Animation Schools In Florida

Florida has 17 accredited animation schools where animation faculty who teach animation classes can find employment. The trends in Florida's animation academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in animation includes animation training at the following levels:

Animation Certificate
Associates degree in Animation
Bachelors degree in Animation
Masters degree in Animation

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Florida Vs. National Animation Employment

Florida	12,660
National	229,120

Approximately 6% of the country's animation professionals work in Florida state.

Employment Growth for Animation professionals In Florida

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
13,390	14,380	14,920	13,620	12,660

Yellow: Actual Values

In Florida, the field of animation is shrinking. There were 730 less animation professionals working in Florida in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of animation professionals has shrunk by 5%. This is faster than the trend for animation professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of animation professionals has shrunk by 0% between 2006 and 2010.

Animation VS. All Professions salaries in Florida

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$42,387	$45,457	$43,443	$44,943	$44,027
$43,191	$44,171	$45,158	$47,627	$48,473

Light Blue: Animation
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of animation professionals is declining, the salaries paid to animation professionals are increasing in Florida. The mean salary for animation professionals in 2006 was $42,387 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $44,027 per year.

Salary percentiles for Animation professionals in Florida

10th percentile	$25,573
25th percentile	$30,463
50th percentile	$39,910
75th percentile	$53,123
90th percentile	$70,680

This represents a growth in salaries of 4%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Florida state, within the field of animation, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid animation professionals earn 176% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Animation professionals and related professions in Florida

Animation	$44,027
Art	$50,608
Computer Animation	$54,440
Design	$49,632
Film	$32,282
Game Development	$66,403
Graphic Design	$42,700
Visual Communications	$39,060

In Florida, animation professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Animation programs available for each degree type for all schools in Florida

associate	5
bachelor	14
master	1
doctor	0
Certificate	4
Total	24

As the number of animation professionals is decreasing in Florida state, the number of students graduating from the 17 accredited animation schools in Florida state is increasing. In Florida, there were 48 graduates in 2006. And there were 570 graduates from animation courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 1088% percent increase in the number of animation school degree or certificate graduates in Florida. Most of these graduates, or 58%, earned a bachelor's degree in animation.

Animation Faculty Salaries in Florida

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