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Industries with Fastest Art and Design Workers Salary Growth

These industries raised Art and Design Workers salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

192
Industries with Growth
+159.5%
Highest Growth
+22.0%
Average Growth
22
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Art and Design Workers salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 192 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures $53,950 $140,020 +$86,070 +159.5%
2 Other Building Equipment Contractors $53,180 $126,230 +$73,050 +137.4%
3 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $28,360 $57,500 +$29,140 +102.8%
4 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $25,710 $49,010 +$23,300 +90.6%
5 Other Specialty Trade Contractors $30,760 $55,900 +$25,140 +81.7%
6 Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $28,470 $49,010 +$20,540 +72.1%
7 Services to Buildings and Dwellings $37,640 $62,400 +$24,760 +65.8%
8 Software Publishers $76,140 $117,400 +$41,260 +54.2%
9 Land Subdivision $56,150 $86,070 +$29,920 +53.3%
10 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $50,750 $75,260 +$24,510 +48.3%
11 Other Insurance Related Activities $53,310 $78,190 +$24,880 +46.7%
12 Special Food Services $37,310 $54,330 +$17,020 +45.6%
13 Drycleaning and Laundry Services $56,020 $81,140 +$25,120 +44.8%
14 Offices of Physicians $52,690 $76,160 +$23,470 +44.5%
15 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers $50,550 $72,500 +$21,950 +43.4%
16 Telecommunications $55,350 $78,990 +$23,640 +42.7%
17 Other Personal Services $38,620 $54,990 +$16,370 +42.4%
18 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $45,260 $64,340 +$19,080 +42.2%
19 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services $42,290 $59,180 +$16,890 +39.9%
20 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $46,630 $65,220 +$18,590 +39.9%
21 Food Manufacturing $38,140 $53,270 +$15,130 +39.7%
22 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $66,100 $92,180 +$26,080 +39.5%
23 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $77,350 $104,990 +$27,640 +35.7%
24 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $57,030 $76,950 +$19,920 +34.9%
25 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $31,250 $42,120 +$10,870 +34.8%
26 Communications Equipment Manufacturing $59,400 $79,600 +$20,200 +34.0%
27 Warehousing and Storage $33,030 $44,250 +$11,220 +34.0%
28 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $54,830 $73,270 +$18,440 +33.6%
29 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $73,340 $97,890 +$24,550 +33.5%
30 Chemical Manufacturing $51,220 $68,350 +$17,130 +33.4%
31 Personal and Laundry Services $38,310 $50,520 +$12,210 +31.9%
32 Death Care Services $28,290 $37,300 +$9,010 +31.8%
33 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $55,260 $72,850 +$17,590 +31.8%
34 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $59,590 $78,400 +$18,810 +31.6%
35 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing $42,850 $56,350 +$13,500 +31.5%
36 Scientific Research and Development Services $72,060 $94,510 +$22,450 +31.2%
37 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $43,440 $56,820 +$13,380 +30.8%
38 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $61,230 $79,990 +$18,760 +30.6%
39 Other Residential Care Facilities $47,600 $62,160 +$14,560 +30.6%
40 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $57,010 $74,150 +$17,140 +30.1%
41 Florists $27,710 $35,920 +$8,210 +29.6%
42 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $38,720 $49,850 +$11,130 +28.7%
43 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $60,370 $77,590 +$17,220 +28.5%
44 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $55,410 $71,090 +$15,680 +28.3%
45 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $49,220 $62,840 +$13,620 +27.7%
46 Investigation and Security Services $59,850 $76,230 +$16,380 +27.4%
47 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $52,960 $67,250 +$14,290 +27.0%
48 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $55,690 $70,690 +$15,000 +26.9%
49 Textile Furnishings Mills $49,560 $62,670 +$13,110 +26.5%
