What types of jobs are out there for a person with artistic skills?

Question

I am attending a CPCC community college and I still cannot makeup my mind about what career I should pursue if I like to draw. What should I major in? If anyone has been in the same situation, please let me know what you did or if you have a job that involves drawing tell me about it and how you like it. I would prefer having a career that I could go anywhere in the world and find a job. What is the average salary that you can get working in such a field? Thanks a lot and God bless you.

Answer 1

There are a huge amount of jobs that you can pursue in art.



1) Fine Art

Major in Fine Arts (MFA)

This involves doing art like sculptures, painting sketching etc. People in fine art jobs are usually independent and do not work under any kind of organisation.A job in fine arts is a career in the diverse world of fine arts. A description of a fine arts job could include painting, sculpture, photography and drawing among other art forms. Students in art school, having studied many courses on all topics of art, may find that their choice of art form is fine art. This can be the traditional art forms such as painting, or utilizing more modern methods of art such as photography and graphics.

For Further Details

http://www.findyourartschool.com/articles/fine-art-job-description

http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Degree=Master_of_Fine_Arts_(MFA)/Salary

An average starting salary of a person in a Fine Arts job is $20,000



2) Designing:

This ranges through all types of designing from interior architecture to Fashion designing. Designing jobs suit well with those who have good drawing skills. There are many types of designers and their details are given in this link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designer

For information on these try this link:-

http://search.about.com/?q=designer+become&SUName=search



Try and get as much as information as possible from this site which will help you choose what designing career you want

A average designing career pays $40,000 to start with for an Art director and Architect

For other types of designers it is $31,000.



3) Sketch Artist or Illustrator:

A great career for those who like drawing.Sketch likenesses of subjects according to observation or descriptions either to assist law enforcement agencies in identifying suspects, to depict court room scenes, or for entertainment purposes of patrons, using mediums such as pencil, charcoal, and pastels.

Source: http://www.careerplanner.com/Job-Descriptions/Sketch-Artists.cfm

Average Pay: $37,000



The thing about such jobs is that you tend to do well if you're interested in them. It makes a great career if you enjoy yourself

So go ahead and enjoy the choices you have. All these careers have great scope anywhere in the world. Just google it and you'll find jobs.



Best Of Luck...

Answer 2

It is most likely that you will need an additional qualification depending which field you would like to work in. There are lots of industries that require drawing skills, but it's best to look at them all, decide which you like the sound of, and then focus on adjusting/ adding to your qualifications to get you there.



Anything in the arts is likely to be highly competitive, so you need to give yourself the best head start you can.



The following might give you a starting point, but if you want some more ideas, try the Careers in Art page on www.female-artists.net.



- Artist

- Art Teacher

- Graphic Designer

- Landscape Architect

- Architect

- Textile Designer



All of these would require some further training ideally (apart from 'artist' if you're extremely lucky, highly talented and have some really good connections).



Remember to stay determined - it's a tough environment in which to find work at the outset, but if it's what you love then I'm sure you'll find a way to do it somehow!



Hope this helps and wishing you all the best in your future career.

Answer 3

There are many jobs out there that involve art. If you like teaching and if you are patient that you would be a good art teacher. Being an art teacher is really fun, but, i should warn you, does not pay very well. Teachers get and medium salary. Another great job is an artist for the newspaper and magizines. This job will require you to find out more about things and paint things for newspapers. You could always look up more answers, but these are mine! :)

Remember--Don't only study art! Even if you are gonna become an artist, you NEED math in life! Take at least 3 math courses!

Hoped this helped!

Answer 4

If you are an accomplished typist - word processor and have recently visited your local city college or university librarian, you can apply as a "certified" graduate typist, earning between $1.50 to $2.00 per page for a master or doctoral thesis. The librarian will provide you with a sample of the typing template (i.e., margin settings, font selection, page set up, etc.) in order to complete these projects. An average weekend income is about $300-$400 for two days work. Good luck!

Answer 5

ARTIST