Learn about the types of people who become commercial artists. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2024
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a commercial artist. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More women than men are interested in becoming commercial artists at a ratio of 1.16 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2024
47% of commercial artists are female and 53% are male.
Gender Bias, 2024
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a commercial artist and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a commercial artist and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more women interested in becoming a commercial artist than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of commercial artists are White, making up 71% of the population. The next highest segments are Other and East Asian, making up 14% and 7% respectively.