Visual Communications Schools In Alaska
Visual Communications classes faculty can choose to work at the only accredited visual communications school in Alaska. The trends in Alaska's visual communications academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in visual communications includes visual communications training at the visual communications certificate level.
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Alaska Vs. National Visual Communications Employment
| Alaska | 340 |
| National | 270,000 |
Of all of the visual communications professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Alaska state.
Employment Growth for Visual communications professionals In Alaska
| 460 | 390 | 410 | 310 | 340 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Visual Communications is a shrinking field in Alaska. 120 less visual communications professionals were working in Alaska in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 26% decline in the field. This decline is faster than the change in the number of visual communications professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of visual communications professionals has grown by 4% from 2006 to 2010.
Visual Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Alaska
| $25,763 | $40,875 | $42,195 | $39,335 | $40,180 |
| $43,172 | $49,864 | $52,177 | $53,940 | $55,586 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Visual Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to visual communications professionals are growing in Alaska. The mean salary for visual communications professionals in 2006 was $25,763 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $40,180 per year.
Salary percentiles for Visual communications professionals in Alaska
10th percentile |
$24,065 |
25th percentile |
$30,960 |
50th percentile |
$39,695 |
75th percentile |
$49,095 |
90th percentile |
$55,820 |
This represents a 36% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 132% 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 Alaska.
Average Salaries for Visual communications professionals and related professions in Alaska
Art |
$47,913 |
Computer Animation |
$50,990 |
Drafting |
$64,337 |
Graphic Design |
$45,080 |
Visual Communications |
$40,180 |
Web Design |
$45,080 |
In Alaska, visual communications professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Visual Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alaska
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 1 |
The number of students graduating from the only accredited visual communications school in Alaska is decreasing. In 2006, 4 students graduated from visual communications courses in Alaska. And in 2010, 3 students graduated.
Thus there was a 25% percent decrease in the number of visual communications school degree or certificate graduates in Alaska. A majority of these graduates, or 100%, graduated with an undergraduate certificate in visual communications.