Artist's model vs artist

The differences between artist's models and artists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an artist has an average salary of $68,690, which is higher than the $59,129 average annual salary of an artist's model.

The top three skills for an artist's model include maya, zbrush and UV. The most important skills for an artist are maya, adobe photoshop, and customer service.

Artist's model vs artist overview

	Artist's Model	Artist
Yearly salary	$59,129	$68,690
Hourly rate	$28.43	$33.02
Growth rate	9%	6%
Number of jobs	2,049	3,870
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	-	-

Artist's model vs artist salary

Artist's models and artists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Artist's Model	Artist
Average salary	$59,129	$68,690
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $128,000	Between $42,000 And $110,000
Highest paying City	-	San Rafael, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between artist's model and artist education

There are a few differences between an artist's model and an artist in terms of educational background:

	Artist's Model	Artist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Fine Arts
Most common college	-	Harvard University

Artist's model vs artist demographics

Here are the differences between artist's models' and artists' demographics:

	Artist's Model	Artist
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 48.2% Female, 51.8%	Male, 45.2% Female, 54.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.8% Unknown, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 7.2% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	11%

Differences between artist's model and artist duties and responsibilities

Artist's model example responsibilities.

Manage pre-event preparations; POS merchandising and engages potential customers at events.
Work in a team to create a short animation.
Utilize polygonal modeling for organic forms/objects/terrains/ from photo reference as well as optimization of UV's for maximum efficiency.
Conceptualize and develop terrain models using Maya and partner with director and animators to correspond and produce effective shots.
Maintain excellent customer relations and develop customer awareness of new products in the Diageo portfolio.

Artist example responsibilities.

Manage studio workload and advise print direction to in-house and freelance cad artists.
Manage online product catalog using Dreamweaver.
Assist customers with product selection and process POS transactions.
Provide comparative analysis on traditional vs. Mac vs. PC production.
Animate in-game characters, user interface assets and particle effects.
Own & operate a specialize faux painting, mural and art business.

Artist's model vs artist skills

Common artist's model skills

Maya, 24%
ZBrush, 19%
UV, 18%
Concept Art, 16%
Animation, 12%
CG, 3%

Common artist skills

Maya, 13%
Adobe Photoshop, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Graphic Design, 7%
Photography, 7%
VFX, 6%