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Career Opportunities with a Major in Art

Many jobs require a college educated individual. College graduates can use their education in a wide variety of occupations.

Many careers in the visual arts make use of the skills and knowledge acquired in the fine arts program. However, some careers require further education, apprenticeship training, or certification. Commercial design and graphics, environmental design and architecture, education, business, crafts, and fine arts all offer an array of possibilities for art graduates.

SKILLS RELATED TO ART

Ability to decipher and interpret the noverbal langauge of art and design
Ability to conceptualize both rationally and intuitively
Familiarity with major achievements in history of art and knowledge of the ways in which art reflects cultural values
Ability to communicate ideas and emotions creatively
Ability to recognize differences in shapes, shading, and color
Aptitude for spatial relationships

The following list is a representative sample of job titles for individuals with an Art major.
The list represents some, but certainly not all, careers which Art majors may consider.

Some of these jobs also require education beyond a bachelor's degree.

Advertising Designer	Antique Dealer	Architect
Archivist	Arranger	Art Appraiser
Art Consultant	Art Director	Art Historian
Art Journalist	Art Therapist	Artist
Audio/Video Specialist	Cartographer	Cartoonist
Clothes Designer	Computer Animator	Computer Graphic Designer
Critic	Curator	Custom Framer
Display Designer	Exhibit Designer	Fashion Illustrator
Film Producer/Editor	Fine Artist	Florist
Free-lance Artist	Furniture Designer	Gallery Director
Graphic Artist	Graphic Designer	Industrial Designer
Interior Decorator	Jewelry Maker	Medical Illustrator
Painter	Photo Restorer	Photographer
Script Writer	Sculptor	Sign Painter
Sound Engineer	Teacher	Technical Illustrator