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Job Numbers and Growth

About 30,000 fine artists can be found working in the US. A low unemployment level has been the case recently. Employees without jobs were about 4%.

Area Job Conditions

Finding fine artists is easiest in Gainesville (Florida), Fort Collins (Colorado), and Orlando (Florida), and by comparison more challenging in San Diego (California), Fort Worth (Texas), and Denver (Colorado).

The pay is best in Indianapolis (Indiana), San Jose (California), and San Diego (California) and worst in Gainesville (Florida), Milwaukee (Wisconsin), and Palm Bay (Florida).

Training and Education

You'll generally want long-term on-the-job training for this career path. Of current fine artists, 58% graduated from college with degrees. Some 29% of workers attened college but did not go on to get a bachelor's degree. A high school education was sufficient for 14% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Fine artists working part-time accounted for 23% of those employed in 2008. Self-employed workers represent an estimated 63% of the total.

Fine Artists by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings)

In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation.

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