Paste-up artist apprentice vs artist

The differences between paste-up artist apprentices 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 $55,246 average annual salary of a paste-up artist apprentice.

The top three skills for a paste-up artist apprentice include photography, sculpture and public display. The most important skills for an artist are maya, adobe photoshop, and customer service.

Paste-up artist apprentice vs artist overview

	Paste-Up Artist Apprentice	Artist
Yearly salary	$55,246	$68,690
Hourly rate	$26.56	$33.02
Growth rate	5%	6%
Number of jobs	9,375	3,870
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	48	40
Years of experience	4	-

Paste-up artist apprentice vs artist salary

Paste-up artist apprentices and artists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Paste-Up Artist Apprentice	Artist
Average salary	$55,246	$68,690
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $106,000	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 paste-up artist apprentice and artist education

There are a few differences between a paste-up artist apprentice and an artist in terms of educational background:

	Paste-Up Artist Apprentice	Artist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Fine Arts
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	Harvard University

Paste-up artist apprentice vs artist demographics

Here are the differences between paste-up artist apprentices' and artists' demographics:

	Paste-Up Artist Apprentice	Artist
Average age	48	40
Gender ratio	Male, 44.9% Female, 55.1%	Male, 45.2% Female, 54.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 9.8% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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	13%	11%

Differences between paste-up artist apprentice and artist duties and responsibilities

Paste-up artist apprentice example responsibilities.

Create original marionette puppets from clay sculpture, cast in paper mache with sewn bodies, costumes, and wooden controls.
Type ads on Itek system.
Typeset advertisements on compugraphic 8500 and PC.
Handle platemaking, opaquing and stripping of negatives.
Work involve cleaning the shop, drawing, and tattooing customer.
Proofread all the ads and artwork making sure they are correct.

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.

Paste-up artist apprentice vs artist skills

Common paste-up artist apprentice skills

Photography, 34%
Sculpture, 19%
Public Display, 15%
Group Project, 12%
Adobe Photoshop, 10%
ST, 10%

Common artist skills

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