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Artistic career interests, in The United States of America

occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	minimum work exp.	current workers	growth number	growth percent	annual openings	salary entry	salary all
Photographers	27-4021.00	AR	High school	None	132,100	-8,300	-0.63	11800	$20,630	$45,440
Floral Designers	27-1023.00	AER	High school	None	55,500	-7,600	-1.37	4400	$19,710	$29,760
Reporters and Correspondents	27-3022.00	AEI	Bachelor	None	42,800	-5,200	-1.21	4400	*	*
Editors	27-3041.00	AEC	Bachelor	< 5 years	118,300	-3,400	-0.29	12400	$32,620	$71,910
Radio and Television Announcers	27-3011.00	AES	Bachelor	None	38,300	-2,700	-0.7	4000	$19,330	$53,580
Models	41-9012.00	AER	none	None	3,600	-200	-0.56	600	$21,930	$36,430
Choreographers	27-2032.00	ASE	High school	5 years	7,200	-200	-0.28	1200	$21,800	$53,590
Writers and Authors	27-3043.00	A	Bachelor	None	123,200	-200	-0.02	12800	$33,660	$73,860
Dancers	27-2031.00	AR	none	None	13,900	100	0.07	2400	$21,008	*
Broadcast News Analysts	27-3021.00	ASE	Bachelor	None	6,900	100	0.14	900	*	*
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	27-1013.00	AR	Bachelor	None	28,600	200	0.07	3100	$20,070	$63,030
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	minimum work exp.	current workers	growth number	growth percent	annual openings	salary entry	salary all
Costume Attendants	39-3092.00	CR	High school	None	6,700	300	0.45	1600	$24,370	$48,970
Musicians and Singers	27-2042.00	AE	none	None	187,600	300	0.02	22400	$23,109	*
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	39-5091.00	AR	Postsecondary	None	4,500	300	0.67	600	$23,920	$81,600
Fashion Designers	27-1022.00	AER	Bachelor	None	25,800	400	0.16	2600	$37,260	$86,110
Actors	27-2011.00	AE	Some college	None	64,500	600	0.09	7700	$19,802	*
Set and Exhibit Designers	27-1027.00	AR	Bachelor	None	13,700	700	0.51	1500	$30,910	$62,480
Art Directors	27-1011.00	AE	Bachelor	5 years	101,000	800	0.08	11100	$53,240	$109,600
Music Directors and Composers	27-2041.00	AS	Bachelor	< 5 years	64,700	800	0.12	7800	$23,100	$64,670
Advertising and Promotions Managers	11-2011.00	EAC	Bachelor	< 5 years	27,600	800	0.29	2700	$61,930	$141,890
Landscape Architects	17-1012.00	AIR	Bachelor	None	23,500	1,100	0.47	1900	$42,320	$73,970
Court Reporters	23-2091.00	CE	Postsecondary	None	15,700	1,100	0.7	1600	*	*
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	minimum work exp.	current workers	growth number	growth percent	annual openings	salary entry	salary all
Curators	25-4012.00	EC	Master	None	13,700	1,300	0.95	1700	$30,740	$59,130
Museum Technicians and Conservators	25-4013.00	RA	Bachelor	None	14,400	1,300	0.9	1800	$26,110	$48,030
Commercial and Industrial Designers	27-1021.00	AER	Bachelor	None	43,900	1,400	0.32	4600	$39,860	$73,820
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture	27-4031.00	RA	Bachelor	None	29,400	2,400	0.82	3200	$26,560	$64,960
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	25-1124.00	SAI	Doctoral	None	31,900	2,500	0.78	3000	$40,530	$80,170
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	27-1026.00	AER	High school	None	168,400	3,200	0.19	17300	$21,630	$32,940
Interior Designers	27-1025.00	AE	Bachelor	None	75,400	3,200	0.42	8000	$31,970	$60,990
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	25-1123.00	SAI	Doctoral	None	83,000	3,400	0.41	7300	$37,960	$80,180
Technical Writers	27-3042.00	AIC	Bachelor	< 5 years	55,700	4,700	0.84	6100	$44,320	$76,860
Film and Video Editors	27-4032.00	AEI	Bachelor	None	39,800	5,500	1.38	4700	$32,750	$87,300
Producers and Directors	27-2012.00	EA	Bachelor	< 5 years	152,400	7,200	0.47	16000	$35,480	$93,940
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	minimum work exp.	current workers	growth number	growth percent	annual openings	salary entry	salary all
Librarians	25-4021.00	CSE	Master	None	134,800	8,600	0.64	14700	*	*
Graphic Designers	27-1024.00	ARE	Bachelor	None	290,100	8,900	0.31	30300	$30,810	$56,510
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	25-1121.00	SA	Master	None	118,900	9,300	0.78	11100	$35,180	$83,220
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	17-1011.00	AI	Bachelor	None	133,900	11,200	0.84	11800	$48,700	$89,560
Interpreters and Translators	27-3091.00	AS	Bachelor	None	76,100	14,600	1.92	9800	$28,170	$57,000

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Footnotes

SOC Codes

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system classifies all careers and assigns a unique number to each. This SOC number can be used to follow up with other career databases.

