
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Choreographers
Year Number
2007 0

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2007 110
2008 150
2009 150
2010 230
2011 330
2012 370
2013 300
2014 220
2015 80
2016 100
2017 100

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2005 500
2006 450
2007 0
2008 580
2009 0
2010 520
2011 420
2012 360
2013 350
2014 410
2015 300
2016 240
2017 170

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 130
2006 60
2007 180
2008 140
2009 130
2010 110
2011 110
2012 100

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2005 570
2006 680
2007 670
2008 790
2009 680
2010 550
2011 460
2013 350
2014 260
2015 160
2016 110
2017 140

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2005 510
2006 60
2007 0
2008 0
2009 750
2010 510
2011 520
2012 580
2013 290
2014 320
2015 190
2016 310
2017 210

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2005 2,570
2006 2,830
2007 3,560
2008 3,620
2009 4,200
2010 4,170
2011 4,350
2012 4,620
2013 4,560
2014 4,440
2015 2,090
2016 2,170
2017 1,990

Editors
Year Number
2005 1,560
2006 1,600
2007 0
2008 1,920
2009 2,070
2010 1,760
2011 1,910
2012 1,670
2013 1,630
2014 1,530
2015 850
2016 1,020
2017 1,050

Technical Writers
Year Number
2005 640
2006 840
2007 880
2008 820
2009 700
2010 750
2011 720
2012 820
2013 630
2014 760
2015 230
2016 190
2017 180

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2005 880
2006 860
2007 640
2008 660
2009 690
2010 570
2011 770
2012 750
2013 840
2014 750
2015 410
2016 370
2017 310

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2005 60
2006 120
2009 460
2010 340
2011 580
2012 520
2013 620
2014 570
2015 330
2016 290
2017 280

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2008 340
2009 300
2010 300
2011 210
2012 250
2013 250
2014 290
2015 250
2016 240
2017 210

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 300
2006 290
2007 270
2008 240
2009 230
2010 250
2011 250
2012 300
2013 140
2014 160
2015 80
2016 60
2017 50

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2005 430
2006 560
2007 570
2008 540
2009 540
2010 500
2011 790
2012 1,050
2013 1,160
2014 870
2015 660
2016 600
2017 560

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2005 270
2006 290
2007 500
2008 450
2009 420
2010 290
2011 240
2012 280
2013 220
2014 260
2015 170
2016 190
2017 130

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 220
2009 170
2010 170
2011 150
2012 200
2013 160
2014 120
2015 40
2016 50
2017 60

Photographers
Year Number
2005 710
2006 750
2007 850
2008 830
2009 770
2010 780
2011 730
2012 900
2013 690
2014 570
2015 180
2016 160
2017 230

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 100
2009 120
2010 130
2011 160
2012 230
2013 150
2014 160
2015 130
2016 130
2017 240

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2005 100
2006 150
2007 130
2008 190
2009 150
2010 190
2011 150
2012 220
2013 90
2014 110
2015 90
2016 100
2017 110

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2007 200
2008 200
2009 100
2010 140
2011 140
2012 160
2013 80
2014 40
2015 40