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Visual Arts

Specific interest area · O*NET

Visual Arts is a specific interest area in the O*NET database, part of the Artistic Holland family. O*NET describes it as: "Work involves creating original visual artwork for a variety of media and purposes using various techniques and software." It is scored for 891 occupations, which average 1.34 out of 7 on the Occupational Interest scale.

How it's measured

O*NET scores each occupation on this interest on a 0–7 Occupational Interest (OI) scale, where higher means the work more strongly rewards this interest. The figures here are those occupation-level scores — a description of what kind of work each job involves, not a ranking of which job is better, harder, or higher-paid.

Economy-wide average 1.34 / 7 Mean across all 891 scored occupations
Range across occupations 1.00–7.00 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 6.00)
Prevalence vs. other interests 20th pct Where this interest's average ranks among all O*NET interest dimensions

Occupations that fit this interest best

The occupations that score this interest strongest on the 0–7 scale.

Occupation Score
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 7.00
Special Effects Artists and Animators 6.85
Art Directors 6.69
Graphic Designers 6.69
Photographers 6.44
Set and Exhibit Designers 6.39
Film and Video Editors 6.19
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 5.90
Fashion Designers 5.85
Video Game Designers 5.80
Craft Artists 5.47
Commercial and Industrial Designers 5.29
Interior Designers 5.16
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 4.94
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 4.85
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 4.85
Art Therapists 4.76
Producers and Directors 4.72
Web and Digital Interface Designers 4.68
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 4.42
Models 4.38
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 4.26
Desktop Publishers 4.06
Floral Designers 3.94
Landscape Architects 3.93

Occupations that fit this interest least

The occupations that score this interest weakest — where the work rarely rewards it.

Occupation Score
Taxi Drivers 1.00
Team Assemblers 1.00
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 1.00
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 1.00
Telemarketers 1.00
Telephone Operators 1.00
Tellers 1.00
Tire Builders 1.00
Tire Repairers and Changers 1.00
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1.00
Transit and Railroad Police 1.00
Transportation Inspectors 1.00
Transportation Security Screeners 1.00
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation 1.00
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1.00
Treasurers and Controllers 1.00
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 1.00
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 1.00
Veterinarians 1.00
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 1.00
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 1.00
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 1.00
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 1.00
Wellhead Pumpers 1.00
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 1.00

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

  • O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Visual Arts." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/visual-arts

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Visual Arts. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/interests/visual-arts

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-visual-arts,
  title  = {Visual Arts},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/interests/visual-arts}
}

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