Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media · SOC 27-1013
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 27-1013 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 35.7%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 44/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $55,490
- H-1B offered wage $65,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 3,100
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -1.2%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 3
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 3,807 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.
Common titles: Artist, Automotive Artist, Blacksmith, Fine Artist, Ice Carver, Illustrator
Representative Tasks
- •Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.
- •Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, to produce desired effects, such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.
- •Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
- •Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities.
- •Market artwork through brochures, mailings, or Web sites.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Construct distinctive physical objects for artistic, functional, or commercial purposes.
- •Apply finishes to artwork, crafts, or displays.
- •Apply paint to surfaces.
- •Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.
- •Build models, patterns, or templates.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 35.6% | 18.3% |
| Outlook | Average | 18% Bright |
| Median Salary | $55,490 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 64/100 | N/A |