Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Art Directors
Career B (or your target career)
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
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Comparison table
| Metric | Art Directors | Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $114,850 | $55,490 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 53,070 | 11,220 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Some College Courses |
| Job zone | 4 | 3 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making | Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking |
| Related careers | Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers, Film and Video Editors, Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers, Video Game Designers | Desktop Publishers, Interior Designers, Video Game Designers, Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
100%
6 of 6 target skills
Target-only skills
0
Current-only skills
15
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Learning—
- Active Listening—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
Only in Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
- None
Only in Art Directors
- Time Management
- Coordination
- Complex Problem Solving
- Operations Analysis
- Writing
- Persuasion
- Monitoring
- Social Perceptiveness
- Instructing
- Service Orientation
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Personnel Resources