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Occupational Description

Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches, and direct workers engaged in art work, layout design, and copy writing for visual communications media, such as magazines, books, newspapers, and packaging.

Employment Outlook for Art Directors

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be at about the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow somewhat faster than the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the statewide average. Reasonable, but limited, employment opportunities exist for trained workers.

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Current Job Openings for Art Directors There are no openings for this occupation.

State of Oregon License Information for Art Directors No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Art Directors

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$21.96	$27.68	$33.93	$48.00	$61.09	$38.51	$80,102
Multnomah / Washington	22.03	28.10	35.95	52.06	63.30	40.30	83,820

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Regional Employment Projections for Art Directors

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2006	2016			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	380	465	85	22.4%	9	9	18
Multnomah / Washington	249	309	60	24.1%	6	6	12
Lane	29	31	2	6.9%	0	1	1
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	18	20	2	11.1%	0	0	1
Clackamas	12	16	4	33.3%	0	0	1
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	8	11	3	37.5%	0	0	1
Jackson / Josephine	6	9	3	50.0%	0	0	1
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	6	8	2	33.3%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	4	3	-1	-25.0%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	2	1	-1	-50.0%	0	0	0
Douglas	2	2	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	1	0	-1	-100.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Art Directors

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	380
Total, All Industries	Private	373
Manufacturing	Private	19
Information	Private	83
Publishing Industries (except Internet)	Private	29
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	Private	14
Software Publishers	Private	15
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	Private	50
Motion Picture and Video Industries	Private	50
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	239
Specialized Design Services	Private	46
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	Private	26
Advertising and Related Services	Private	163

Educational Requirements for Art Directors Workers must have a bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a master's degree have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Art Directors

• Analyze Photographs And Art Objects
• Apply Art Theory And History
• Apply Creativity To Graphics
• Apply Creativity To Image
• Apply Graphic Arts Techniques
• Apply Page Layout And Composition Techniques
• Create Art From Ideas
• Design Advertising Layouts
• Determine Optimum Process For Reproduction Of Printed Materials
• Distinguish Beauty And Talent
• Distinguish Details In Graphic Production Setting
• Interpret And Apply Copyright Laws
• Make Presentations
• Organize Commercial Artistic And Design Projects
• Paste Up Materials To Be Printed
• Perceive Color, Balance And Proportion
• Plan And Design Art Or Museum Exhibits
• Prepare Artwork For Camera And Press
• Research Work-Related Topics Using Library Resources
• Tell Stories Through Musical, Visual Or Dramatic Arts
• Understand Artistic Crafts Production Methods
• Use Computer Design And Graphics Software
• Use Creativity In Graphic Design
• Use Creativity In Industrial Artistry
• Use Hand And Power Tools To Create Art
• Use Marketing Techniques
• Use Paper Characteristics In Selecting Publishing And Printing Processes
• Utilize Characteristics Of Materials In Graphic Or Floral Design
• Write Grant Proposals

Schools and Training Providers for Art Directors The training providers listed below offer one or more of the following programs:

• Graphic Design
• Intermedia/Multimedia

Mt Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR 97030 Phone: (503) 491-6422 Programs of Training: Graphic Design	Pacific Northwest College of Art 1241 NW Johnson Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 226-4391 Programs of Training: Intermedia/Multimedia Graphic Design	Portland State University 724 SW Harrison Portland, OR 97201 Phone: (503) 725-4433 Programs of Training: Graphic Design
The Art Institute of Portland 1122 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 228-6528 Programs of Training: Graphic Design	University of Oregon 110 Johnson Hall Eugene, OR 97403 Phone: (541) 346-3014 Programs of Training: Intermedia/Multimedia

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Art Directors No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Art Directors matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Artists And Related Workers, All Other	76%
Multi-Media Artists And Animators	68%
Designers, All Other	59%
Graphic Designers	58%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, And Illustrators	40%
Fashion Designers	38%
Commercial And Industrial Designers	29%
Set And Exhibit Designers	27%
Craft Artists	26%
Producers And Directors	20%