High opportunity occupation
About this job
Graphic designers and illustrators conceptualize and create images to communicate information.
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Graphic designers:
- conceptualize and produce graphic art and visual materials to effectively communicate information for publications, advertising, films, packaging, posters, signs and interactive media such as Web sites and CDs.
- work for advertising and graphic design firms, by establishments with advertising or communications departments and by multimedia production companies
- may be self-employed.
Graphic designers who are also supervisors, project managers or consultants are included in this unit group.
Illustrators:
- conceptualize and create illustrations to represent information through images.
- almost solely self-employed.
Common job titles
- 3D artist
- 3D modeler
- advertising art director
- animated cartoon artist / colourist
- animation artist / layout designer
- animator, 2D / 3D / animated films
- animator, computer / digital artist
- artist, litho / poster / storyboard
- calligrapher
- caricaturist / political caricaturist
- cartoonist / editorial / political
- commercial artist / designer
- content director / strategist
- designer, bank note / paper securities
- designer, business forms / form layout
- designer, communication
- designer, cover
- designer, electronic / video games
- designer, graphic - multimedia
- designer, interactive media
- designer, package / page / sign
- designer, user experience
- illustrator, catalogue / fashion
- illustrator, cover page / newspaper
- illustrator, medical / scientific
- multimedia designer / illustrator
- pictographist
- RGD (registered graphic designer)
- specialist, computer graphics
- wallpaper colourist / designer
- 3D artist
- 3D modeler
- advertising art director
- animated cartoon artist / colourist
- animation artist / layout designer
- animator, 2D / 3D / animated films
- animator, computer / digital artist
- artist, litho / poster / storyboard
- calligrapher
- caricaturist / political caricaturist
- cartoonist / editorial / political
- commercial artist / designer
- content director / strategist
- designer, bank note / paper securities
- designer, business forms / form layout
- designer, communication
- designer, cover
- designer, electronic / video games
- designer, graphic - multimedia
- designer, interactive media
- designer, package / page / sign
- designer, user experience
- illustrator, catalogue / fashion
- illustrator, cover page / newspaper
- illustrator, medical / scientific
- multimedia designer / illustrator
- pictographist
- RGD (registered graphic designer)
- specialist, computer graphics
- wallpaper colourist / designer
Earnings
Annual provincial median salary
$52,140
Source:
2019 Job Bank Wage data
Provincial hourly rate
Source: 2019 Job Bank Wage Report