Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance

Bright outlookJob zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 39-5091.00

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median pay per year, United States (no San Antonio figure is published for this career)

$23k10th$97kMedian$167k90th

New workers start near $23,360; experienced workers reach $167,470. About 2,340 people do this job in United States.

Job outlook

U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.

Typical entry education: Postsecondary nondegree award

No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Apply makeup to performers to reflect period, setting, and situation of their role.

Confer with stage or motion picture officials and performers to determine desired effects.
Duplicate work precisely to replicate characters' appearances on a daily basis.
Establish budgets, and work within budgetary limits.
Apply makeup to enhance or alter the appearance of people appearing in productions such as movies.
Alter or maintain makeup during productions as necessary to compensate for lighting changes or to achieve continuity of effect.
Select desired makeup shades from stock, or mix oil, grease, and coloring to achieve specific color effects.

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

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