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Job outlook for art coordinators in the United States
Are art coordinator jobs in demand?
Art coordinator job and salary trends over time
Art coordinator jobs over time
Art coordinator job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,166 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 2,084 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 2,150 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 2,156 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 2,174 | 0.00% |
Average art coordinator salary over time
Art coordinator salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $50,508 | $24.28 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | $50,392 | $24.23 | --0.6% |
| 2024 | $50,704 | $24.38 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | $48,508 | $23.32 | --2.5% |
| 2022 | $49,754 | $23.92 | +5.1% |
Art coordinator jobs by state
Most common states for art coordinators
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 516 | 18% |
| 2 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 135 | 18% |
| 3 | Delaware | 961,939 | 168 | 17% |
| 4 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 310 | 15% |
| 5 | Arkansas | 3,004,279 | 432 | 14% |
| 6 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 112 | 13% |
| 7 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 213 | 12% |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 3,930,864 | 414 | 11% |
| 9 | Alabama | 4,874,747 | 498 | 10% |
| 10 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 38 | 5% |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 246 | 4% |
| 12 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 57 | 4% |
| 13 | Vermont | 623,657 | 27 | 4% |
| 14 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 153 | 3% |
| 15 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 91 | 3% |
| 16 | Nevada | 2,998,039 | 76 | 3% |
| 17 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 31 | 3% |
| 18 | California | 39,536,653 | 620 | 2% |
| 19 | New York | 19,849,399 | 436 | 2% |
| 20 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 88 | 2% |
Most common cities for art coordinators
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1 | 0% | $45,592 |
| 2 | Indianapolis | 1 | 0% | $46,365 |
Art Coordinator job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of art coordinator experts
Eastern Illinois University
Samantha Osborne
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Owner, Samantha Osborne DesignEastern Illinois University
Art + Design
What skills stand out on Art Coordinator resumes?
Samantha Osborne: Soft skills are equally important to hard skills. Graphic designers are visual communicators. Visual communication is a universal learned skill, vs. a linguistic capability. This means that graphic designers must learn to recognize and effectively utilize mood and tone in their own visual compositions in regard to color theory and psychology, gestalt principles, and font or lettering design. Essentially a well-skilled graphic designer becomes part psychologist in working through design problems and deciphering client direction, part problem-solver in developing an effective solution to the design problem, and part artist in bringing astonishing and original visual communication and graphics to reach a solution.
What hard/technical skills are most important for Art Coordinators?
Samantha Osborne: This completely depends on which sector of the graphic design industry you're involved in. Generally speaking, a working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite is essential, with expertise in other software as it applies to your field. I also find it refreshing and highly effective when designers can begin exploring and developing solutions in an more analog fashion on the front-end of projects, before jumping to the computer. For example, it's easier to visually organize complex ideas via a post-it/mood board wall in which you can physically move ideas around, especially when you're working with a team, which is more common than not.
What skills will help Art Coordinators earn the most?
Samantha Osborne: An ability to effectively communicate, navigate creative resources, network, empathize with others, and come up with innovative creative solutions. That said, your work still needs to be stellar and consistently great if you're going to be a big earner.