Career information and college search tools for art directors and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Career information and college search tools for art directors and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
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 Name | Importance | Competence |
Active Listening | 4 | 4 |
Speaking | 4 | 4 |
Judgment and Decision Making | 3.88 | 3.75 |
Time Management | 3.88 | 3.88 |
Complex Problem Solving | 3.75 | 3.62 |
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 Name | Importance | Competence |
Fluency of Ideas | 4.12 | 4 |
Originality | 4.12 | 4.38 |
Near Vision | 4 | 4.12 |
Oral Comprehension | 4 | 4 |
Oral Expression | 4 | 4.12 |
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 Area | Importance | Competence |
Sales and Marketing | 4.44 | 5.19 |
English Language | 4.34 | 5.06 |
Communications and Media | 4.17 | 5.5 |
Computers and Electronics | 3.92 | 5.17 |
Design | 3.83 | 4.1 |
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 Activity | Importance | Competence |
Thinking Creatively | 4.91 | 5.75 |
Interacting With Computers | 4.8 | 5.01 |
Getting Information | 4.43 | 3.77 |
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | 4.39 | 4.89 |
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | 4.36 | 5.93 |
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 Style | Importance | |
Attention to Detail | 4.57 | |
Dependability | 4.47 | |
Innovation | 4.44 | |
Adaptability/Flexibility | 4.42 | |
Initiative | 4.2 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Art Directors jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 4,630 | $142,650 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 1,850 | $135,970 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 990 | $82,850 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 860 | $104,740 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | 830 | $97,690 |
Austin-Round Rock | 620 | $84,600 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | 570 | $79,640 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 560 | $107,490 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | 550 | $120,640 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 470 | $84,400 |
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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