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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2005 23,530
2006 23,970
2007 25,820
2008 26,120
2009 25,850
2010 25,340
2011 26,390
2012 27,680
2013 27,330
2014 26,900
2015 28,070
2016 29,940
2017 29,940

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2005 470
2006 430
2007 390
2008 520
2009 560
2010 640
2011 590
2012 630
2013 580
2014 560
2015 530
2016 630
2017 550

Craft Artists
Year Number
2005 30
2009 0
2011 0
2012 170
2013 130
2016 120
2017 150

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 230
2006 450
2007 320
2008 260
2009 0
2010 180
2011 430
2012 550
2013 530
2014 320
2015 260
2016 320
2017 240

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2005 580
2006 1,080
2007 1,120
2008 1,350
2009 1,340
2010 1,930
2011 2,120
2012 2,330
2013 1,910
2014 1,790
2015 1,320
2016 1,600
2017 1,310

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 90
2006 150
2007 110
2008 60
2009 80
2010 100
2011 90
2012 30
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 30

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 360
2006 410
2007 560
2008 570
2009 600
2010 550
2011 360
2012 300
2013 420
2014 350
2015 380
2016 300
2017 320

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2005 160
2006 160
2007 170
2008 100
2009 240
2010 200
2011 290
2012 210
2013 200
2014 100
2015 0
2016 250
2017 330

Floral Designers
Year Number
2005 420
2006 520
2007 560
2008 590
2009 510
2010 410
2011 410
2012 500
2013 560
2014 530
2015 440
2016 500
2017 510

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2005 1,940
2006 2,070
2007 2,540
2008 2,890
2009 2,880
2010 2,440
2011 2,840
2012 2,890
2013 3,200
2014 2,850
2015 3,140
2016 3,360
2017 3,550

Interior Designers
Year Number
2005 630
2006 860
2007 600
2008 800
2009 620
2010 590
2011 720
2012 950
2013 1,030
2014 1,340
2015 1,280
2016 1,260
2017 1,060

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 1,340
2007 1,060
2008 1,020
2009 580
2010 1,060
2011 950
2012 1,310
2013 1,410
2014 1,830
2015 1,740
2016 1,330
2017 1,280

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 100
2007 0
2008 100
2009 120
2010 120
2011 90
2012 40
2013 30
2014 50
2015 100
2016 120
2017 130

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2005 390
2007 390
2008 390
2009 430
2010 160
2011 110
2012 90
2013 100
2014 110
2015 130
2016 110
2017 90

Actors
Year Number
2005 970
2006 590
2007 670
2008 620
2009 550
2010 450
2011 430
2012 300
2013 250
2014 250
2015 320
2016 450
2017 400

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2005 680
2006 1,000
2007 1,010
2008 930
2009 990
2010 920
2011 910
2012 1,400
2013 1,260
2014 1,540
2015 1,530
2016 2,000
2017 1,610

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2005 60
2006 80
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2010 140
2011 0
2012 270
2013 290
2014 300
2015 170
2016 110
2017 60

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2005 2,610
2006 2,580
2007 2,980
2008 2,560
2009 2,530
2010 2,930
2011 3,310
2012 3,310
2013 3,310
2014 3,830
2015 4,740
2016 5,360
2017 5,600

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2005 210
2006 230
2007 240
2008 130
2009 150
2010 190
2011 0
2012 0
2015 370
2016 100
2017 0

Dancers
Year Number
2006 230
2007 300
2008 320
2009 200
2017 110

Choreographers
Year Number
2005 300
2006 270
2007 0
2008 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 80
2008 70
2009 50
2010 60
2011 60
2012 90
2013 160
2014 150
2015 140
2016 110
2017 100

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2005 900
2006 970
2007 890
2008 900
2009 560
2010 680
2011 490
2012 610
2013 620
2014 660
2015 620
2016 600
2017 560

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 270
2006 310
2007 170
2008 110
2009 90
2010 160
2011 130
2012 90
2013 90
2014 180
2015 130
2016 100
2017 80

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2006 120
2007 170
2008 230
2009 250
2010 280
2011 250
2012 0
2013 230
2014 310
2015 250
2016 270
2017 270

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2005 630
2006 590
2007 720
2008 540
2009 520
2010 370
2011 350
2012 310
2013 440
2014 380
2015 540
2016 400
2017 400

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2005 3,500
2006 3,020
2007 3,200
2008 3,270
2009 3,470
2010 3,280
2011 3,290
2012 3,170
2013 2,800
2014 2,580
2015 3,090
2016 3,570
2017 3,930

Editors
Year Number
2005 1,330
2006 1,250
2007 1,230
2008 1,020
2009 1,470
2010 1,610
2011 1,850
2012 1,900
2013 1,930
2014 1,650
2015 1,420
2016 1,230
2017 1,330

Technical Writers
Year Number
2005 1,580
2006 1,360
2007 1,410
2008 1,310
2009 1,360
2010 1,220
2011 1,200
2012 1,270
2013 860
2014 860
2015 870
2016 860
2017 910

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2005 330
2006 520
2007 650
2008 850
2009 800
2010 860
2011 690
2012 760
2013 770
2014 910
2015 900
2016 950
2017 1,030

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2005 500
2007 400
2008 440
2009 580
2010 600
2011 640
2012 650
2013 620
2014 660
2015 900
2016 700
2017 840

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 100
2012 150
2013 180
2014 0
2015 140
2017 130

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,220
2006 1,280
2007 1,210
2008 1,200
2009 1,480
2010 830
2011 930
2012 430
2013 390
2014 300
2015 200
2016 180
2017 130

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2005 400
2006 310
2007 390
2008 590
2009 540
2010 490
2011 590
2012 660
2013 820
2014 670
2015 770
2016 900
2017 1,080

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2005 270
2006 320
2007 370
2008 360
2009 290
2010 260
2011 340
2012 360
2013 380
2014 300
2015 300
2016 340
2017 360

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 70
2006 160
2007 240
2008 260
2009 260
2010 270
2011 290
2012 210
2013 180
2014 200
2015 270
2016 290
2017 220

Photographers
Year Number
2005 850
2006 710
2007 710
2008 840
2009 940
2010 700
2011 730
2012 900
2013 960
2014 850
2015 690
2016 870
2017 680

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2005 170
2006 180
2007 310
2008 270
2009 300
2010 210
2011 360
2012 410
2013 410
2014 180
2015 0
2016 220
2017 250

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2005 130
2006 0
2007 150
2008 150
2009 190
2010 260
2011 340
2012 330
2013 210
2014 150
2015 190
2016 190
2017 190

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 180
2006 320
2007 440
2008 500
2009 320
2010 190
2011 110
2012 100
2013 70
2014 120
2015 150
2016 190
2017 120