Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.
At a Glance
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators earns a median of $60,560/yr with -1.2% projected growth. Typical entry: Bachelor's degree. Top skills: Thinking Creatively, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe After Effects.
$60,560/yr
-1.2%
2
Bachelor's degree
Skills & Requirements
Skills (2)
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Knowledge (8)
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Abilities (8)
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Technology (19)
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Work Activities (9)
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Careers with Overlapping Skills
These occupations share the most skills. A career transition between them means many of your skills transfer directly.
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Computer and Mathematical · 205 shared skills
Commercial and Industrial Designers
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Desktop Publishers
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Computer User Support Specialists
Computer and Mathematical · 203 shared skills
Marketing Managers
Management · 202 shared skills
Information Technology Project Managers
Computer and Mathematical · 202 shared skills
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