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Arts Employment Quest Continued: Statistics for labor and wage
Well, my quest to truly understand opportunities in the fine arts sector continues. Below, stats of No. of people employed in various fine arts fields. Because maybe the wage is good, but is there high demand and are there enough of these “good jobs” to go around?
Here is is MFAs. Eat it up!
You can read more about this by checking out the BLS site:
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2008
25-1121 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Include both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
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Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) | Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76,810 | 2.0 % | (4) | $65,030 | 1.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile | 10% | 25% | 50% (Median) |
75% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Wage (2) | $31,170 | $42,860 | $57,820 | $79,220 | $104,940 |
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Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry | Employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 53,280 | (4) | $65,960 |
| Junior Colleges | 15,700 | (4) | $66,160 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | 6,640 | (4) | $57,240 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | 890 | (4) | $49,260 |
| Performing Arts Companies | 100 | (4) | $64,230 |
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States with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided.
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:
| State | Employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage | Percent of State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 680 | (4) | $54,160 | 0.107% |
| Massachusetts | 3,230 | (4) | $69,400 | 0.100% |
| Ohio | 4,330 | (4) | $60,690 | 0.081% |
| Rhode Island | 360 | (4) | $72,440 | 0.075% |
| Minnesota | 2,030 | (4) | $60,930 | 0.075% |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State | Employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage | Percent of State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 9,930 | (4) | $89,910 | 0.065% |
| New York | 6,310 | (4) | $88,960 | 0.073% |
| Rhode Island | 360 | (4) | $72,440 | 0.075% |
| New Jersey | 2,170 | (4) | $69,670 | 0.054% |
| Connecticut | 710 | (4) | $69,570 | 0.042% |
Looking at Careers in Art: Arts Professor
I recently posted some salary studies on being an arts director. I’ve been perusing all sorts of careers and my age-old ambition has always been to be a professor of fine arts. The economic downturn in the US has scared the crap out of me in regards to that career though: Right now it’s not pretty. There’s the potential of an economic upturn however, that will insure I get to avoid the dreaded years of experience (the thing that’s temporarily scared me out of being an arts proff.) in which a young asst. professor or adjunct is effectively posted in the “wilderness” of education, and takes a mediocre job at a small college in say, Arkansas (not that I don’t like you Arkansas and wouldn’t take your job offer…See? I’m a private in the Art Army.)
Here’s some nice news, though. A reasonably nice measure of arts professor wages from 2009.
Exploring the world of careers in Art
Yes it’s an old question. You have an MFA. The road is wide open… maybe a little too wide open? I went looking at descriptions of art careers and here’s a run down about being an arts dealer:
“…David moved to New York and networked for almost year to get his job. Now he’s responsible for finding exceptional works of art for his gallery to acquire. It’s hard: top-quality inventory must be sought after because it rarely walks in the door. A typical week finds David reading books and sale catalogs, talking with other galleries and museum contacts, attending auctions, and keeping his ear “finely attuned to deaths and monetary problems.” In change lies opportunity, he notes.
Downsides? The patience and negotiation skills required to cope with the temperaments of the very rich and the long road to the job. Another is the wealth gap. “I started at about $30,000 annually plus 7.5 percent commission. However much my clients like me, I will never really be part of their world.” He stops to gaze at a painting hanging in a gilt frame. “Yet how many people get to do what I do?”
And an Arts Director salary? Not too bad!
Art Director – U.S. National Averages
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And an Arts Director of web work: Also pretty cheerful….
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So steer clear of being an Arts Dealer? Maybe so….
