Of the 1,610 art professionals employed in Georgia, 900 work in Atlanta. The number of art professionals in Atlanta has grown by 34% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of art professionals in Atlanta has increased, overall employment in Atlanta has also increased.

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In Atlanta, salaries for art professionals have decreased. In 2010 Atlanta art professionals earned an average yearly salary of $38,870. The average salary for art professionals in Atlanta was $44,093 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of art professionals in Atlanta is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Art professionals make a median salary of $35,720 per year in Atlanta. The 10% of art professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $25,677 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $55,163 per year.

On average art professional salaries in Atlanta are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Atlanta's art professionals are graduates of one of the 15 accredited art schools in the city.

There are a total of 35 degree and certificate programs in art offered by Atlanta's art schools.

Approximately 552 students completed art courses in 2010.