Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.
- O*NET-SOC code
27-1013.00 - Preparation Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$55,490
Employment, U.S.11,220
Median hourly wage$26.68
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $31,630 | $37,560 | $55,490 | $83,200 | $144,210 |
By state (36)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 110 | $56,160 | 0.46 |
| Arkansas | 40 | $32,340 | 0.38 |
| California | 2,560 | $58,240 | 1.94 |
| Colorado | 250 | $51,910 | 1.22 |
| Connecticut | 100 | $71,210 | 0.84 |
| Florida | 1,010 | $50,360 | 1.40 |
| Georgia | 350 | $65,010 | 0.98 |
| Illinois | $53,850 | ||
| Indiana | 210 | Not available | 0.89 |
| Kansas | 40 | $25,830 | 0.40 |
| Kentucky | 60 | $48,050 | 0.41 |
| Louisiana | $40,700 | ||
| Maine | $46,170 | ||
| Maryland | 80 | $66,180 | 0.41 |
| Massachusetts | 140 | Not available | 0.53 |
| Michigan | 220 | $38,650 | 0.68 |
| Minnesota | $61,730 | ||
| Missouri | 110 | $49,820 | 0.52 |
| Montana | 50 | Not available | 1.39 |
| Nebraska | 40 | $39,800 | 0.52 |
| Nevada | 160 | $81,630 | 1.40 |
| New Jersey | 310 | Not available | 1.01 |
| New Mexico | 70 | $63,090 | 1.04 |
| New York | 1,400 | $78,870 | 2.00 |
| North Carolina | 390 | Not available | 1.08 |
| Ohio | 510 | $31,780 | 1.26 |
| Oklahoma | 60 | $47,830 | 0.49 |
| Oregon | $98,540 | ||
| Pennsylvania | $54,270 | ||
| South Carolina | 160 | Not available | 0.98 |
| Tennessee | 100 | $30,720 | 0.42 |
| Texas | 700 | $49,650 | 0.69 |
| Utah | 80 | $57,270 | 0.68 |
| Virginia | 230 | $47,930 | 0.77 |
| Washington | 350 | $72,430 | 1.38 |
| Wisconsin | 100 | $53,350 | 0.46 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craft Artists | 3 | 0.941 |
| 2 | Graphic Designers | 4 | 0.928 |
| 3 | Prepress Technicians and Workers | 3 | 0.920 |
| 4 | Floral Designers | 1-2 | 0.918 |
| 5 | Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | 3 | 0.918 |
| 6 | Special Effects Artists and Animators | 4 | 0.914 |
| 7 | Photographers | 3 | 0.913 |
| 8 | Art Directors | 4 | 0.910 |
| 9 | Costume Attendants | 1-2 | 0.906 |
| 10 | Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers | 3 | 0.904 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | Operations Monitoring | 1.00 | 0.920 |
| Costume Attendants | Coordination | 0.87 | 0.906 |
| Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | Coordination | 0.87 | 0.878 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | Operations Monitoring | 1.00 | 0.870 |
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film | Coordination | 1.50 | 0.864 |
| Model Makers, Wood | Operations Monitoring | 1.00 | 0.847 |
| Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | Mathematics | 1.74 | 0.846 |
| Gem and Diamond Workers | Quality Control Analysis | 1.50 | 0.844 |
| Cooks, Private Household | Service Orientation | 1.00 | 0.842 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators, excluding software Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Director | 5 of 20 | 38.5x |
| Maxon Cinema 4D | 4 of 20 | 30.8x |
| QuarkXPress | 5 of 20 | 11.0x |
| Apple Final Cut Pro | 6 of 20 | 6.2x |
| YouTube | 7 of 20 | 4.4x |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | 4 of 20 | 12.3x |
| Cascading style sheets CSS | 5 of 20 | 6.6x |
| Autodesk 3ds Max | 3 of 20 | 17.3x |
| Figma | 3 of 20 | 15.4x |
| AJAX | 4 of 20 | 7.4x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.25 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.50 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.00 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.88 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.12 | 1.38 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 1.25 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Design | 4.35 | 5.23 |
| Computers and Electronics | 4.24 | 5.10 |
| English Language | 3.87 | 4.19 |
| Production and Processing | 3.59 | 4.20 |
| Fine Arts | 3.45 | 4.30 |
| Education and Training | 3.41 | 3.53 |
| Communications and Media | 3.36 | 3.78 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.32 | 3.52 |
| Mathematics | 3.20 | 3.52 |
| Administration and Management | 3.05 | 3.43 |
| Psychology | 2.80 | 3.10 |
| Geography | 2.72 | 2.74 |
| Administrative | 2.70 | 3.47 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.63 | 1.81 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.56 | 3.28 |
| Transportation | 2.40 | 2.00 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.39 | 1.81 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.38 | 3.07 |
| Law and Government | 2.33 | 1.98 |
