Job outlook for character animators in the United States

Character animator job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected character animator job growth rate is 5% from 2018-2028.

• About 3,200 new jobs for character animators are projected over the next decade.

• Character animator salaries have increased 19% for character animators in the last 5 years.

• There are over 4,170 character animators currently employed in the United States.

• There are 416 active character animator job openings in the US.

• The average character animator salary is $72,126.

Compare the number of character animator jobs and the average character animator salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of character animator job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where character animators earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.