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Artistic Jobs with the Highest Percentage of Self-Employed Workers
Percent Self-
Job Employed Workers
- Multi-Media Artists and Animators ...................................................................................... 69.7%
- Writers and Authors ............................................................................................................. 65.9%
- Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators ................................................. 62.6%
- Art Directors ......................................................................................................................... 59.0%
- Photographers ..................................................................................................................... 54.3%
- Music Directors and Composers ......................................................................................... 44.7%
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists ................................................................... 44.5%
- Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance ...................................................................... 39.7%
- Commercial and Industrial Designers .................................................................................. 29.8%
- Set and Exhibit Designers.................................................................................................... 29.8%
- Producers and Directors ...................................................................................................... 29.5%
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers .................................................................. 28.6%
- Interior Designers ................................................................................................................. 26.3%
- Graphic Designers ............................................................................................................... 25.3%
- Fashion Designers ............................................................................................................... 23.6%
- Interpreters and Translators ................................................................................................. 21.6%
- Self-Enrichment Education Teachers ................................................................................... 21.5%
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval ............................................................................ 20.3%
- Landscape Architects .......................................................................................................... 18.5%
- Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture .................................................. 16.9%
- Film and Video Editors ......................................................................................................... 15.9%
- Advertising and Promotions Managers ............................................................................... 13.4%
- Editors .................................................................................................................................. 13.4%
- Broadcast News Analysts .................................................................................................... 11.1%
Best Artistic Jobs Overall with 8 Percent or More Self-Employed Workers
Percent
Self-Employed Annual Percent Annual
Job Workers Earnings Grow th Openings
- Multi-Media Artists and Animators ............................ 69.7% ........ $54,550 ........25.8% .......13,182
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval .................. 20.3% ........ $67,620 ........17.7% .......11,324
- Writers and Authors ................................................... 65.9% ........ $50,660 ........12.8% .......24,023
- Self-Enrichment Education Teachers ......................... 21.5% ........ $34,580 ........23.1% .......64,449
- Art Directors ............................................................... 59.0% ........ $72,320 ..........9.0% .........9,719
- Producers and Directors ............................................ 29.5% ........ $61,090 ........11.1% .........8,992