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 Specialized occupations in the Arts, Media & Entertainment Pathway are emerging due to the increased use of computers to bring together text, graphic art, sound and animation. Our technology has altered the way people learn, communicate, and entertain ourselves. In the future, everything we read or see will be easily accessible and available at any location and at any time. People will need the ability to work as a team member, communicate ideas clearly, use the computer tools required to complete a project and continually update skills by learning new tools and techniques. |
Selected occupations with information on job growth,
percent growth, and earnings potential (listed by percent of job growth):
| Occupation |
Employment
Levels
in 1996 |
Projected
Employment
Levels
in 2006 |
Job
Growth |
Percent
of Job
Growth |
Entry
Level
Hourly
Wage |
Entry Level
Weekly Wage
(based on
40 hr week) |
Entry
Level
Monthly
(based on
168 hrs) |
Estimated
Average
Annual
Wage |
| Multimedia Animators |
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
$25.00
|
$1,000
|
$4,200
|
$75,000
|
Photographers |
10,970
|
16,660
|
5,690
|
52%
|
$7.37
|
$295
|
$1,238
|
$32,720
|
Technical Writers |
6,630
|
10,030
|
3,400
|
51%
|
$15.51
|
$620
|
$2,606
|
$51,980
|
Commercial Artists |
18,930
|
27,940
|
9,010
|
48%
|
$11.21
|
$448
|
$1,883
|
$40,910
|
Film Editors |
3,690
|
4,910
|
1,220
|
33%
|
$14,71
|
$588
|
$2,471
|
$57,280
|
Photographic Processing Machine Operators |
6,190
|
8,210
|
2.020
|
33%
|
$7.36
|
$294
|
$1,236
|
$23,560
|
Public Relations Specialists, Publicity Writers |
10,290
|
13,550
|
3,260
|
32%
|
$11.82
|
$473
|
$1,986
|
$40,530
|
Public Relations Representatives |
10,290
|
13,550
|
3,260
|
32%
|
$11.82
|
$473
|
$1,986
|
$40,530
|
Camera, Photographic Equipment Repairs |
4,860
|
6,370
|
1,510
|
31%
|
$10.08
|
$403
|
$1,693
|
$35,360
|
Museum Directors/Curators |
810
|
1,050
|
240
|
30%
|
$10.13
|
$405
|
$1,702
|
$36,290
|
Producers, Directors, Actors |
22,570
|
29,440
|
6,870
|
30%
|
$N/A
|
$N/A
|
$N/A
|
$38,810
|
Music Directors, Singers, Composers |
2,500
|
3,200
|
700
|
28%
|
$N/A
|
$N/A
|
$N/A
|
$39,350
|
Writers and Editors (Includes Screenwriters & Playwrights) |
17,940
|
22,540
|
4,600
|
26%
|
$12.46
|
$498
|
$2,093
|
$46,270
|
Broadcast Technicians |
6,630
|
8,230
|
1,600
|
24%
|
$8.89
|
$356
|
$1,494
|
$45,020
|
Interior Designers |
3,620
|
4,450
|
830
|
23%
|
$18.85
|
$754
|
$3,167
|
$39,200
|
Audio-Visual Specialist |
850
|
1,030
|
180
|
21%
|
$11.27
|
$451
|
$1,893
|
$34,110
|
Camera Operators-TV and Motion Picture |
6,030
|
7,230
|
1,200
|
20%
|
$8.27
|
$331
|
$1,389
|
$40,010
|
Detail Design Decorators, Painters |
570
|
670
|
100
|
18%
|
$7.38
|
$295
|
$1,240
|
$20,500
|
Musicians |
14,010
|
16,090
|
2,080
|
15%%
|
$N/A
|
$N/A
|
$N/A
|
$47,070
|
Newspaper Reporters |
5,860
|
6,510
|
650
|
11%
|
$9.25
|
$370
|
$1,554
|
$41,170
|
Announcers-Radio and Television |
4,000
|
4,360
|
360
|
9%
|
$7.24
|
$290
|
$1,216
|
$31,290
|
Dancers and Choreographers |
1,880
|
1,910
|
30
|
2%
|
$6.39
|
$256
|
$1,074
|
$29,890
|
Arts, Media and Entertainment Occupations and Education Levels:
| HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA |
1-2 YEARS
POST-SECONDARY |
4-YEARS OR MORE
POST-SECONDARY |
Actor
Art Appraiser
Camera Operator
Cartoonist/Animator
Ceramist
Conductor
Costume Supervisor
Musician
Photographer
Singer
Stagehand
TV/Radio Announcer
|
Broadcast Technician
Choreographer
Composer
Dancer
Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Make-up Artist
Recording Mixer
Script Supervisor
Sound Controller
|
Art Director
Art Historian
Art Therapist
Copy Writer
Film Editor
Journalist
Newspaper Reporter
Publications Editor
Set Decorator
Technical Writer
|
Information source: State of California, Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division, Information Services Group.
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