Computer Animation Schools In New Jersey
New Jersey has 4 accredited computer animation schools where computer animation faculty who teach computer animation classes can find employment. The trends in New Jersey's computer animation academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in computer animation includes computer animation training at the computer animation associates degree level.
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Professional Trends
New Jersey Vs. National Computer Animation Employment
| New Jersey | 490 |
| National | 26,560 |
Of all of the computer animation professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of New Jersey.
Employment Growth for Computer animation professionals In New Jersey
| 540 | 460 | 630 | 540 | 490 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New Jersey, the field of computer animation is shrinking. There were 50 less computer animation professionals working in New Jersey in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in New Jersey, this field has shrunk by 9% in four years. This decline is faster than the national trend for computer animation professionals which shows a 1% increase in the number of computer animation professionals working around the nation.
Computer Animation VS. All Professions salaries in New Jersey
| $53,930 | $50,930 | $54,400 | $59,380 | $60,430 |
| $50,031 | $52,191 | $53,328 | $54,026 | $55,877 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Computer Animation
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of computer animation professionals is declining, the salaries paid to computer animation professionals are increasing in New Jersey. In 2006 computer animation professionals made a mean salary of $53,930 per year, and in 2010 they made $60,430 per year.
Salary percentiles for Computer animation professionals in New Jersey
10th percentile |
$33,880 |
25th percentile |
$42,750 |
50th percentile |
$55,030 |
75th percentile |
$72,060 |
90th percentile |
$97,530 |
Thus, there was a 11% growth in computer animation professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of New Jersey, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of computer animation. The pay differential between the highest paid computer animation professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 188%
Average Salaries for Computer animation professionals and related professions in New Jersey
Art |
$58,296 |
Computer Animation |
$60,430 |
Design |
$50,834 |
Film |
$29,333 |
Game Development |
$77,817 |
Graphic Design |
$50,720 |
Visual Communications |
$48,460 |
In New Jersey, computer animation professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Computer Animation programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 4 |
A majority of these graduates, or 100%, graduated with an associate's degree in computer animation.