The Art Program at OSU is a progressive community of artists, designers, historians, students, and scholars. They are a center for visual arts within a major research institution, where the contemporary is created while drawing upon tradition.
Position Title | Projected Growth (2014-2024) | Preparation Required | 2015 Median Wage |
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Advertising and Promotions Managers
Position Description:Plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or give-aways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$113,610 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 4 | $113,610 per year |
Art Directors
Position Description:Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual communications media, such as print, broadcasting, and advertising. Direct workers engaged in art work or layout design.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$101,990 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 4 | $101,990 per year |
Video Game Designers
Position Description:Design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies. Create and maintain design documentation. Guide and collaborate with production staff to produce games as designed.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$87,310 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 4 | $87,310 per year |
Film and Video Editors
Position Description:Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$80,300 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 3 | $80,300 per year |
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Position Description:Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$76,710 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 5 | $76,710 per year |
Fashion Designers
Position Description:Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$73,180 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 3 | $73,180 per year |
Web Developers
Position Description:Design, create, and modify Web sites. Analyze user needs to implement Web site content, graphics, performance, and capacity. May integrate Web sites with other computer applications. May convert written, graphic, audio, and video components to compatible Web formats by using software designed to facilitate the creation of Web and multimedia content.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$70,660 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 3 | $70,660 per year |
Multimedia Artists and Animators
Position Description:Create special effects, animation, or other visual images using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products or creations, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$70,300 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 4 | $70,300 per year |
Landscape Architects
Position Description:Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$68,600 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 4 | $68,600 per year |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Position Description:Collect, analyze, and interpret geographic information provided by geodetic surveys, aerial photographs, and satellite data. Research, study, and prepare maps and other spatial data in digital or graphic form for legal, social, political, educational, and design purposes. May work with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). May design and evaluate algorithms, data structures, and user interfaces for GIS and mapping systems.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$65,410 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 4 | $65,410 per year |
Editors
Position Description:Plan, coordinate, or edit content of material for publication. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication. Includes technical editors.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$64,910 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 4 | $64,910 per year |
Historians
Position Description:Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$61,120 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 5 | $61,120 per year |
Curators
Position Description:Administer collections, such as artwork, collectibles, historic items, or scientific specimens of museums or other institutions. May conduct instructional, research, or public service activities of institution.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$56,990 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 5 | $56,990 per year |
Interior Designers
Position Description:Plan, design, and furnish interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. Formulate design which is practical, aesthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity, selling merchandise, or improving life style. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$55,510 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 4 | $55,510 per year |
Set and Exhibit Designers
Position Description:Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$54,920 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Faster than average (9% to 13%) | Job Zone 5 | $54,920 per year |
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Position Description:Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$54,170 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 3 | $54,170 per year |
Architectural Drafters
Position Description:Prepare detailed drawings of architectural designs and plans for buildings and structures according to specifications provided by architect.
Projected Growth:
Decline (-2% or lower)
Median Pay:
$53,470 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Decline (-2% or lower) | Job Zone 4 | $53,470 per year |
Costume Attendants
Position Description:Select, fit, and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers. May assist with multiple costume changes during performances.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$52,870 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Faster than average (9% to 13%) | Job Zone 2 | $52,870 per year |
Graphic Designers
Position Description:Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.
Projected Growth:
Little or no change (-1% to 1%)
Median Pay:
$51,640 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Little or no change (-1% to 1%) | Job Zone 4 | $51,640 per year |
Art Therapists
Position Description:Plan or conduct art therapy sessions or programs to improve clients' physical, cognitive, or emotional well-being.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$47,790 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Faster than average (9% to 13%) | Job Zone 5 | $47,790 per year |
Museum Technicians and Conservators
Position Description:Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$44,880 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 4 | $44,880 per year |
Jewelers
Position Description:Fabricate and repair jewelry articles. Make models or molds to create jewelry items.
Projected Growth:
Little or no change (-1% to 1%)
Median Pay:
$42,380 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Little or no change (-1% to 1%) | Job Zone 3 | $42,380 per year |
Photographers
Position Description:Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects, using digital or film cameras and equipment. May develop negatives or use computer software to produce finished images and prints. Includes scientific photographers, aerial photographers, and photojournalists.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$40,280 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 3 | $40,280 per year |
Craft Artists
Position Description:Create or reproduce hand-made objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.
Projected Growth:
Little or no change (-1% to 1%)
Median Pay:
$35,710 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Little or no change (-1% to 1%) | Job Zone 2 | $35,710 per year |
Upholsterers
Position Description:Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.
Projected Growth:
Decline (-2% or lower)
Median Pay:
$33,550 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Decline (-2% or lower) | Job Zone 2 | $33,550 per year |
Etchers and Engravers
Position Description:Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.
Projected Growth:
Decline (-2% or lower)
Median Pay:
$31,880 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Decline (-2% or lower) | Job Zone 2 | $31,880 per year |
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
Position Description:Shape molten glass according to patterns.
Projected Growth:
Decline (-2% or lower)
Median Pay:
$31,690 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Decline (-2% or lower) | Job Zone 2 | $31,690 per year |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Position Description:Paint, coat, or decorate articles such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewelry, toys, books, or leather.
Projected Growth:
Little or no change (-1% to 1%)
Median Pay:
$31,210 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:N/A |
Little or no change (-1% to 1%) | Job Zone 2 | $31,210 per year |
Floral Designers
Position Description:Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$27,010 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 2 | $27,010 per year |
Plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or give-aways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.
Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual communications media, such as print, broadcasting, and advertising. Direct workers engaged in art work or layout design.
Plan or conduct art therapy sessions or programs to improve clients' physical, cognitive, or emotional well-being.
Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Collect, analyze, and interpret geographic information provided by geodetic surveys, aerial photographs, and satellite data. Research, study, and prepare maps and other spatial data in digital or graphic form for legal, social, political, educational, and design purposes. May work with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). May design and evaluate algorithms, data structures, and user interfaces for GIS and mapping systems.
Create or reproduce hand-made objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.
Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.
Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.
Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.
Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.
Shape molten glass according to patterns.
Design, create, and modify Web sites. Analyze user needs to implement Web site content, graphics, performance, and capacity. May integrate Web sites with other computer applications. May convert written, graphic, audio, and video components to compatible Web formats by using software designed to facilitate the creation of Web and multimedia content.
Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.
Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
Plan, design, and furnish interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. Formulate design which is practical, aesthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity, selling merchandise, or improving life style. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.
Design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies. Create and maintain design documentation. Guide and collaborate with production staff to produce games as designed.
Create special effects, animation, or other visual images using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products or creations, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.
Administer collections, such as artwork, collectibles, historic items, or scientific specimens of museums or other institutions. May conduct instructional, research, or public service activities of institution.
Paint, coat, or decorate articles such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewelry, toys, books, or leather.
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Prepare detailed drawings of architectural designs and plans for buildings and structures according to specifications provided by architect.
Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.
Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects, using digital or film cameras and equipment. May develop negatives or use computer software to produce finished images and prints. Includes scientific photographers, aerial photographers, and photojournalists.
Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.
Select, fit, and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers. May assist with multiple costume changes during performances.
Plan, coordinate, or edit content of material for publication. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication. Includes technical editors.
Fabricate and repair jewelry articles. Make models or molds to create jewelry items.
Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.
Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.
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