Exactly 140 of Iowa's 2,460 visual communications professionals work in Sheldon. The number of visual communications professionals in Sheldon has grown by 17% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for visual communications professionals in Sheldon has increased, overall employment in Sheldon has also increased.

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As the number of visual communications professionals in Sheldon has grown, salaries for visual communications professionals have decreased. In 2010 Sheldon visual communications professionals earned an average yearly salary of $31,090. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for visual communications professionals in Sheldon was $37,465 per year. The decline in the salary of visual communications professionals in Sheldon is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Visual communications professionals in Sheldon make a median yearly salary of $29,100. The difference in pay between the visual communications professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 112%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $20,880 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $44,220 per year.

Sheldon visual communications professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There is only one accredited visual communications school in the city. Many of Sheldon's visual communications professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in visual communications offered by Sheldon's visual communications school.

Approximately 4 students completed visual communications courses in 2010.