Art professor vs performing artist

The differences between art professors and performing artists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an art professor and a performing artist. Additionally, an art professor has an average salary of $61,948, which is higher than the $49,715 average annual salary of a performing artist.

The top three skills for an art professor include classroom management, fine arts and color theory. The most important skills for a performing artist are private parties, poetry, and facebook.

Art professor vs performing artist overview

	Art Professor	Performing Artist
Yearly salary	$61,948	$49,715
Hourly rate	$29.78	$23.90
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	28,258	3,609
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Art professor vs performing artist salary

Art professors and performing artists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Art Professor	Performing Artist
Average salary	$61,948	$49,715
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $93,000	Between $20,000 And $121,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between art professor and performing artist education

There are a few differences between an art professor and a performing artist in terms of educational background:

	Art Professor	Performing Artist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Music
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	Northwestern University

Art professor vs performing artist demographics

Here are the differences between art professors' and performing artists' demographics:

	Art Professor	Performing Artist
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 49.8% Female, 50.2%	Male, 46.9% Female, 53.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 11.2% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between art professor and performing artist duties and responsibilities

Art professor example responsibilities.

Lead kids through snack, game time, homework time, an art lesson, and manage a gallery wall.
Develop syllabus and overall course structure, including weekly assignments, assessments, and administer all grades.
Experiment with different surface chemistry to improve quality of yields -participate in poster session and presentation to faculty and graduate students.
Provide childcare and education support for toddlers up to kindergarten children.
Design and teach in-gallery, studio and outreach lessons for kindergarten through adult groups, base on museum exhibitions.
Experience working with a variety of different Artists/educators and teaching a wide variety of art and art history classes.

Performing artist example responsibilities.

Lead an outreach art program in a public school in the Bronx for 4th and 5th grade students.
Experience in songwriting and playing for private events, festivals, churches, and local music venues.
Conceptualize and develop terrain models using Maya and partner with director and animators to correspond and produce effective shots.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations for lectures and workshops.

Art professor vs performing artist skills

Common art professor skills

Classroom Management, 19%
Fine Arts, 13%
Color Theory, 11%
Art Appreciation, 6%
Art History Survey, 6%
Digital Photography, 6%

Common performing artist skills

Private Parties, 33%
Poetry, 15%
Facebook, 9%
Event Planning, 8%
Sketch, 5%
Music Videos, 5%

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