Muralist vs cartoonist

The differences between muralists and cartoonists 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 cartoonist. Additionally, a muralist has an average salary of $76,746, which is higher than the $73,859 average annual salary of a cartoonist.

The top three skills for a muralist include sketch, apartment complexes and ETC. The most important skills for a cartoonist are adobe photoshop, student newspaper, and comics.

Muralist vs cartoonist overview

	Muralist	Cartoonist
Yearly salary	$76,746	$73,859
Hourly rate	$36.90	$35.51
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	4	42
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Muralist vs cartoonist salary

Muralists and cartoonists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Muralist	Cartoonist
Average salary	$76,746	$73,859
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $167,000	Between $47,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between muralist and cartoonist education

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

	Muralist	Cartoonist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Graphic Design
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Muralist vs cartoonist demographics

Here are the differences between muralists' and cartoonists' demographics:

	Muralist	Cartoonist
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 37.3% Female, 62.7%	Male, 70.1% Female, 29.9%
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, 4.3% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 7.6% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between muralist and cartoonist 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.

Cartoonist example responsibilities.

Used Applescript, Javascript, and Photoshop actions to automate tasks.
Publish a series of comics short stories about the local music scene in Columbus.
Design posters, signage, print advertisements.
Create monthly political comic strips in ASL and English.
Illustrate relevant political cartoons each week for UB's student-run newspaper
Create signs for print production for in-store product ads and POS.

Muralist vs cartoonist skills

Common muralist skills

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

Common cartoonist skills

Adobe Photoshop, 25%
Student Newspaper, 24%
Comics, 17%
Graphic Design, 7%
Comic Books, 7%
Logo, 6%

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