Graphic Communications.
CIP Code: 10.03 • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services
Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 10.0301 - 10.0399.
Special Effects Artists and Animators
SOC Code: 27-1014
$102,030
median salary
Hourly Wage
$49.06/hr
Total Jobs
19,970
Desktop Publishers
SOC Code: 43-9031
$55,290
median salary
Hourly Wage
$26.58/hr
Total Jobs
3,350
Prepress Technicians and Workers
SOC Code: 51-5111
$48,690
median salary
Hourly Wage
$23.41/hr
Total Jobs
23,840
Printing Press Operators
SOC Code: 51-5112
$45,780
median salary
Hourly Wage
$22.01/hr
Total Jobs
144,260
Etchers and Engravers
SOC Code: 51-9194
$43,310
median salary
Hourly Wage
$20.82/hr
Total Jobs
7,750
Data Entry Keyers
SOC Code: 43-9021
$41,340
median salary
Hourly Wage
$19.88/hr
Total Jobs
127,080
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)
- Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, CA$50,833median
- Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC
- Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ$57,618median
- Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, AZ$57,618median
- Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA
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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
Graduates/Year
74
Median Earnings
$50,833
1-Year Earnings
$27,481
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Graduates/Year
8
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
Graduates/Year
82
Median Earnings
$57,618
1-Year Earnings
$39,793
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale, AZ
Graduates/Year
5
Median Earnings
$57,618
1-Year Earnings
$39,793
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
Graduates/Year
95
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
$48,298
Atlantic University
Guaynabo, PR
Graduates/Year
30
Median Earnings
$23,042
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA
Graduates/Year
9
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Graduates/Year
27
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Bennington College
Bennington, VT
Graduates/Year
2
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Bluefield University
Bluefield, VA
Graduates/Year
4
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH
Graduates/Year
33
Median Earnings
$52,388
1-Year Earnings
$42,672
Bradley University
Peoria, IL
Graduates/Year
14
Median Earnings
$37,657
1-Year Earnings
$24,723
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
Graduates/Year
28
Median Earnings
$73,941
1-Year Earnings
$36,018
Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA
Graduates/Year
N/A
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
Graduates/Year
N/A
Median Earnings
$51,834
1-Year Earnings
N/A
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
Graduates/Year
51
Median Earnings
$31,068
1-Year Earnings
$21,377
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA
Graduates/Year
58
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
Graduates/Year
75
Median Earnings
$79,432
1-Year Earnings
$49,029
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Graduates/Year
14
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Carroll University
Waukesha, WI
Graduates/Year
6
Median Earnings
$47,327
1-Year Earnings
$39,890
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT
Graduates/Year
N/A
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Champlain College
Burlington, VT
Graduates/Year
N/A
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Chapman University
Orange, CA
Graduates/Year
45
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA
Graduates/Year
2
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC
Graduates/Year
1
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A