Exactly 410 of the 980 art professionals employed in Virginia, work in Fredericksburg. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of art professionals in Fredericksburg has shrunk by 43%. Overall employment in Fredericksburg has increased.

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As the number of art professionals in Fredericksburg has shrunk, salaries for art professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $60,900 per year was earned by art professionals in Fredericksburg. Four years earlier in 2006, art professionals in Fredericksburg made an average salary of $55,920 per year. The growth in the salary of art professionals in Fredericksburg is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Art professionals make a median salary of $59,960 per year in Fredericksburg. The 10% of art professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $37,050 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 132% higher salaries.

On average art professional salaries in Fredericksburg are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in art offered by Fredericksburg's art schools.

Approximately 32 students graduated from art courses in 2010.