Arts, Media and Entertainment
Want to Turn Your Creativity Into an Exciting Career?
Join the SMUSD CTE Design, Visual, & Media Arts Career Pathway
- Media and Design Arts
- Performing Arts
- Production and Managerial Arts
- Filmmaking Academy
The Arts, Media, and Entertainment sector in the US offers occupations that require a vast array of creative and technical knowledge and skills and:
• Makes up a third of the global media and entertainment industry
• Spans the performing arts; film, video and music production; and print
and digital publishing
• Requires creative and highly skilled individuals
Median salaries for high school graduates are around $30,000 and climb up to a median of $59,000 with a bachelor's degree. This sector employs around 1.6 million individuals with popular occupations such as:
• photographers
• sound engineers
• editors
• graphic designers
• actors
• technical writers
• animators
• lighting technicians