Career Interests

Interests are the likes and dislikes of people who work in each career. Matching your interests can help you find a career that will be more satisfying and rewarding for you than occupations that do not meet your interests. Knowing your work interests can help you decide what kinds of jobs and careers you want to explore.

People and work environments can be classified into these six different groups:

Realistic - "Doers" - People who have athletic or mechanical ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors.
Investigative - "Thinkers" - People who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate or solve problems.
Artistic - "Creators" - People who have artistic, innovating or intuitional abilities and like to work in unstructured situations using their imagination and creativity.
Social - "Helpers" - People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help, train, or cure them, or are skilled with words.
Enterprising - "Persuaders" - People who like to work with people, influencing, persuading, performing, leading or managing for organizational goals or economic gain.
Conventional - "Organizers" - People who like to work with data, have clerical or numerical ability, carry out tasks in detail or follow through on others' instructions.

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Minimum Education Required

Minimum education is the usual minimum level of education required for entry level in each career.

none - No formal educational credential required
High school - High school diploma or equivalent
Some college - Some college, no degree (might be only a few courses that could be earned while a high school student)
Postsecondary - Postsecondary nondegree award (1- or 2-year certificate or diploma program)
Associate - Associate's degree (two-year degree program at a community college)
Bachelor - Bachelor's degree (four-year degree program at a college or university)
Master - Master's degree (two or more years of college after Bachelor's degree)
Doctoral - Doctoral or professional degree (three or more years of college after Bachelor's degree)

Minimum Work Experience

Work experience is the usual minimum level of previous work experience that is required for entry level in each career.

None - no previous work experience in the same field is required.
< 5 years - less than 5 years of prior work experience in the same field is preferred
5 years - 5 years or more of prior work experience in the same field is preferred

Number of Current Workers

Current workers is the number of people in The United States of America in 2018 who were full-time and part-time employees, workers on paid vacation or other type of paid leave, workers assigned temporarily to other units and paid owners, officers and staff of incorporated firms. This excludes proprietors, owners and partners of unincorporated firms, unpaid family workers, workers on unpaid leave and contractors and temporary agency employees not on the company payroll.

Growth Number

Growth number is the projected number of openings per year from 2018 to 2028. High growth means that the projected number of openings is high, so the likelihood of getting a job in this occupation is good. Low growth means that there may not be any openings, so the likelihood of getting a job in this occupation is not very good.

low - (red color) - below average projected number of annual openings (bottom 50 percent)
moderate - (green color) - average projected number of annual openings (second 25 percent)
high - (blue color) - above projected number of annual openings (top 25 percent)

White background indicates that growth number information is not available.

Growth Percent

Growth percent is the projected growth of the percentage of openings per year from 2018 to 2028. High growth means that the number of openings are increasing, so the likelihood of getting a job in this occupation is good. Low growth means that there may not be any openings, so the likelihood of getting a job in this occupation is not very good.

low - (red color) - below average projected growth rate (less than 1% growth per year)
moderate - (green color) - average projected growth rate (between 1 and 2.1% growth per year)
high - (blue color) - above average projected growth rate (over 2.1% growth per year)

White background indicates that growth outlook information is not available.

Average Annual Openings

Average Annual Openings is the projected averaqge number of openings per year from 2018 to 2028. THis number includes turnover as well as new positions. A high number here means that the projected number of openings is high, so the likelihood of getting a job in this occupation is good.

Average Entry-Level Salaries

Salary entry is the estimated average salary for all entry-level (first-year) workers in this occupation in The United States of America in 2019. Technically it is the annual 10th percentile wage.

Salary includes straight time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate, cost-of-living allowances, tips, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay, commissions, production bonuses and on-call pay are included. Excluded is back pay, jury duty pay, overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, non-production bonuses and tuition reimbursements.

Salaries over $208,000 are sometimes shown as >$208,000 rather than the actual salary.

Average Salaries

Salary all is the estimated average salary for all workers in this occupation in The United States of America in 2019. Technically it is the mean annual wage.

Salaries over $208,000 are sometimes shown as >$208,000 rather than the actual salary.

This research was compiled, analyzed, and posted by Emil Barnabas.

The data come from multiple data tables from the US Department of Labor. Blanks in this table represent missing data, some due to confidentiality because of small numbers of workers in an occupation.

Comments, suggestions, and corrections are welcome. WebGuy -at- Barnabas.com