Muralist vs caricature artist

The differences between muralists and caricature artists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a muralist and a caricature artist. Additionally, a muralist has an average salary of $76,746, which is higher than the $61,903 average annual salary of a caricature artist.

The top three skills for a muralist include sketch, apartment complexes and ETC. The most important skills for a caricature artist are sketch, adobe photoshop, and quality customer service.

Muralist vs caricature artist overview

	Muralist	Caricature Artist
Yearly salary	$76,746	$61,903
Hourly rate	$36.90	$29.76
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	4	3,596
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Muralist vs caricature artist salary

Muralists and caricature artists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Muralist	Caricature Artist
Average salary	$76,746	$61,903
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $167,000	Between $28,000 And $136,000
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Differences between muralist and caricature artist education

There are a few differences between a muralist and a caricature artist in terms of educational background:

	Muralist	Caricature Artist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Graphic Design
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Muralist vs caricature artist demographics

Here are the differences between muralists' and caricature artists' demographics:

	Muralist	Caricature Artist
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 37.3% Female, 62.7%	Male, 61.6% Female, 38.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 7.5% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 4.5% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 6.4% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between muralist and caricature artist duties and responsibilities

Muralist example responsibilities.

Create layout, sketch, and finalize mural paintings.
Increase web traffic and widen client base through enhance SEO.
Clean up, retouch, and proper use of materials, etc.
Travele throughout the country painting murals and faux finishes for large interior design firm.
Shade and fill in sketch outlines backgrounds, using variety of media such as water colors when necessary.
Facilitate after-school youth leadership events; develop all aspects of community action events.

Caricature artist example responsibilities.

Utilize ReverbNation, Facebook, and other social media platforms to promote myself as an artist, writer, and creator.
Paint and market fine art.-Produce original watercolor artwork-Coordinate with galleries-Work with publishers for reproduction contracts-Teach watercolor workshops-Wrote watercolor instruction book
Create, market and sell original artwork in oil, acrylic, charcoal and various media.

Muralist vs caricature artist skills

Common muralist skills

Sketch, 29%
Apartment Complexes, 18%
ETC, 15%
Faux, 11%
Adobe Photoshop, 9%
Final Presentation, 9%

Common caricature artist skills

Sketch, 44%
Adobe Photoshop, 31%
Quality Customer Service, 25%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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