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What interests you?

  • Drawing and painting
  • Creative problem solving
  • Playing an instrument or dancing
  • Using the computer to create great graphics and websites
  • three paintbrushes resting on a canvas with warm colors
  • camera held by photographer
  • film clapper on a movie set
  • concert with purple lights and lots of people in the audience
  • two classical dancers dancing in front of an orchestra
  • 35mm film curling out of a film canister
  • laptop surrouded by art supplies
  • microphones
  • paintbrush moving across canvas adding green details under a painted sky
  • colored pencils lined up in a bright display
  • fingers touching piano keys
  • roll of paper admission tickets

Check out these careers:

graphic designer working on a laptop
Graphic Designer
annual salary range
$32,260 - $97,290
film editor wearing headphones editing a film using two computers
Film and Video Editor
annual salary range
$36,400 - $208,000
movie shoot with a cameraman, director, and two actors in a natural setting
Actors
annual salary range
$11 to $91 per hour
curator arranging art pieces on a gallery wall
Set and Exhibit Design
annual salary range
$33,220 - $110,230
female camers operator filming in a studio
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians
annual salary range
$28,720 - $98,970
art teacher lecturing students in front of a gallery wall
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers
annual salary range
$48,360 - $200,430

Explore

Do you...

  • Enjoy performing in front of an audience
  • Have a vivid imagination
  • Like to develop artistic design concepts
  • Create computer-generated graphics and animation

Gain Some Experience

  • Try out for a school play
  • Intern with a graphic designer
  • Use multimedia for a school project
  • Join the school newspaper or yearbook
  • Job shadow on a movie set or theater
  • Draw detailed or technical illustrations
  • Volunteer to set up the sound and computer for a school play or performance
girl holding camera
design students creating collage art
cameraman and director filming a movie in a natural setting
oil paints and a brush on a palette
art supplies of various mediums
female camera operator

School

Related Programs at Local Colleges

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Work

Career Interviews

Let’s find out what people working in the careers you want to explore have to say. Download the Career Interview worksheet (PDF).