Cartoon Artist
A career as a cartoon artist can be a rewarding career if you enjoy that type of art. To be a cartoon artist, you need excellent drawing skills and a creative imagination.
A college degree is not necessary for this position, but most cartoon artists pursue a two year or four year art or graphic design degree program. Since competition for this career will be very high, it is recommended one pursue some sort of post-secondary education.
In these courses you will learn many different areas of art in general including: history, drawing, animation and painting.
Cartoon artists can find work in all types of media outlets. Newspapers and magazines use cartoon artists for comics and satirical drawing. Internet businesses use cartoon artists for advertising and branding. And of course, cartoon artists are in high demand at TV sets and Movie production firms.
Expected Median Salary for this job: $38,000 per year.
