Special Effects Artists and Animators Career

The role of Special Effects Artists and Animators is to create special effects or animations using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $109,630 and $53 per hour. 9 vocational programs could be taken for the Special Effects Artists and Animators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 29,940 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Special Effects Artists and Animators is $21,738. The average length of the programs is 702 hours and the average completion time is 11.42 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Special Effects Artists and Animators Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Special Effects Artists and Animators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	153	$39,038	$7,200	315 Hours	17.50 Months
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	351	$13,331	$1,080	973 Hours	11.29 Months
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	14	$34,467	-	-	-
Digital Arts	57	$30,793	-	750 Hours	8.00 Months
Graphic Design	191	$12,844	$2,215	870 Hours	14.33 Months
Game and Interactive Media Design	75	$35,896	-	600 Hours	6.00 Months
Drawing	13	$35,167	-	-	-
Intermedia/Multimedia	8	$37,678	-	-	-
Painting	5	$36,929	-	-	-

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Web Developers	85,350	$95,570	$46
Web and Digital Interface Designers	111K	$108,820	$52
Art Directors	51,200	$125,920	$61
Craft Artists	5,830	$43,610	$21
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	10,910	$71,420	$34
Commercial and Industrial Designers	30,810	$81,870	$39
Graphic Designers	213K	$64,700	$31
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	176K	$39,040	$19
Set and Exhibit Designers	10,090	$67,170	$32
Producers and Directors	154K	$107,170	$52
Writers and Authors	49,450	$87,590	$42
Audio and Video Technicians	66,700	$59,260	$28
Sound Engineering Technicians	14,600	$74,100	$36
Photographers	53,630	$53,380	$26
Film and Video Editors	29,240	$83,470	$40
Desktop Publishers	5,220	$57,680	$28
Prepress Technicians and Workers	23,590	$46,540	$22
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	5,770	$41,900	$20

Vocational Programs for Special Effects Artists and Animators Career

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Vocational Programs to Prepare Special Effects Artists and Animators Career

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