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Estimated employment100
Mean wage34.16
Entry wage16.46
10th percentile wage15.75
50th percentile wage23.47
90th percentile wage71.66
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Leisure and Hospitality4042.0%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Leisure and Hospitality4039.35
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators (27-1013)
Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of mediums and techniques, such as painting and sculpture.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$34.16 $27.52  $6.64
2014$33.99+.5%$27.39 +.5%$6.61
2013$33.36+1.9%$26.87 +1.9%$6.48
2012$32.72+1.9%$26.36 +1.9%$6.36
2011$32.08+2.0%$25.85 +2.0%$6.24
2010$31.59+1.6%$25.45 +1.6%$6.14
2009$31.03+1.8%$25.00 +1.8%$6.03
2008$30.70+1.1%$24.73 +1.1%$5.97
2007$29.79+3.1%$24.00 +3.1%$5.79
2006$28.79+3.5%$23.19 +3.5%$5.60
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$34.16 $26.98  $7.18
2014$33.99+.5%$26.76 +.8%$7.23
2013$33.36+1.9%$26.19 +2.2%$7.17
2012$32.72+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%$7.06
2011$32.08+2.0%$25.22 +1.7%$6.86
2010$31.59+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%$6.76
2009$31.03+1.8%$24.41 +1.7%$6.63
2008$30.70+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%$6.62
2007$29.79+3.1%$23.46 +2.6%$6.33
2006$28.79+3.5%$22.71 +3.3%$6.08

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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