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Average Wage
$76,381
growing 3.24%
People in Workforce
2.44M
growing 3.34%
Average Employee Age
41.4
growing 0.186%

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In 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Drawing degree recipients are Atlanta, GA, New York, NY, and Columbus, GA. N/A The most common degree awarded to students studying Drawing is a bachelors degree.

Visual & Performing ArtsFine & Studio Arts

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Drawing and the types of students that study this field. undefined awards the most degrees in Drawing in the US, but New York Academy of Art and Cleveland Institute of Art have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Drawing.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Drawing programs are Public, 2-year institutions (26 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (217 completions).

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. New York Academy of Art
    11.3%
  2. Cleveland Institute of Art
    5.88%
  3. Georgia State University
    2.07%

Out of all institutions that offer Drawing programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, New York Academy of Art has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Drawing, with 11.3%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Drawing
  1. Fulton County, GA
    176 degrees awarded
  2. Muscogee County, GA
    16 degrees awarded
  3. Kings County, NY
    16 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Drawing by year.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Visual & Performing Arts graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $76,381 and the most common occupations are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

The industry that employs the most Visual & Performing Arts majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$76,381
Average Wage in Workforce
± $1,278
3.24%
1 Year Growth
± 2.32%

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $76,381 and the most common occupations are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Visual & Performing Arts majors.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Highest Paying Pumas
  1. North Delta Region PUMA, MS
    $252,546
  2. Alameda County (South)--Newark, Union City (West) & Fremont (West) Cities PUMA, CA
    $196,595
  3. Houston-Galveston Area Council--Brazoria County (Southwest), Lake Jackson City PUMA, TX
    $190,794

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Visual & Performing Arts majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Visual & Performing Arts majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Most Common

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The most common occupations for Visual & Performing Arts majors, by number of employees, are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Visual & Performing Arts majors working as Artists & related workers, Designers, and Musicians, singers, & related workers.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Visual & Performing Arts majors are Pumping station operators, Surgeons, and Physicians.

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Occupations by Share

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2.44M
2024 Workforce
± 38,050
3.34%
1 Year Growth
± 2.15%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.34%, from 2.36M in 2023 to 2.44M in 2024.

The largest single share of Visual & Performing Arts graduates go on to work as Graphic designers (4.42%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Visual & Performing Arts by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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The most common industries that employ Visual & Performing Arts majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Computer Systems Design.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paying industries of Visual & Performing Arts majors, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Petroleum refining, and Software publishers.

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Drawing is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.
2.44M
2024 Workforce
± 38,050
3.34%
1 Year Growth
± 2.15%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.34%, from 2.36M in 2023 to 2.44M in 2024.

The industry which employs the most Visual & Performing Arts graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Visual & Performing Arts.

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Specialty Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Visual & Performing Arts majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Visual & Performing Arts majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Visual & Performing Arts in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts is 41.4.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Visual & Performing Arts (122 students).

Workforce Age

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41.4
Average Age in 2024
± 0.203 Years
0.186%
1 Year Change
± 0.699%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts. The most common ages of employees with this major are N/A and N/A years old, which represent N/A% and N/A% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Drawing are Bachelors Degree, Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, and Masters Degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (75.6%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    122 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American
    67 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    45 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Drawing for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. N/A
    N/A degrees awarded
  2. N/A
    N/A degrees awarded
  3. N/A
    N/A degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Drawing.

N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Drawing field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Drawing majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Drawing majors need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Equipment Selection.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Drawing majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Repairing is very distinctive for majors, but the Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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