The Career of a Makeup ArtistAlexa Marquis
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What is a Makeup Artist and What Do They Do?
• Practice their creative and technical skills in a variety of ways
• Apply makeup to enhance performing artists’ appearances for different productions
Where Can You Work?
• May be self-employed • Work directly for a theater television station,
or production company
What Kind of Education Do You Need?
• Cosmetology school• Background knowledge from practicing on
family/friends.• General film/TV course• Diploma from a recognized school.• Courses that include general instruction in
makeup• High school Diploma• Associates degree
What is Your $alary??
• $33,730 (beginning)-$94,500 yearly (potential)• $16.22-$45.43 hourly• $39,000 average
Career Outlook and Growth Potential
• Current and Projected Employment.
• Growth Rate 17%
2008 Employment 2,800
2018 Employment 3,300
Employment Change 500
Don’t Like This Career? Try These Related Careers!
• Costume attendants• Fine artists (painters, sculptors, and illustrators)• Floral Designers• Jeweler• Barber• Cosmetologists• Personal appearance workers• Nail technician• Personal Stylist• Hairstylist
Careers Child Psychologist Makeup Artist
Job Overview •Diagnose and treat mental disorders•Treat learning disabilities, cognitive, behaviorial and emotional problems using individual child, family, and group therapies.
•Apply makeup to performers to reflect period, setting, and situation of their role.•Practice their creative and technical skills in a variety of ways.
Education and Training •Bachelors degree in psychology•Masters degree•Doctoral degree•Associates degree (sometimes)•PhD
•Makeup school•Courses that include general instruction in makeup•High school Diploma•Associates degree
Related Careers •Clinical psychologist•Counseling psychologists•School psychologist
•Costume attendents•Barber•Cosmetologists•Personal appearance workers
Salary $33.74-$46.77 hourly$70,190- $97,300 yearly
$33,730-$94,500 yearly$16.22-$45.43 hourly$39,000 average
Outlook About as fast as average Stable
Growth Potential 11.1% 0.0%-1.1%
Additional Information
• Fashion Week is the most important week of the fashion industry
• Salons provide a great environment for recruiting future stylists
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but
a habit.”~Aristotle
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