Comic vs animator

The differences between comics and animators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a comic, becoming an animator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a comic has an average salary of $85,586, which is higher than the $76,853 average annual salary of an animator.

The top three skills for a comic include comic-con, comics and adobe photoshop. The most important skills for an animator are animation, motion capture, and storyboards.

Comic vs animator overview

	Comic	Animator
Yearly salary	$85,586	$76,853
Hourly rate	$41.15	$36.95
Growth rate	6%	5%
Number of jobs	36	551
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	2

Comic vs animator salary

Comics and animators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Comic	Animator
Average salary	$85,586	$76,853
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $176,000	Between $52,000 And $112,000
Highest paying City	-	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between comic and animator education

There are a few differences between a comic and an animator in terms of educational background:

	Comic	Animator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Photography	Animation
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Comic vs animator demographics

Here are the differences between comics' and animators' demographics:

	Comic	Animator
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 63.5% Female, 36.5%	Male, 71.9% Female, 28.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between comic and animator duties and responsibilities

Comic example responsibilities.

Manage acquisition of photography and illustrations, including selection of freelance photographers and illustrators.
Create book of comics complete in workshop
Sketch or draw objects to be craft.
Perform at comedy clubs, colleges and theatres throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Select and design endsheets, ad, and main book content including typesetting and photo placement.
Design, work with typesetting shops, and pasted-up mechanicals (pre-computer era) for a wide range of books.

Animator example responsibilities.

Lead a team of artists to create the art and animation for motion comics aspects of the show.
Train & supervise newly appoint employee in achieving realistic looking effects and help integrating the effects in compositing with cg elements.
Create many logos for a YouTube sketch.
Sketch every seen multiple times utilizing several camera angles and character blocking.
Assist in the animation development of learning videos and nursery rhymes for YouTube.
Implement uniform display geometry to support texture artist and UV mapping artist, demonstrating advance UV mapping skills.

Comic vs animator skills

Common comic skills

Comic-Con, 43%
Comics, 17%
Adobe Photoshop, 12%
Facebook, 10%
Comedy, 7%
Crowd Control, 4%

Common animator skills

Animation, 36%
Motion Capture, 7%
Storyboards, 5%
Motion Graphics, 5%
AAA, 3%
Graphic Design, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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