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Careers in Art

Art-Related Careers
  • artist's agent
  • art manufacturer's representative
  • attorney for artists
  • color specialist
  • make-up artist
  • merchandise display coordinator
Administration
  • art buyer
  • art director
  • arts administrator
  • corporate art director
  • developer of funding
  • gallery director
  • product planner
Architecture
  • architect
  • architectural drafter
  • architectural engineer
  • architectural historian
  • architectural model builder
  • architectural renderer
  • architectural writer
  • audio specialist
  • city planner
  • environmental designer
  • historic preservation specialist
  • interior architect
  • interior designer
  • landscape architect
  • lighting consultant
  • marine architect
  • media specialist
  • mural artist
  • theme park designer
  • urban planner
Art Education
  • art historian
  • art lecturer
  • art museum educator
  • art researcher
  • art supervisor
  • art teacher
  • art therapist
  • artist-in-residence
  • arts grant writer
  • dean of art school
  • fund-raiser
  • public relations
  • textbook author
Art History
  • archaeologist
  • archivist
  • art appraiser
  • art historian
  • auction house cataloguer
  • audiovisual librarian
  • conservator
  • curator
  • display artist/ designer
  • editor
  • gallery owner or assistant
  • graphic designer
  • librarian
  • museum director
  • museum educator
  • museum exhibit designer
  • museum lecturer
  • museum photographer
  • public relations specialist
  • publication permissions
  • purchasing agent for bookstore
  • researcher
  • writer
Art Therapy
  • art therapy administrator
  • grief therapist for children
  • hospital therapist, all ages
  • teacher of art therapy
Artisan/ Craftsperson
  • blacksmith
  • bookbinder
  • ceramist
  • commemoratives designer
  • fiber artist
  • furniture designer/ maker
  • glass-blower
  • historical home restorer
  • jewelry designer
  • metal smith
  • model maker
  • paper maker
  • sculptor
  • sign painter
  • silk-screen artist
  • silversmith
  • tattoo artist
  • totem pole carver
  • weaver
  • woodworker
Design
  • advertising
  • autos
  • bookplates
  • cartographer
  • embroidery and needlework
  • exhibits
  • floor covering
  • floral design
  • furniture
  • gift items
  • house wares
  • industrial design
  • interior design
  • packaging design
  • paper-product design
  • store display person
  • textile design
  • theatrical design
  • toy design
  • urban graphics design
  • wallpaper design
Digital Media
  • advertising artist
  • animator
  • art director
  • aviation consultant
  • broadcast designer
  • cartoonist
  • cinematographer
  • computer graphics teacher
  • digital photographer editor
  • film director
  • game designer and programmer
  • graphic designer
  • lighting designer
  • make-up artist
  • motion graphics designer
  • music videos maker
  • photography retoucher
  • producer
  • special effects
  • video operator
  • weather graphics
  • website designer
Fashion Design
  • accessories designer
  • color consultant
  • couturier
  • dressmaker
  • fabric designer
  • fashion art director
  • fashion consultant
  • fashion coordinator
  • fashion critic
  • fashion editor/writer
  • fashion illustrator
  • fashion merchandiser
  • fashion photographer
  • fashion production
  • fashion show coordinator
  • fur designer
  • hair stylist
  • handbag or shoe designer
  • hosiery designer
  • jewelry designer
  • milliner (hat designer)
  • pattern maker
  • theatrical costumer
Fine Art
  • animator
  • art appraiser
  • art auctioneer
  • art conservator
  • art consultant
  • art critic
  • art dealer
  • caricaturist
  • courtroom sketcher
  • designer
  • engraver
  • etcher
  • fiber artist
  • fine art copyist
  • muralist
  • painter
  • police sketch artist
  • portrait painter
  • printmaker
  • sculptor
Graphic Design
  • art editor
  • billboards
  • book cover designer
  • book designer
  • brochure layout
  • calligrapher (hand-lettering)
  • cartographer (map maker)
  • desktop publishing
  • font designer
  • graphic artist
  • greeting cards
  • illustration
  • industrial design
  • layout designer
  • logo design
  • magazine layout
  • logo design
  • magazine layout
  • newspaper layout
  • outdoor advertising designer
  • paste-up artist
  • sign painter
  • silk-screen artist
Illustration
  • advertising
  • animator
  • botanical illustrator
  • car illustrator
  • catalog illustrator: retail or mail
  • CD and DVD cover designer
  • children's book illustrator
  • corporate illustrator
  • editorial illustrator
  • fashion illustrator
  • medical illustrator
  • scientific illustrator technical illustrator
Industrial Design
  • airline equipment designer
  • appliance designer
  • art director
  • color consultant
  • decorative metalwork designer
  • design consultant
  • designer of automobiles
  • factory layout designer
  • furniture designer
  • heavy equipment designer
  • model maker
  • package designer
  • product designer
  • safety clothing and equipment
  • sign painter
  • sports equipment designer
  • stencil designer
  • tool designer
Photography
  • aerial photographer
  • animator
  • architectural photographer
  • camera operator
  • catalog illustrator
  • cinematographer
  • crime scene photographer
  • digital technician
  • darkroom technician
  • fashion photographer
  • film producer
  • fine arts photographer
  • food photographer
  • industrial photographer
  • interior design photographer
  • medical illustrator
  • museum photographer
  • newspaper or magazine
  • photography teacher
  • photojournalist
  • portrait photographer
  • photographer/ videographer
  • studio, industrial
  • videographer
Publishing
  • art book copy editor
  • art critic
  • art historian
  • author of books about art
  • book cover illustrator
  • magazine designer
  • page designer
  • public relations
  • researcher for writers
Theatrical Design
  • art director
  • cinematographer
  • costume designer
  • courtroom video operator
  • film director
  • graphic artist
  • make-up artist
  • producer
  • program designer
  • puppet maker
  • set designer
  • special effects person