Careers in Art

Below you'll find information about several different types of careers in art.

If using your creativity and working within the arts is important to you, but self employment is not the best fit for your needs, there are other ways to build a career in visual arts and find work doing what you enjoy. The art related jobs listed below will give you some ideas.

In addition to running my craft business, I've also spent several years working as a career specialist. Part of my job involved helping people research a huge variety of different career options. There are plenty of excellent (and usually free) career resources that can help you to find out more information about different art careers that may be of interest to you.

In the links below, you'll find information and resources to determine:

• What you would do on a typical day in a particular job
  
• Average salaries in the field
  
• Information about current and predicted future demand for individuals working in the field
  
• Required education and experience for entry into the job

Keep in mind, if you are using labor market information from a country other than your own, some factors such as required education and average wages may vary from one country to another. Information from other countries can provide a very helpful starting point for your research, but do be sure to find local information whenever possible.

For tips on how to complete your own research on careers in art not featured here, or for countries not included here, please see this article about how to research art careers.

Tips and Resources for Researching Careers in Art

Jobs in the Arts
A list of more than one hundred jobs that are a good fit for people with an artistic personality.

Holland Codes
Holland codes are part of a system for classifying jobs by personality. In this article, I have explained how to use Holland codes to find art related jobs that may be a good fit for people who have an artistic personality.

Jobs in Art
There are more jobs in art than you probably know about. Discover two free and easy to use resources for researching careers in art.

Detailed Descriptions of Specific Careers in Art

Animation Jobs
Learn all about animation jobs. Discover job duties, wages, educational requirements and more for animator jobs.

Architect Jobs
Information on architect jobs - Details about wages, employment outlook, education requirements and architect job description.

Art Director Jobs
Art director job description and information on how to become an art director.

Art Education Jobs
Art education jobs can involve teaching in a variety of settings. This article focuses on working as a secondary or elementary art teacher.

Art Teacher Jobs
Learn all about postsecondary art teacher jobs and discover how to become a postsecondary art teacher.

Art Therapy Jobs
Detailed information about art therapy jobs and art therapy schools.

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Commercial and industrial designers develop and create designs for manufactured products such as vehicles, furniture, toys and home appliances. Get details about wages, employment outlook, education requirements and job description for commercial and industrial designers.

Costume Designers
Costume designers design and create costume designs for television, film, theatre and video productions. Here are details about working as a costume designer.

Become a Fashion Designer
Learn how to become a fashion designer and discover what is required to land a fashion design job.

Graphic Designer Career
Graphic designers develop and create graphic art to visually communicate information for publications, advertisements, product packaging, movies, signs and new media. A professionally designed product package, magazine, advertisement or brochure reflects the work of a graphic designer.

Graphic Art Schools
Information on graphic art schools. Learn how to choose and apply to graphic art schools.

Illustration Jobs
Learn about different types of illustration jobs and discover what is required to build a career as a professional illustrator.

Careers in Interior Design
Interior designer plan and design functional, safe and aesthetically pleasing interiors for residential, commercial or industrial buildings. Discover how to become an interior designer

Jobs in Photography
Learn about different types of jobs in photography and discover what is required to build a career in photography.

Do You Have an Art Related Job?

Do you have a visual arts related job? Help others starting out in the field by telling about your job.