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2016 - 2026 Connecticut Employment Projections for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
  Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports & Media Occupations-Employment Projections (2014-24)
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Click for a list of related Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media OccupationsArts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, Media Occupations38,79940,6341,8354.7%1,6952,1881844,067$25.33$52,682
Art and Design Workers11,13111,5994684.2%446549471,042
Art Directors job descriptionArt Directors1,5381,625875.7%77469132$40.99$85,259Bachelors
+5 years
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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators job descriptionFine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators280294145.0%148123$30.82$64,106Bachelors
Long OJT
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Multimedia Artists and Animators job descriptionMultimedia Artists and Animators1,2121,269574.7%60366102$40.14$83,502Bachelors
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Artists and Related Workers, All Other job descriptionArtists and Related Workers, All Other16917121.2%85013$28.58$59,435No Formal Credential
Long OJT
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Commercial and Industrial Designers job descriptionCommercial and Industrial Designers403425225.5%1523240$29.24$60,806Bachelors
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Floral Designers job descriptionFloral Designers54654600.0%1931050$14.94$31,083HS
Mod. OJT
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Graphic Designers job descriptionGraphic Designers2,8332,9891565.5%10316416283$27.66$57,526Bachelors
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Interior Designers job descriptionInterior Designers9901,033434.3%3657497 Bachelors
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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers job descriptionMerchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers1,0861,071-15-1.4%3861-297$12.56$26,118HS
Short OJT
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Set and Exhibit Designers job descriptionSet and Exhibit Designers2062282210.7%812222$35.70$74,261Bachelors
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Designers, All Other job descriptionDesigners, All Other1,7471,815683.9%631007170$26.87$55,881Bachelors
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Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers15,08516,2391,1547.7%8019521151,868
Actors job descriptionActors9261,03711112.0%474911107$25.63 Some college
No degree
Long OJT
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Producers and Directors job descriptionProducers and Directors2,2682,3691014.4%5814310211$30.64$63,731Bachelors
5 years
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Coaches and Scouts job descriptionCoaches and ScoutsTop Occupation by Openings6,0496,6135649.3%35347756886 $34,891Bachelors
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Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials job descriptionUmpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials342368267.6%2027350 $23,569HS
Mod. OJT
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Choreographers job descriptionChoreographers245244-1-0.4%1517032$28.43$59,141HS
+5 years
Long OJT
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Music Directors and Composers job descriptionMusic Directors and Composers1,0491,101525.0%62405107$23.83$49,575Bachelors
5 years
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Musicians and Singers job descriptionMusicians and Singers3,0253,2061816.0%17911518312 No Formal Credential
Long OJT
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Media and Communication Workers7,2917,4962052.8%26941020699
Radio and Television Announcers job descriptionRadio and Television Announcers440402-38-8.6%1822-436$14.14$29,398Bachelors
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Public Address System and Other Announcers job descriptionPublic Address System and Other Announcers969933.1%4509$33.12$68,889HS
Short OJT
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Reporters and Correspondents job descriptionReporters and Correspondents353303-50-14.2%1022-527$17.22$35,826Bachelors
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Public Relations Specialists job descriptionPublic Relations Specialists1,5811,7001197.5%4611112169$32.86$68,341Bachelors
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Editors job descriptionEditors1,3331,228-105-7.9%4281-10113$29.58$61,537Bachelors
5 years
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Technical Writers job descriptionTechnical Writers7368299312.6%2547981$36.97$76,901Bachelors
5 years
Short OJT
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Writers and Authors job descriptionWriters and Authors1,7831,8881055.9%787810166$33.25$69,164Bachelors
Long OJT
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Interpreters and Translators job descriptionInterpreters and Translators3764164010.6%1817439$21.70$45,138Bachelors
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Media and Communication Equipment Workers5,2925,30080.2%1782761455
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians job descriptionAudio and Video Equipment Technicians1,1411,207665.8%33727112$23.72$49,331Postsecond.
Short OJT
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Broadcast Technicians job descriptionBroadcast Technicians632603-29-4.6%1738-352$15.67$32,597Associates
Short OJT
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Sound Engineering Technicians job descriptionSound Engineering Technicians302313113.6%919129$33.10$68,859Postsecond.
Short OJT
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Photographers job descriptionPhotographers2,0061,866-140-7.0%8368-14137$16.98$35,318HS
Long OJT
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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture job descriptionCamera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture401411102.5%1226139 Bachelors
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Film and Video Editors job descriptionFilm and Video Editors4314936214.4%1429649$26.35$54,805Bachelors
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Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other job descriptionMedia and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other379407287.4%1124338$30.67$63,792HS
Short OJT
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