Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators

Also Called: Artist, Fine Artist, Painter, Sculptor

Some College

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$28,390

Entry Salary

Below Average

Job outlook

What Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators do

Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.

  • Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.
  • Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, to produce desired effects, such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.
  • Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
Industry Areas:

Advanced Manufacturing • Automotive & Machine Repair • Information Technology

Training Program Areas:

Drafting • OCT-Only Advanced Manufacturing • OCT-Only Information Technology • Visual Communications

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Work Context

  • Freedom to Make Decisions
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  • Structured versus Unstructured Work
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

Tools

  • Clay or modeling tools
  • Kilns for firing ceramics
  • Camera flashes or lighting
  • Anatomical models
  • Stonemason chisel

Technology

Graphics or photo imaging software
Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud
SmugMug Flickr
Instant messaging software
GroupMe
Twitter
Computer aided design CAD software
Autodesk AutoCAD
Trimble SketchUp Pro

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Active Learning
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
design
computers and electronics
Arts and Humanities
English language
music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
manufacture and distribution of products
Education and Training
teaching and course design

Education

  • % Some college, no degree
  • % Bachelor's degree
  • % High school diploma or equivalent

Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Job Training Match

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Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators Currently Selected

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

 Job Training Match

Craft Artists

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

Secondary School Teachers

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

There are currently no advanced training opportunities for this career.

ACT & College

  • Abilene Christian University

    Abilene, TX

  • Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

    Tifton, GA

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Artistic (Creator)
    • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Initiative
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Adaptability/Flexibility

Values

  • Independence
  • Achievement
  • Working Conditions

Abilities

  • Hand and Finger Use
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Verbal

This is what Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators across the country typically make.

$13.65 / hour
$28,390 /year

Entry Level

$28.51 / hour
$59,300 /year

Median Level

$65.10 / hour
$135,420 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Below Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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