50 Management of Companies and Enterprises $63,050 $79,720 +$16,670 +26.4%
51 Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing $59,160 $74,730 +$15,570 +26.3%
52 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $53,630 $67,480 +$13,850 +25.8%
53 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $33,830 $42,410 +$8,580 +25.4%
54 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $48,420 $60,300 +$11,880 +24.5%
55 Gambling Industries $49,850 $62,080 +$12,230 +24.5%
56 Insurance Carriers $64,840 $80,410 +$15,570 +24.0%
57 Performing Arts Companies $49,190 $61,000 +$11,810 +24.0%
58 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $80,780 $99,860 +$19,080 +23.6%
59 Office Administrative Services $56,670 $70,000 +$13,330 +23.5%
60 Paper Manufacturing $55,690 $68,680 +$12,990 +23.3%
61 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $65,670 $80,950 +$15,280 +23.3%
62 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $50,290 $61,970 +$11,680 +23.2%
63 Machine Shops $46,800 $57,640 +$10,840 +23.2%
64 Motion Picture and Video Industries $81,080 $99,860 +$18,780 +23.2%
65 Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing $84,960 $104,460 +$19,500 +23.0%
66 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $48,840 $59,980 +$11,140 +22.8%
67 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $53,350 $65,410 +$12,060 +22.6%
68 Support Activities for Air Transportation $68,820 $84,210 +$15,390 +22.4%
69 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $63,640 $77,680 +$14,040 +22.1%
70 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) $59,750 $72,830 +$13,080 +21.9%
71 Social Advocacy Organizations $55,890 $68,050 +$12,160 +21.8%
72 Traveler Accommodation $43,830 $53,210 +$9,380 +21.4%
73 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $47,490 $57,640 +$10,150 +21.4%
74 Sound Recording Industries $63,360 $76,850 +$13,490 +21.3%
75 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $53,770 $65,170 +$11,400 +21.2%
76 Accommodation $43,820 $52,960 +$9,140 +20.9%
77 Educational Support Services $59,450 $71,660 +$12,210 +20.5%
78 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $36,140 $43,460 +$7,320 +20.3%
79 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $55,520 $66,370 +$10,850 +19.5%
80 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $61,000 $72,770 +$11,770 +19.3%
81 Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $47,150 $56,140 +$8,990 +19.1%
82 Truck Transportation $33,980 $40,320 +$6,340 +18.7%
83 Engineering Services $69,150 $82,030 +$12,880 +18.6%
84 Photographic Services $47,420 $56,230 +$8,810 +18.6%
85 Household Appliance Manufacturing $60,360 $71,560 +$11,200 +18.6%
86 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $46,460 $55,020 +$8,560 +18.4%
87 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $63,790 $75,430 +$11,640 +18.2%
88 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $71,290 $84,260 +$12,970 +18.2%
89 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $56,760 $67,010 +$10,250 +18.1%
90 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $49,040 $57,870 +$8,830 +18.0%
91 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $84,570 $99,680 +$15,110 +17.9%
92 Specialty Trade Contractors $53,480 $63,000 +$9,520 +17.8%
93 Utilities $73,430 $86,480 +$13,050 +17.8%
94 Residential Building Construction $50,960 $59,980 +$9,020 +17.7%
95 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $49,240 $57,840 +$8,600 +17.5%
96 Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing $58,120 $68,090 +$9,970 +17.2%
97 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $58,820 $68,900 +$10,080 +17.1%
98 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $68,730 $80,440 +$11,710 +17.0%
99 Specialized Design Services $57,110 $66,770 +$9,660 +16.9%
100 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $52,300 $61,100 +$8,800 +16.8%
101 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors $48,690 $56,850 +$8,160 +16.8%
102 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $61,330 $71,480 +$10,150 +16.5%
103 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $69,020 $80,380 +$11,360 +16.5%
104 Building Equipment Contractors $55,790 $64,930 +$9,140 +16.4%
