Career Atlas USA

Best Careers for Visual Arts Interests

A more specific interest area within Artistic.

748 occupations, ranked by how strongly they match this interest type, per O*NET RIASEC data.

  1. 1Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$55,490
  2. 2Special Effects Artists and Animators$102,030
  3. 3Art Directors$114,850
  4. 4Graphic Designers$62,960
  5. 5Photographers$44,660
  6. 6Set and Exhibit Designers$75,240
  7. 7Film and Video Editors$75,420
  8. 8Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$97,150
  9. 9Fashion Designers$80,960
  10. 10Craft Artists$46,080
  11. 11Commercial and Industrial Designers$83,910
  12. 12Interior Designers$67,190
  13. 13Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$74,990
  14. 14Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,620
  15. 15Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$39,390
  16. 16Producers and Directors$90,360
  17. 17Web and Digital Interface Designers$104,000
  18. 18Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$62,750
  19. 19Models$48,470
  20. 20Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$99,280
  21. 21Desktop Publishers$55,290
  22. 22Floral Designers$37,360
  23. 23Landscape Architects$79,870
  24. 24Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$52,540
  25. 25Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$96,870
  26. 26Choreographers$55,310
  27. 27Costume Attendants$50,400
  28. 28Architectural and Civil Drafters$66,150
  29. 29Upholsterers$46,340
  30. 30Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$41,640
  31. 31Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$41,600
  32. 32Etchers and Engravers$43,310
  33. 33Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$37,800
  34. 34Curators$63,420
  35. 35Advertising and Promotions Managers$133,660
  36. 36Furniture Finishers$44,540
  37. 37Model Makers, Wood$56,550
  38. 38Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$40,610
  39. 39Museum Technicians and Conservators$51,440
  40. 40Technical Writers$90,390
  41. 41Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,800
  42. 42Patternmakers, Wood$49,630
  43. 43Public Relations Specialists$74,750
  44. 44Sewers, Hand$36,480
  45. 45Web Developers$92,650
  46. 46Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$35,790
  47. 47Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$81,390
  48. 48Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,140
  49. 49Actorsinterest score 2.3
  50. 50Editors$77,920

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Source: O*NET 30.3 Database, Career Interest Types (RIASEC). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license.