Exactly 400 of California's 13,030 art professionals work in Oceanside. Between 2006 and 2010, in Oceanside, there has been a 38% growth in the number of art professionals. Overall employment in Oceanside has also increased.

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As the number of art professionals in Oceanside has grown, salaries for art professionals have decreased. In 2010 an average salary of $47,965 per year was earned by art professionals in Oceanside. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for art professionals in Oceanside was $52,850 per year. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Oceanside.

Art professionals in Oceanside earn a median salary of $45,535 per year. The difference in pay between the art professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 130%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $29,745 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $68,515 per year.

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

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

There is one degree and certificate program in art offered by Oceanside's art school.

In 2010 approximately 3 students completed art courses.