Vocational Programs for Special Effects Artists and Animators Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
30K	$52.71	$109,630

The role of Special Effects Artists and Animators is to create special effects or animations using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials. The average annual wage of the occupations is $109,630 and $53 per hour. 9 vocational programs could be taken for the Special Effects Artists and Animators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 29,940 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Special Effects Artists and Animators is $21,738. The average length of the programs is 702 hours and the average completion time is 11.42 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Special Effects Artists and Animators Career

The following 9 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Special Effects Artists and Animators.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Special Effects Artists and Animators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	153	$39,038	$7,200	315 Hours	17.50 Months
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	351	$13,331	$1,080	973 Hours	11.29 Months
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	14	-	-	-	-
Digital Arts	57	-	-	750 Hours	8.00 Months
Graphic Design	191	$12,844	$2,215	870 Hours	14.33 Months
Game and Interactive Media Design	75	-	-	600 Hours	6.00 Months
Drawing	13	-	-	-	-
Intermedia/Multimedia	8	-	-	-	-
Painting	5	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Special Effects Artists and Animators

The following 577 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Special Effects Artists and Animators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.