25 Career Choices in Arts, A/v technology, and
communications
Career
2010 2020 Total Employment Projected Projected Growth Openings
Average Hourly
Education
Actor Art Director Copy Writer Cosmetologist Creative Writer Curator Editor Fashion Designer Fine Artist Floral Designer Graphic Designer Motion Picture Projectionist Multimedia Artist/ Animator Music Director Musician Photographer Producer Public Relations Specialist Radio Announcer Reporter Singer Video Editor Video Equipment Technician Videographer Web Developer
200 811 1,784 3,945 1,784 12 778 80 278 881 1,617 96
49 143 373 1,143 373 2 119 15 56 111 300 -8
100 330 755 1,784 755 6 347 42 120 228 821 50
$9.19 $8.71 $9.18 $12.90 $9.18 $13.08 $12.38 $10.14 $8.56 $8.31 $11.84 $8.19
HS, BD AD, BD BD C BD MA BD AD, BD HS, AD, BD HS, BD BD HS
717
129
296
$7.93
BD
1,138 2,504 4,396 426 2,099 610 406 2,504 56 311 175 703
134 422 176 73 497 11 42 422 9 53 26 69
372 945 1,284 216 1,001 245 177 945 25 150 79 237
$8.41 $7.81 $11.01 $13.67 $15.68 $8.78 $11.86 $7.81 $8.53 $11.18 $11.62 $30.06
BD HS, BD HS, BD C, BD BD HS, BD BD, MA HS, BD, MA AD, BD AD, BD HS, BD BD
About This Chart This chart is only a sampling of the careers that fall within this career cluster in the state of Mississippi. Education Requirement Abbreviations AD – 2-year associate degree BD – 4-year bachelor’s degree C – 12- or 18-month certificate DD – doctoral degree HS – high school diploma or GED MA – master’s degree
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