Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Career

The role of Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators is to create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $71,420 and $34 per hour. 11 vocational programs could be taken for the Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 10,910 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators is $52,665. The average length of the programs is 338 hours and the average completion time is 25.88 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Visual and Performing Arts	27	$32,508	-	615 Hours	15.76 Months
Art/Art Studies	52	$31,318	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	24	$52,665	$2,000	60 Hours	36.00 Months
Drawing	13	$35,167	-	-	-
Intermedia/Multimedia	8	$37,678	-	-	-
Painting	5	$36,929	-	-	-
Sculpture	12	$38,874	-	-	-
Printmaking	4	$41,510	-	-	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	17	$39,849	-	-	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	10	$39,016	-	-	-
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art	2	$24,801	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Career

The following 19 occupations are related to Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators.

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Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Web and Digital Interface Designers	111K	$108,820	$52
Art Directors	51,200	$125,920	$61
Craft Artists	5,830	$43,610	$21
Special Effects Artists and Animators	29,940	$109,630	$53
Commercial and Industrial Designers	30,810	$81,870	$39
Fashion Designers	19,940	$97,030	$47
Graphic Designers	213K	$64,700	$31
Interior Designers	67,760	$68,530	$33
Set and Exhibit Designers	10,090	$67,170	$32
Writers and Authors	49,450	$87,590	$42
Photographers	53,630	$53,380	$26
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	4,130	$68,590	$33
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	216K	$52,110	$25
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	2,150	$54,550	$26
Prepress Technicians and Workers	23,590	$46,540	$22
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	2,670	$66,750	$32
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	10,700	$44,050	$21
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	5,770	$41,900	$20
Etchers and Engravers	8,140	$42,780	$21

Vocational Programs for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Career

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$34.34

$71,420

Vocational Programs to Prepare Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Career

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