Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Career

Vocational Programs for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
11K	$34.34	$71,420

The role of Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators is to create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques. The average annual wage of the occupations is $71,420 and $34 per hour. 11 vocational programs could be taken for the Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 10,910 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators is $52,665. The average length of the programs is 338 hours and the average completion time is 25.88 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Career

The following 11 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators.

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 Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Visual and Performing Arts	27	-	-	615 Hours	15.76 Months
Art/Art Studies	52	-	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	24	$52,665	$2,000	60 Hours	36.00 Months
Drawing	13	-	-	-	-
Intermedia/Multimedia	8	-	-	-	-
Painting	5	-	-	-	-
Sculpture	12	-	-	-	-
Printmaking	4	-	-	-	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	17	-	-	-	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	10	-	-	-	-
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art	2	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Visual and Performing Arts

615 Hours

15.76 Months

Art/Art Studies

Fine/Studio Arts

$52,665

$2,000

60 Hours

36.00 Months

Drawing

Intermedia/Multimedia

Painting

Sculpture

Printmaking

Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)

Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art

Schools offering voational programs for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

The following 128 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.