Creates original visual work -- painting, sculpture, illustration -- for galleries, clients, publishers and commissions.
Pay
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Lower reported wage
$55,490
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Upper reported wage
Annual U.S. salaries. Actual pay varies by location, employer, and experience. The lower and upper figures do not represent starting and senior salaries.
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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators (27-1013): BLS OEWS May 2025 annual United States median (50th percentile) $55,490. A matching set of current occupation-specific percentiles was not verified; the lower and upper annual figures are therefore unavailable. Grouped-page percentiles are not substituted. Wage figures reviewed October 27, 2026. Source: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/craft-and-fine-artists.htm . Employment and growth retain their existing source periods and were not refreshed in this wage review.
SOC 27-1013BLS OEWS May 2024Verified 2026-07-28
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