105 Wood Product Manufacturing $51,120 $59,380 +$8,260 +16.2%
106 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers $67,270 $77,740 +$10,470 +15.6%
107 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers $46,720 $53,980 +$7,260 +15.5%
108 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $57,880 $66,780 +$8,900 +15.4%
109 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $51,620 $59,500 +$7,880 +15.3%
110 Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing $65,020 $74,940 +$9,920 +15.3%
111 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing $56,640 $65,260 +$8,620 +15.2%
112 Plastics Product Manufacturing $57,990 $66,780 +$8,790 +15.2%
113 Real Estate $53,880 $62,030 +$8,150 +15.1%
114 Religious Organizations $50,130 $57,710 +$7,580 +15.1%
115 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $70,930 $81,650 +$10,720 +15.1%
116 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $51,690 $59,410 +$7,720 +14.9%
117 Grantmaking and Giving Services $58,640 $67,360 +$8,720 +14.9%
118 Educational Services $53,000 $60,840 +$7,840 +14.8%
119 Support Activities for Transportation $59,850 $68,670 +$8,820 +14.7%
120 Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities $42,820 $49,110 +$6,290 +14.7%
121 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $68,060 $77,990 +$9,930 +14.6%
122 Building Finishing Contractors $54,770 $62,660 +$7,890 +14.4%
123 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $56,620 $64,710 +$8,090 +14.3%
124 Rubber Product Manufacturing $56,720 $64,620 +$7,900 +13.9%
125 Junior Colleges $50,310 $57,200 +$6,890 +13.7%
126 Animal Food Manufacturing $53,920 $61,300 +$7,380 +13.7%
127 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $69,220 $78,450 +$9,230 +13.3%
128 Rental and Leasing Services $52,410 $59,290 +$6,880 +13.1%
129 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $56,610 $63,970 +$7,360 +13.0%
130 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $52,960 $59,810 +$6,850 +12.9%
131 Ambulatory Health Care Services $56,840 $64,010 +$7,170 +12.6%
132 Construction of Buildings $53,780 $60,530 +$6,750 +12.6%
133 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $63,440 $71,380 +$7,940 +12.5%
134 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $53,230 $59,840 +$6,610 +12.4%
135 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $55,120 $61,840 +$6,720 +12.2%
136 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $66,860 $74,870 +$8,010 +12.0%
137 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $44,600 $49,890 +$5,290 +11.9%
138 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing $46,120 $51,570 +$5,450 +11.8%
139 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $72,510 $80,990 +$8,480 +11.7%
140 Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing $61,190 $68,110 +$6,920 +11.3%
141 Textile Product Mills $43,250 $48,130 +$4,880 +11.3%
142 Beverage Manufacturing $36,150 $40,090 +$3,940 +10.9%
143 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $36,160 $40,090 +$3,930 +10.9%
144 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $45,480 $50,420 +$4,940 +10.9%
145 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing $56,940 $63,100 +$6,160 +10.8%
146 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $63,320 $70,130 +$6,810 +10.8%
147 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $55,780 $61,740 +$5,960 +10.7%
148 Individual and Family Services $51,100 $56,460 +$5,360 +10.5%
149 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $35,240 $38,880 +$3,640 +10.3%
150 Temporary Help Services $60,520 $66,750 +$6,230 +10.3%
151 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $56,620 $62,370 +$5,750 +10.2%
152 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $55,440 $61,020 +$5,580 +10.1%
153 Fabric Mills $52,790 $58,000 +$5,210 +9.9%
154 Printing and Related Support Activities $41,850 $45,940 +$4,090 +9.8%
155 Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services $59,870 $65,530 +$5,660 +9.5%
156 Elementary and Secondary Schools $55,480 $60,620 +$5,140 +9.3%
157 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $52,210 $57,020 +$4,810 +9.2%
