Animation majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with an animation degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in animation. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 5,800 animation major resumes to identify the jobs animation majors most prefer.
Highest-Paying Jobs With a Animation Degree
- Starting Salary$56,000Job openings3,757Top Locations:Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA;Job Description:Multimedia artists and animators create animation and visual effects for television, movies, video games, and other forms of media.
- Starting Salary$52,000Job openings551Top Locations:New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA;Job Description:Multimedia artists and animators create animation and visual effects for television, movies, video games, and other forms of media.
- Starting Salary$50,000Job openings1,245Top Locations:New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Houston, TX;Job Description:Multimedia artists and animators create animation and visual effects for television, movies, video games, and other forms of media.
- Starting Salary$47,000Job openings3,978Top Locations:Job Description:Multimedia artists and animators create animation and visual effects for television, movies, video games, and other forms of media.
- Starting Salary$44,000Job openings44,960Top Locations:New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL;Job Description:Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.
- Starting Salary$34,000Job openings45,625Top Locations:Job Description:Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.
- Starting Salary$33,000Job openings5,603Top Locations:Job Description:Film and video editors and camera operators manipulate moving images that entertain or inform an audience.
- Starting Salary$26,000Job openings93,292Top Locations:Job Description:Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.
- Starting Salary$25,000Job openings51,905Top Locations:Job Description:A Production Assistant supports all aspects of film or TV production. They are responsible for ensuring the production quality of all promotionals, commercials, and public service announcements.
- Starting Salary$22,000Job openings47,148Top Locations:New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Boston, MA;Job Description:Animal care and service workers provide care for animals. They feed, groom, bathe, and exercise pets and other nonfarm animals. Job tasks vary by position and place of work.
