Exactly 90 of the 1,070 art professionals employed in Ohio, work in Lakewood. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of art professionals in Lakewood has shrunk by 61%. As the number of art professionals in Lakewood has decreased, overall employment in Lakewood has increased.

• Grey: Ohio
• Dark Yellow: Lakewood

• Light Blue: Art in Lakewood
• Dark Yellow: All Professions in Lakewood

As the number of art professionals in Lakewood has shrunk, salaries for art professionals have increased. In 2010 art professionals in Lakewood reportedly earned an average salary of $50,490 per year. Art professionals in Lakewood made a yearly average salary of $36,493, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Lakewood.

Lakewood art professionals earn a median yearly salary of $48,320. The difference in pay between the art professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 114%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $33,780 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $72,370 per year.

On average art professionals in Lakewood earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Lakewood.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 28 students graduated from art courses.