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Art Directors Skills

Below are the skills needed to be art directors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).

   
Skill NameImportanceCompetence
Active Listening44
Speaking44
Judgment and Decision Making3.883.75
Time Management3.883.88
Complex Problem Solving3.753.62

Art Directors Abilities

Below are the abilities needed to be art directors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).

   
Ability NameImportanceCompetence
Fluency of Ideas4.124
Originality4.124.38
Near Vision44.12
Oral Comprehension44
Oral Expression44.12

Art Directors Knowledge

Below are the knowledge areas needed to be art directors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).

   
Knowledge AreaImportanceCompetence
Sales and Marketing4.445.19
English Language4.345.06
Communications and Media4.175.5
Computers and Electronics3.925.17
Design3.834.1

Art Directors Work activities

Below are the work activities involved in being art directors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).

   
Work ActivityImportanceCompetence
Thinking Creatively4.915.75
Interacting With Computers4.85.01
Getting Information4.433.77
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.394.89
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.365.93

Art Directors Work styles

Below are the work styles involved in being art directors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).

   
Work StyleImportance
Attention to Detail4.57
Dependability4.47
Innovation4.44
Adaptability/Flexibility4.42
Initiative4.2

Metro Areas Sorted by Total Employment for
Art Directors

Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Art Directors jobs , as of 2019

   
Metro AreaTotal EmploymentAnnual Mean Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim4,630$142,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward1,850$135,970
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington990$82,850
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell860$104,740
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn830$97,690
Austin-Round Rock620$84,600
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach570$79,640
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue560$107,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara550$120,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land470$84,400

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Total employment and salary for professions similar to art directors

Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org