Makeup Artists (Theatrical and Performance)

What Makeup Artists Do

Apply makeup to performers to reflect period, setting, and situation of their role.

Makeup artist Salaries

• 2020 employment: 3,100
• May 2021 median annual wage: $134,750

Job Outlook for Makeup artists

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

• Number of new jobs: 1,100
• Growth rate: 37 percent (Much faster than average)

How to Become a Makeup artist

Education and training:

• Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award
• Work experience in a related occupation: None
• Typical on-the-job training: None

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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

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