Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators: demand is giving mixed signals in the US and edging down in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Signals disagree
Basis: weekly rising, outlook thinning. Arts & Entertainment job postings +9.4% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: -2.9%. Median pay: US$55,490.
Canada: Edging down
Basis: outlook thinning, other holding. Arts & Entertainment job postings +0.4% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: -1.11 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 27-1013. Canada NOC 52120; 53122. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.