158 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance $44,000 $47,970 +$3,970 +9.0%
159 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $53,750 $58,490 +$4,740 +8.8%
160 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $56,220 $61,120 +$4,900 +8.7%
161 Hospitals $59,350 $64,520 +$5,170 +8.7%
162 Apparel Manufacturing $63,700 $69,240 +$5,540 +8.7%
163 Air Transportation $65,790 $71,450 +$5,660 +8.6%
164 Machinery Manufacturing $61,770 $66,770 +$5,000 +8.1%
165 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing $58,730 $63,480 +$4,750 +8.1%
166 Spectator Sports $48,090 $51,970 +$3,880 +8.1%
167 Textile Mills $53,140 $57,170 +$4,030 +7.6%
168 Other Schools and Instruction $48,460 $52,120 +$3,660 +7.6%
169 Other Support Services $31,620 $34,000 +$2,380 +7.5%
170 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $62,210 $66,870 +$4,660 +7.5%
171 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) $55,440 $59,430 +$3,990 +7.2%
172 Legal Services $72,180 $77,360 +$5,180 +7.2%
173 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $33,420 $35,480 +$2,060 +6.2%
174 Amusement Parks and Arcades $58,730 $62,030 +$3,300 +5.6%
175 Building Material and Supplies Dealers $33,640 $35,460 +$1,820 +5.4%
176 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $53,590 $56,420 +$2,830 +5.3%
177 Technical and Trade Schools $59,940 $63,020 +$3,080 +5.1%
178 Repair and Maintenance $46,960 $49,270 +$2,310 +4.9%
179 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $55,380 $58,050 +$2,670 +4.8%
180 Automotive Repair and Maintenance $47,290 $49,390 +$2,100 +4.4%
181 Civic and Social Organizations $47,920 $49,990 +$2,070 +4.3%
182 Outpatient Care Centers $58,440 $60,950 +$2,510 +4.3%
183 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors $60,820 $63,240 +$2,420 +4.0%
184 Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing $83,490 $86,300 +$2,810 +3.4%
185 Automobile Dealers $47,000 $48,580 +$1,580 +3.4%
186 Other Textile Product Mills $41,370 $42,600 +$1,230 +3.0%
187 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $68,360 $70,290 +$1,930 +2.8%
188 Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing $52,430 $53,640 +$1,210 +2.3%
189 Nonresidential Building Construction $64,830 $65,930 +$1,100 +1.7%
190 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $64,110 $65,190 +$1,080 +1.7%
191 Landscaping Services $37,140 $37,490 +$350 +0.9%
192 Newspaper Publishers $39,610 $39,620 +$10 +0.0%

22 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Gasoline Stations $42,920 $27,930 -$14,990 -34.9%
2 Administrative and Support Services $48,220 $37,740 -$10,480 -21.7%
3 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing $92,340 $72,370 -$19,970 -21.6%
4 Other Food Manufacturing $51,390 $41,840 -$9,550 -18.6%
5 Employment Services $60,180 $51,060 -$9,120 -15.2%
6 Foundries $54,480 $46,260 -$8,220 -15.1%
7 Primary Metal Manufacturing $56,110 $47,670 -$8,440 -15.0%
8 Food Services and Drinking Places $44,700 $38,080 -$6,620 -14.8%
9 Apparel Knitting Mills $58,620 $50,060 -$8,560 -14.6%
10 Dairy Product Manufacturing $54,720 $47,320 -$7,400 -13.5%
11 Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance $46,560 $41,530 -$5,030 -10.8%
12 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $24,470 $21,840 -$2,630 -10.7%
13 Home Health Care Services $66,590 $59,720 -$6,870 -10.3%
14 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $50,200 $46,320 -$3,880 -7.7%
15 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $80,000 $74,690 -$5,310 -6.6%
16 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills $54,030 $50,760 -$3,270 -6.1%
17 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $53,690 $51,260 -$2,430 -4.5%
18 Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing $72,320 $69,930 -$2,390 -3.3%
19 Business Support Services $48,940 $47,980 -$960 -2.0%
20 Social Assistance $37,520 $37,240 -$280 -0.7%
21 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $59,230 $58,840 -$390 -0.7%
22 Personal Care Services $48,690 $48,480 -$210 -0.4%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Art and Design Workers in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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