Nail artist vs artist

The differences between nail artists 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 $43,369 average annual salary of a nail artist.

The top three skills for a nail artist include beauty services, customer service and nail art. The most important skills for an artist are maya, adobe photoshop, and customer service.

Nail artist vs artist overview

	Nail Artist	Artist
Yearly salary	$43,369	$68,690
Hourly rate	$20.85	$33.02
Growth rate	22%	6%
Number of jobs	4,559	3,870
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	43	40
Years of experience	-	-

Nail artist vs artist salary

Nail artists and artists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nail Artist	Artist
Average salary	$43,369	$68,690
Salary range	Between $14,000 And $127,000	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 nail artist and artist education

There are a few differences between a nail artist and an artist in terms of educational background:

	Nail Artist	Artist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Cosmetology	Fine Arts
Most common college	-	Harvard University

Nail artist vs artist demographics

Here are the differences between nail artists' and artists' demographics:

	Nail Artist	Artist
Average age	43	40
Gender ratio	Male, 15.0% Female, 85.0%	Male, 45.2% Female, 54.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.4% Unknown, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 52.1% White, 30.5% 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	5%	11%

Differences between nail artist and artist duties and responsibilities

Nail artist example responsibilities.

Achieve all sales goals through close client contact and upselling techniques.
Conceptualize and develop terrain models using Maya and partner with director and animators to correspond and produce effective shots.
Freelance artist for Dior cosmetics, left to obtain more work elsewhere
Work directly for Christian Dior to locally work spa days and events.

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.

Nail artist vs artist skills

Common nail artist skills

Beauty Services, 66%
Customer Service, 15%
Nail Art, 6%
Nail Services, 6%
Nail Care, 3%
Front Desk, 3%

Common artist skills

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

Updated January 8, 2025

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