Exactly 60 of Connecticut's 460 art professionals work in Bridgeport. There has been a 45% decline in the number of art professionals in Bridgeport between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of art professionals in Bridgeport has decreased, overall employment in Bridgeport has also decreased.

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Salaries for art professionals in Bridgeport have increased. Bridgeport art professionals made $56,620 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for art professionals in Bridgeport was $55,290 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Bridgeport.

Art professionals in Bridgeport make a median yearly salary of $44,310. The 10% of art professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $31,490 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $85,240 per year.

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

There are 2 accredited art schools in the city. Many of Bridgeport's art professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 6 degree and certificate programs in art offered by Bridgeport's art schools.

In 2010 approximately 38 students graduated from art courses.