| Telecommunications | 2.14 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 2.09 | not rated |
| Mechanical | 2.09 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 2.06 | not rated |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.02 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.78 | not rated |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 1.72 | not rated |
| Physics | 1.64 | not rated |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.63 | 1.72 |
| Biology | 1.41 | not rated |
| Foreign Language | 1.27 | not rated |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.08 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.01 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Originality | 4.38 | 4.62 |
| Visualization | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.75 | 5.25 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Near Vision | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Manual Dexterity | 3.38 | 3.62 |
| Finger Dexterity | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.12 | 3.50 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Far Vision | 3.00 | 3.38 |
| Oral Expression | 3.00 | 3.38 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Information Ordering | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Control Precision | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Selective Attention | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Written Expression | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 2.88 | 2.38 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Static Strength | 2.62 | 2.12 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.50 | 2.25 |
| Time Sharing | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Dynamic Strength | 2.25 | 1.88 |
| Depth Perception | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Number Facility | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.12 | 1.88 |
| Extent Flexibility | 2.12 | 1.38 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.12 | 1.38 |
| Auditory Attention | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.88 | 0.88 |
| Stamina | 1.88 | 0.88 |
| Reaction Time | 1.75 | 1.50 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 1.75 | 1.38 |
| Response Orientation | 1.75 | 1.38 |
| Memorization | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Rate Control | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Explosive Strength | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.25 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.12 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Adobe Illustrator in demand
- Adobe Photoshop in demand
- Autodesk Maya in demand
- Adobe Acrobat hot
- Adobe After Effects hot
- Adobe Creative Cloud software hot
- Adobe InDesign hot
- Autodesk AutoCAD hot
- C# hot
- C++ hot
- Extensible markup language XML hot
- Facebook hot
- Hypertext markup language HTML hot
- Intuit QuickBooks hot
- JavaScript hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Python hot
- Trimble SketchUp Pro hot
- Adobe ActionScript
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe FrameMaker
- Adobe FreeHand MX
- Adobe ImageReady
- ArtScope.net eArtist
- Autodesk 3D Studio Design
- Camp Software Art Licensing Manager
- ClassDojo
- Code Line Art Files
All 53
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- Corel Paint Shop Pro
- Corel Painter
- Corel Photo-Paint
- Credit card processing software
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Email software
- FileMaker Bento
- GYST
- GroupMe
- Inkscape
- Microsoft Paint
- Paintbrush
- Perforce Helix software
- Pixologic Zbrush
- Serif DrawPlus
- SmugMug Flickr
- Unity Technologies Unity
- Unreal Technology Unreal Engine
- Web browser software
- WorkingArtist Systems WorkingArtist
- Xara Designer Pro X
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 1,270 | 2.81 | Not available |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 450 | 2.61 | $126,470 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 210 | 2.05 | $49,280 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 250 | 1.64 | $82,580 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 130 | 1.61 | $34,560 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 330 | 1.61 | $68,140 |
| Cleveland, OH | 110 | 1.50 | $27,560 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 110 | 1.34 | $57,470 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 230 | 1.13 | $65,010 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 260 | 1.10 | $55,490 |