Exactly 140 of Florida's 1,870 art professionals work in Fort Lauderdale. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of art professionals in Fort Lauderdale has grown by 133%. As the number of art professionals in Fort Lauderdale has increased, overall employment in Fort Lauderdale has also increased.

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In Fort Lauderdale, salaries for art professionals have increased. Fort Lauderdale art professionals made $41,550 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, art professionals in Fort Lauderdale made an average salary of $38,835 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Fort Lauderdale.

Art professionals in Fort Lauderdale make a median yearly salary of $40,005. The 10% of art professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $28,360 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $56,005 per year.

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

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

There are a total of 9 degree and certificate programs in art offered by Fort Lauderdale's art schools.

Approximately 229 students completed art courses in 2010.