Declining
Creative
Illustrator
#66Declining
Key facts
−2.9%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesThis job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −2.9% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".
The job
Draws images for publishing, the press, advertising or video games.
117 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- art objects repairer
- art restorer
- artifact conservator
- artist
- artist printmaker
- artistic ceramicist
- artistic painter
- caricaturist
- cartoon artist
- cartoonist
- ceramicist
- ceramics artist
- ceramics designer & maker
- ceramics designer and maker
- ceramics maker & designer
- ceramics maker and designer
- ceramist
- clay sculptor
- clay sculptress
- comic artist
- concept artist
- conceptual artist
- conceptual creator
- creative painter
- designer printmaker
- drawing & painting artist
- drawing and painting artist
- drawing artist
- glass artist
- graphics & video artist
- graphics and video artist
- ice sculptor
- ice sculptress
- illustrator
- illustrator & printmaker
- illustrator and printmaker
- interactive video artist
- lithographer
- marble sculptor
- marble sculptress
- mask builder
- mask builder & designer
- mask builder and designer
- mask designer & builder
- mask designer & maker
- mask designer and builder
- mask designer and maker
- mask designer/maker
- mask maker
- mask maker & designer
- mask maker and designer
- mask-maker
- matte painter
- metal sculptor
- metal sculptress
- painting & drawing artist
- painting and drawing artist
- painting artist
- pocket cartoonist
- political cartoonist
- preserver
- printmaker
- printmaking artist
- printmaking etcher
- relief printer
- restoration artist
- restoration technician
- restorer
- restorers
- satirical cartoonist
- screen printer
- sculpting artist
- sculptor
- sculptress
- sign painter
- silk screen printer
- stained glass artist
- stained glass artist & conservator
- stained glass artist & restorer
- stained glass artist and conservator
- stained glass artist and restorer
- stained glass conservator
- stained glass creator
- stained glass designer & maker
- stained glass designer and maker
- stained glass glazier
- stained glass restorer
- stained glass window maker
- stone sculptor
- stone sculptress
- story boarder
- story-boarder
- storyboard & animatic artist
- storyboard and animatic artist
- storyboard artist
- storyboard artist & revisionist
- storyboard artist and revisionist
- storyboard illustrator
- storyboard revisionist
- storyboarder
- street artist
- street painter
- strip cartoonist
- topical cartoonist
- video artist
- video effects artist
- video graphics artist
- video manipulator
- visual art expert
- visual artist
- visual manipulator
- visual technician
- visuals artist
- welded steel sculptor
- welded steel sculptress
- wood sculptor
- wood sculptress
What next?
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Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.
Gauges
Risk 5/5 · Very high
AI exposureHighBLS AI exposure category "high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayAverageBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $55,490
EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.