Exactly 1,010 of Massachusetts' 1,610 art professionals work in Bedford. Between 2006 and 2010, in Bedford, there has been a 51% growth in the number of art professionals. Overall employment in Bedford has also increased.

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In Bedford, salaries for art professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $45,993 per year was earned by art professionals in Bedford. Four years earlier in 2006, art professionals in Bedford made an average salary of $44,660 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Bedford.

Bedford art professionals earn a median yearly salary of $38,290. The difference in pay between the art professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 225%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $23,873 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $77,537 per year.

Art professional salaries in Bedford are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Bedford's art professionals are graduates of the only accredited art school in the city.

There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in art offered by Bedford's art schools.

Approximately 19 students completed art courses in 2010.