Exactly 400 of the 13,030 art professionals employed in California, work in El Cajon. The number of art professionals in El Cajon has grown by 38% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for art professionals in El Cajon has increased, overall employment in El Cajon has also increased.

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In El Cajon, salaries for art professionals have decreased. In 2010 El Cajon art professionals earned an average yearly salary of $47,965. The average salary for art professionals in El Cajon was $52,850 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in El Cajon.

Art professionals make a median salary of $45,535 per year in El Cajon. The 10% of art professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $29,745 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $68,515 per year.

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

Many of El Cajon's art professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited art schools in the city.

There are a total of 7 degree and certificate programs in art offered by El Cajon's art schools.

Approximately 34 students completed art courses in 2010.