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How hard is an art director's job?

How screwed over am I for choosing art as my major when it comes to finding a job?

  • I live in the south, I initially wanted to teach at a university so when I was 18, i thought "just get your masters but get your bachelors first and magically a job will happen". Right now i'm 21 and am realizing that the jobs for teaching art at a university are non existent. Plus, my adviser just informed me that you can now get a PhD in art and that's even more competition if i don't waste more years in college to get the unachievable job position that i initially looked for. how hard is it to find a job teaching k-12? from online searches, it's impossible in my state.. but am i wrong? is it hard finding k-12 art teachers? i'm thinking of not going to graduate school because my dream is a dead end and teaching k-12 instead and taking a year of 2 to get certified to teach etc. but if you think that is a dumb idea and that there are no jobs in the k-12 field for art then I was thinking of randomly taking that 2 years that i would have to get my masters or to get certified to teach, and getting my associates as a physical therapy assistant instead. what do you think I should do? don't say "what ever makes you happy," that's unrealistic. What will make me happy is a concrete and attainable job position with good health benefits and weekends off. A job that I can support a future family with.. as for everything else, it doesn't matter anymore as long as i have that.

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    Art teachers are not in demand. -- Many artists fall back on teaching to pay the bills. -- When school funding is low, art is one of the first programs to get cutbacks. -- K-12 teaching is at a low demand point now. That may not last, but with home schooling and virtual schools on the rise, fewer openings may be the trend. Physical therapy, on the other hand, is on the rise demand-wise. You could also do occupational therapy, which can incorporate art. And you can look for work in pediatric PT or OT. However, if you already have a bachelor's degree, think about being the therapist and not the assistant. There will be more openings and the money is better.

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It's very hard but you have to keep trying no matter what. You should be assistant teacher or subtiutude teacher to help other schools to hire you.

Andy

Art jobs are never in much demand, because it doesn't take very much skill to do most art based jobs. It takes a lot of skill and hard work to be a successful artist, but to teach art is pretty simple and a lot of people can do it. So the jobs that do exist don't pay very well. If you would like the best chances for a stable job and life, you should study something that: 1. Is in demand (there aren't enough people doing this job, or there won't be by the time you graduate), and 2. Relies on a special skill you have that is rare. The best examples of these are: If you have good science skills and you are very caring, consider studying nursing. If you have good math skills and you are very conscientious, consider studying engineering. If you are very intelligent and ruthless, tall and good looking, study business and get an MBA. Finally, if you have any skill with computers at all, study computer programming. These are all jobs in high demand.

doug

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