Between 2006 and 2010, the number of art professionals in Bristol has shrunk by 62%. As the employment for art professionals in Bristol has decreased, overall employment in Bristol has increased.

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Salaries for art professionals in Bristol have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $58,240 per year was earned by art professionals in Bristol. Four years earlier in 2006, art professionals in Bristol made an average salary of $38,070 per year. The growth in the salary of art professionals in Bristol is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Art professionals in Bristol make a median yearly salary of $57,810. The difference in pay between the art professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 84%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $41,290 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $75,770 per year.

Art professional salaries in Bristol are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

Bristol's art schools offer 2 art degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 12 students completed art courses.