My Career Choices
By: Jackson Whitmire
Multimedia Artists and Animators
• Create graphics and animation using computer
programs
• Work with a team to create a movie, game, or visual
effect
• Research upcoming projects to help create realistic
designs or animations
• Develop storyboards
• Edit animations and effects on feedback from directors,
other animators, game designers, or clients
• Meet with clients, other animators, games designers,
directors, and other staff (which may include actors) to
review deadlines
Pay
• The median wage for multimedia artists and
animators was $61,370 in May 2012.
• The lowest 10 percent earned less than
$34,860, and the top 10 percent earned more
than $113,470.
Demand
• Employment of multimedia artists and
animators is projected to grow 6 percent from
2012 to 2022, slower than the average for all
occupations.
Education
• Employers typically require a bachelor’s
degree. Multimedia artists and animators
typically have a bachelor’s degree in fine art,
computer graphics, animation, or a related
field.
• Programs in computer graphics often include
courses in computer science, such as
programming, and in graphics.
My Interest
• I like to play video games, which they help
design.
• And I like challenging things, and this sounds
challenging.
Civil Engineer
• Civil engineers design, construct, supervise,
and maintain large construction projects and
systems, including roads, buildings, airports,
tunnels, dams, bridges, and systems for water
supply and sewage treatment.
Pay
• The median annual wage for civil engineers
was $79,340 in May 2012.
• The lowest 10 percent earned less than
$51,280, and the top 10 percent earned more
than $122,020.
Demand
• Employment of civil engineers is projected to
grow 20 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster
than the average for all occupations.
• As infrastructure continues to age, civil
engineers will be needed to manage projects
to rebuild bridges, repair roads, and upgrade
levees and dams.
Education
• Civil engineers need a bachelor’s degree. They
typically need a graduate degree and licensure
for promotion to senior positions.
• Though licensure requirements vary within
the U.S., civil engineers must usually be
licensed in the locations where they provide
services publicly.
My Interest
• I am interested in this job because I like to put
puzzles together.
• I also like to construct things.
Citations
• http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-andengineering/civil-engineers.htm#tab-4
• http://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-anddesign/multimedia-artists-and-animators.htm