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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2005 23,180
2006 21,480
2007 27,260
2008 27,180
2009 26,730
2010 26,840
2011 28,070
2012 28,590
2013 28,210
2014 29,470
2015 30,760
2016 32,460
2017 32,350
2018 30,470
2019 34,510

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2005 470
2006 440
2007 400
2008 530
2009 570
2010 650
2011 610
2012 660
2013 600
2014 590
2015 560
2016 660
2017 560
2018 760
2019 560

Craft Artists
Year Number
2005 30
2009 0
2011 0
2012 170
2013 130
2016 140
2017 170

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 190
2011 430
2012 560
2013 540
2014 320
2015 260
2016 330
2017 270
2018 260
2019 240

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2005 590
2006 1,080
2007 1,130
2008 1,350
2009 1,340
2010 1,970
2011 2,150
2012 2,360
2013 1,930
2014 1,840
2015 1,370
2016 1,620
2017 1,310
2018 0
2019 1,090

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 100
2006 170
2007 120
2008 80
2009 90
2010 110
2011 110
2012 50
2013 40
2014 50
2015 60
2016 60
2017 40
2018 40

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2005 380
2006 0
2007 600
2008 640
2009 650
2010 580
2011 400
2012 340
2013 430
2014 370
2015 400
2016 320
2017 320
2018 310
2019 310

Fashion Designers
Year Number
2005 160
2006 160
2007 170
2008 100
2009 240
2010 200
2011 290
2012 220
2013 200
2014 110
2015 130
2016 260
2017 340
2018 480
2019 400

Floral Designers
Year Number
2005 560
2006 640
2007 660
2008 700
2009 600
2010 500
2011 510
2012 580
2013 650
2014 620
2015 570
2016 600
2017 640
2018 600
2019 450

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2005 2,100
2006 2,240
2007 2,700
2008 3,070
2009 3,040
2010 2,630
2011 3,070
2012 3,160
2013 3,440
2014 3,130
2015 3,430
2016 3,650
2017 3,770
2018 3,660
2019 4,150

Interior Designers
Year Number
2005 680
2006 930
2007 660
2008 830
2009 680
2010 670
2011 800
2012 1,010
2013 1,100
2014 1,440
2015 1,320
2016 1,350
2017 1,160
2018 1,210
2019 1,200

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2005 1,070
2006 1,430
2007 1,190
2008 1,180
2009 700
2010 1,180
2011 1,030
2012 1,410
2013 1,570
2014 1,980
2015 1,960
2016 1,510
2017 1,480
2018 1,630
2019 1,760

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 110
2007 0
2008 110
2009 120
2010 120
2011 90
2012 40
2013 30
2014 60
2015 100
2016 130
2017 130
2018 140
2019 180

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2005 400
2007 390
2008 390
2009 430
2010 160
2011 110
2012 90
2013 110
2014 110
2015 140
2016 160
2017 120
2018 200
2019 0

Actors
Year Number
2005 980
2006 600
2007 670
2008 620
2009 550
2010 450
2011 450
2012 320
2013 260
2014 250
2015 320
2016 450
2017 400
2018 520
2019 500

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2005 720
2006 1,040
2007 1,050
2008 960
2009 1,020
2010 970
2011 970
2012 1,480
2013 1,310
2014 1,580
2015 1,580
2016 2,060
2017 1,680
2018 1,900
2019 1,870

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2005 70
2006 80
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2010 140
2011 0
2012 280
2013 300
2014 340
2015 200
2016 150
2017 60
2018 70
2019 100

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2005 3,020
2006 3,080
2007 3,390
2008 3,060
2009 3,050
2010 3,500
2011 3,980
2012 3,890
2013 3,840
2014 4,300
2015 5,350
2016 6,050
2017 6,410
2018 7,010
2019 7,500

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2005 210
2006 240
2007 240
2008 250
2009 280
2010 350
2011 0
2012 90
2013 0
2014 460
2015 610
2016 290
2017 0
2018 330
2019 470

Dancers
Year Number
2006 230
2007 300
2008 320
2009 200
2017 110
2018 150
2019 140

Choreographers
Year Number
2005 310
2006 270
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 90
2008 80
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 100
2013 190
2014 170
2015 170
2016 140
2017 120
2018 90
2019 100

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2005 970
2006 1,010
2007 950
2008 1,040
2009 0
2010 0
2011 520
2012 640
2013 720
2014 760
2015 710
2016 720
2017 700
2018 640
2019 600

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 300
2006 320
2007 170
2008 110
2009 90
2010 160
2011 150
2012 140
2013 130
2014 210
2015 160
2016 130
2017 80
2018 70
2019 70

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 280
2010 310
2011 280
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 290
2016 300
2017 300
2018 330
2019 330

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 820
2008 60
2009 50
2010 420
2011 0
2012 0
2013 480
2014 420
2015 580
2016 410
2017 440
2018 370
2019 470

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2005 3,790
2006 3,300
2007 3,460
2008 3,550
2009 3,760
2010 3,550
2011 3,540
2012 3,420
2013 3,060
2014 2,890
2015 3,410
2016 3,860
2017 4,180
2018 4,020
2019 4,240

Editors
Year Number
2005 1,400
2006 0
2007 1,310
2008 1,090
2009 1,530
2010 1,670
2011 1,930
2012 1,990
2013 2,030
2014 1,760
2015 1,520
2016 1,280
2017 1,390
2018 0
2019 1,370

Technical Writers
Year Number
2005 1,590
2006 1,370
2007 1,440
2008 1,350
2009 1,400
2010 1,260
2011 1,240
2012 1,300
2013 890
2014 880
2015 890
2016 880
2017 930
2018 830
2019 990

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2005 360
2006 540
2007 710
2008 900
2009 860
2010 890
2011 720
2012 770
2013 800
2014 930
2015 940
2016 990
2017 1,080
2018 1,190
2019 1,140

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2005 520
2007 410
2008 460
2009 630
2010 710
2011 760
2012 730
2013 670
2014 750
2015 1,000
2016 790
2017 900
2018 380
2019 430

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2007 70
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 170
2013 200
2014 180
2015 170
2017 150
2019 50

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 200
2006 160
2007 1,270
2008 1,250
2009 1,530
2010 940
2011 960
2012 450
2013 400
2014 310
2015 210
2016 190
2017 140
2018 380
2019 700

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2005 420
2006 360
2007 450
2008 600
2009 550
2010 500
2011 600
2012 680
2013 860
2014 720
2015 810
2016 950
2017 1,180
2018 1,170
2019 1,280

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2005 290
2006 340
2007 380
2008 370
2009 300
2010 270
2011 360
2012 380
2013 390
2014 310
2015 320
2016 350
2017 370
2018 290
2019 240

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 260
2008 280
2009 260
2010 270
2011 290
2012 230
2013 190
2014 220
2015 270
2016 300
2017 230
2018 140
2019 140

Photographers
Year Number
2005 870
2006 750
2007 780
2008 900
2009 1,010
2010 760
2011 810
2012 0
2013 0
2014 920
2015 760
2016 970
2017 750
2018 740
2019 790

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2005 190
2006 190
2007 330
2008 280
2009 310
2010 220
2011 370
2012 420
2013 420
2014 200
2015 0
2016 220
2017 250
2018 200
2019 180

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2005 130
2006 0
2007 160
2008 160
2009 200
2010 260
2011 340
2012 330
2013 210
2014 150
2015 190
2016 190
2017 190
2018 240
2019 240

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 200
2006 350
2007 470
2008 510
2009 340
2010 210
2011 130
2012 130
2013 90
2014 140
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 120