Medical illustrator
Duties and responsibilities:
If you are studying a photography, graphic design or art and have an interest in anatomy, a career in a medical illustration could be for you.
Salary:
$62,000
The median salary for a medical illustrator or medical animator is $62,000 and can range up to $100,000. Those in supervisory and creative director positions in California.
Education:
The majority of medical illustrators in the profession have a master's degree from an accredited two-year graduate program in medical illustration. There are currently three programs in the United States and one in Canada that are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Each program accepts 16 or fewer students each year, so entrance into the schools is very competitive.
Demand or need for this profession:
Learn the skills to pursue a career as a graphic novelist or comic book artist, storyboard or concept artist, interactive, editorial or advertising illustrator, or any number of positions that require an illustrator’s imagination and skills.
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