Visual Communications Schools In Oregon
Oregon has 14 accredited visual communications schools where visual communications faculty who teach visual communications classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in visual communications in the state of Oregon, which encompasses visual communications training at the following levels:
- Visual Communications Certificate
- Associates degree in Visual Communications
- Bachelors degree in Visual Communications
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Professional Trends
Oregon Vs. National Visual Communications Employment
| Oregon | 3,370 |
| National | 270,000 |
Of all of the visual communications professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Oregon state.
Employment Growth for Visual communications professionals In Oregon
| 3,300 | 3,460 | 3,680 | 3,570 | 3,370 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Oregon, the field of visual communications is growing. In Oregon, 70 more visual communications professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of visual communications professionals has grown by 2%. This is slower than the trend for visual communications professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of visual communications professionals has grown by 4% between 2006 and 2010.
Visual Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Oregon
| $43,570 | $45,368 | $45,092 | $43,378 | $44,132 |
| $45,036 | $46,427 | $47,124 | $48,511 | $50,274 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Visual Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by visual communications professionals is increasing in Oregon. The mean salary for visual communications professionals in 2006 was $43,570 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $44,132 per year.
Salary percentiles for Visual communications professionals in Oregon
10th percentile |
$23,465 |
25th percentile |
$28,690 |
50th percentile |
$41,512 |
75th percentile |
$52,948 |
90th percentile |
$70,380 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 1%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Oregon, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of visual communications. The pay differential between the highest paid visual communications professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 200%
Average Salaries for Visual communications professionals and related professions in Oregon
Art |
$49,908 |
Computer Animation |
$62,690 |
Drafting |
$48,008 |
Fashion Design |
$65,620 |
Graphic Design |
$44,320 |
Industrial Design |
$78,300 |
Interior Design |
$51,140 |
Visual Communications |
$44,132 |
Web Design |
$44,320 |
In Oregon, visual communications professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Visual Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Oregon
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 19 |
The number of students graduating from the 14 accredited visual communications schools in Oregon is increasing. In Oregon, there were 201 graduates in 2006. And there were 216 graduates from visual communications courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 7% percent increase in the number of visual communications school degree or certificate graduates in Oregon. A majority of these graduates, or 42%, graduated with an associate's degree in visual communications.