As far as I know no. I do agree with you that programming (and many other professions) can be/are creative. Still having the term "creative" as profession does not mean that other professions are un-creative. People like to put people in bins and give them labels, and I suppose that creative is the main ability these professions require.
Maybe one thing that is specific (at least from when I spoke with people employing creatives) is that they have more leeway on what to do.
