| | Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ Employment by Occupational Group in 2008 and Projected to 2018 Select Geography
| Major Occupational Group
| 2008 Emp.
2018 Emp.
Annualized Change
| | | | Actors | | 650 | | | 730 | | | 1.17 | | | Art Directors | | 1,110 | | | 1,230 | | | 1.03 | | | Artists and Related Workers, All Other | | 450 | | | 480 | | | 0.65 | | | Athletes and Sports Competitors | | 1,200 | | | 1,270 | | | 0.57 | | | Audio and Video Equipment Technicians | | 880 | | | 990 | | | 1.18 | | | Broadcast News Analysts | | 200 | | | 210 | | | 0.49 | | | Broadcast Technicians | | 1,100 | | | 1,120 | | | 0.18 | | | Camera Operators, Television, Video & Motion Pict. | | 360 | | | 370 | | | 0.27 | | | Choreographers | | 140 | | | 120 | | | -1.53 | | | Coaches and Scouts | | 7,360 | | | 8,750 | | | 1.74 | | | Commercial and Industrial Designers | | 1,000 | | | 1,070 | | | 0.68 | | | Craft Artists | | 470 | | | 480 | | | 0.21 | | | Dancers | | 140 | | | 140 | | | 0.00 | | | Designers, All Other | | 190 | | | 190 | | | 0.00 | | | Editors | | 2,440 | | | 2,620 | | | 0.71 | | | Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Wo | | 230 | | | 260 | | | 1.23 | | | Fashion Designers | | 240 | | | 200 | | | -1.81 | | | Film and Video Editors | | 540 | | | 580 | | | 0.72 | | | Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and I | | 470 | | | 500 | | | 0.62 | | | Floral Designers | | 2,340 | | | 2,290 | | | -0.22 | | | Graphic Designers | | 6,850 | | | 7,510 | | | 0.92 | | | Interior Designers | | 2,180 | | | 2,400 | | | 0.97 | | | Interpreters and Translators | | 1,600 | | | 1,980 | | | 2.15 | | | Media & Communication Equipment Workers, All Other | | 340 | | | 360 | | | 0.57 | | | Media and Communication Workers, All Other | | 1,030 | | | 1,090 | | | 0.57 | | | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | | 1,200 | | | 1,230 | | | 0.25 | | | Multi-media Artists and Animators | | 1,900 | | | 2,150 | | | 1.24 | | | Music Directors and Composers | | 130 | | | 140 | | | 0.74 | | | Musicians and Singers | | 1,210 | | | 1,170 | | | -0.34 | | | Photographers | | 4,070 | | | 4,670 | | | 1.38 | | | Producers and Directors | | 1,690 | | | 1,780 | | | 0.52 | | | Public Address System and Other Announcers | | 360 | | | 390 | | | 0.80 | | | Public Relations Specialists | | 5,580 | | | 6,740 | | | 1.91 | | | Radio and Television Announcers | | 1,860 | | | 1,740 | | | -0.66 | | | Radio Operators | | 190 | | | 200 | | | 0.51 | | | Reporters and Correspondents | | 1,390 | | | 1,380 | | | -0.07 | | | Set and Exhibit Designers | | 400 | | | 450 | | | 1.18 | | | Sound Engineering Technicians | | 180 | | | 190 | | | 0.54 | | | Technical Writers | | 980 | | | 1,130 | | | 1.43 | | | Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials | | 500 | | | 530 | | | 0.58 | | | Writers and Authors | | 2,850 | | | 3,320 | | | 1.54 | |
* Indicates suppressed employment lower than 10 |