Visual Communications Schools In Alabama
Alabama has 15 accredited visual communications schools where visual communications faculty who teach visual communications classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of visual communications and visual communications training in Alabama, which includes visual communications training at the following levels:
- Visual Communications Certificate
- Associates degree in Visual Communications
- Bachelors degree in Visual Communications
- Masters degree in Visual Communications
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Professional Trends
Alabama Vs. National Visual Communications Employment
| Alabama | 2,330 |
| National | 270,000 |
Of all of the visual communications professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Alabama state.
Employment Growth for Visual communications professionals In Alabama
| 2,260 | 2,410 | 2,430 | 2,460 | 2,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Visual Communications is a growing field in Alabama. 70 more visual communications professionals were working in Alabama in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of visual communications professionals has grown by 3%. This growth is slower than the national trend for visual communications professionals which shows a 4% increase in the number of visual communications professionals working around the nation.
Visual Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama
| $34,355 | $36,238 | $36,613 | $38,070 | $43,052 |
| $39,917 | $41,500 | $42,923 | $44,323 | $46,099 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Visual Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Alabama, as the number of visual communications professionals is growing, the salaries earned by visual communications professionals are increasing. Visual communications professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $34,355 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $43,052 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Visual communications professionals in Alabama
10th percentile |
$20,095 |
25th percentile |
$25,730 |
50th percentile |
$36,645 |
75th percentile |
$56,230 |
90th percentile |
$78,255 |
This represents a 20% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 289% pay differential between the highest paid visual communications professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of visual communications in Alabama.
Average Salaries for Visual communications professionals and related professions in Alabama
Art |
$50,088 |
Computer Animation |
$47,340 |
Drafting |
$47,705 |
Fashion Design |
$47,400 |
Graphic Design |
$45,010 |
Industrial Design |
$58,860 |
Interior Design |
$43,830 |
Visual Communications |
$43,052 |
Web Design |
$45,010 |
Visual communications professionals in Alabama earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Visual Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alabama
associate |
12 |
bachelor |
5 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
7 |
| Total | 25 |
As the number of visual communications professionals is increasing in Alabama state, the number of students graduating from the 15 accredited visual communications schools in Alabama state is also increasing. In 2006, 153 students graduated from visual communications courses in Alabama. And in 2010, 157 students graduated.
Thus there was a 3% percent increase in the number of visual communications school degree or certificate graduates in Alabama. A majority of these graduates, or 48%, graduated with a associate's degree in visual communications.