Careers in the
Arts
Statistics
About 62% of artists are self-employed.
Many, however, find work with museums,
galleries, schools, advertising agencies,
magazines, newspapers, and movie studios.
Through 2014, employment opportunities are
expected to grow as fast as average,
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS), though competition in all art and
design fields is generally quite keen. The
outlook is most favorable for multimedia
artists, as the demand for special effects in
movies and television, animation, and video
games increases.
Salaries vary greatly for artists. Median earnings for salaried artists
in October 2007 ranged from $35,118 for illustrators to $105,85 for
art directors. Freelance artists, however, do not have a steady salary
and must work to ensure a constant stream of income.
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH AN
ART DEGREE?
• Accessory Designer Advertising Director Aerial
Photographer Airbrush Artist Antique Specialist
Appliqué Artist Archaeologist Architect Architectural
Graphic Artist Architectural Writer/Critic Teacher Art
Activity Writer Art Appraiser Art Book
Editor Art Consultant Art Coordinator
Art Critic Art Dealer Art Director Art
Distributor Art Historian Art Insurance Agent
Art Librarian Art Magazine Editor Art Researcher
Art Restorer Art Specialist Art Supervisor
Art Teacher Art Teacher Assistant Art Therapist
Artist in Residence Artists' Agent Audio/Visual Designer
Automobile Designer Background Artist (TV)
Bank Note Designer Basket Maker Block Engraver
Book Jacket Designer Bookbinder Botanical Designer
Calendar Editor Calligrapher Camera Operator Candle
Maker Caricaturist Cartographer (mapmaker) Cartoonist
Ceramicist
Children's Book Illustrator Cinematographer Comic Strip Artist
Commercial Photographer Computer Graphic Artist Conceptual
Artist Copywriter Corporate Art Collector Corporation
Photographer Costume Designer Court Artist Craftsperson
Curator Curriculum Writer (Art) Design Consultant Designer
Drafter Editorial Art Director Editorial Illustrator Enamellist
Environmental Artist Environmental Designer Environmental
Planner Equipment Designer Exhibition Coordinator Fabric
Designer Fashion Art Director Fashion Consultant Fashion
Display Director Fashion Editor/Writer Fashion Illustrator
Fashion Merchandiser Fashion Photographer Faux Finish
Specialist Film Animator Film Developer Film Editor Filmmaker
Fine Art Photographer Fine Artist Floor Covering Designer
Floral Designer Foundry Worker Furniture Designer Gallery
Assistant Gallery Director Gallery Owner Gallery Photographer
Gem Cutter Glass Blower Goldsmith Graphic Arts Technician
Greeting Card Designer Hair Stylist Designer Heavy Equipment
Designer Illustrator Industrial Designer Interior Decorator
Interior Designer Jewelry Maker/Designer Lace Maker
Landscape Designer Law Enforcement Photographer Lawyer
with Art Specialty Leatherworker Legal Photographer
Lighting Designer Lithographer Lithographic Photographer
Magazine Art Director Magazine Photographer Makeup Artist
Manufacturer of Art Materials Manuscript Illuminator Marine
Architect Master Printer Medical Illustrator
Biological or Medical Illustrator
Book Illustrator
Interior Designer
Digital and Graphic Artist
Careers in the Arts
Choose a career that might involve training in the arts.
Search the internet to learn more about this career choice.
Search popular job search sites to find possible jobs in this field.
Career Title: _______________________________________________________
(Please cite your reference)
URL:___________________________________________________________
Option: Artschools.com (left column-careers)
1. Describe what someone would do with this type of career.
(Make sure you get a description from a reliable source online.)
2.What kind of education or experience do you need to be successful in this career?
Search online Job finder sites for this career.
(Please cite your reference:) Options: monster.com, jobfinder.com
List at least 2 possible job offers. URL: _____________________________
#1
Job description
Location
Experience or education required
Income
#2
Job description
Location
Experience or education required
Income
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