Occupation Atlasillustrator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1b949bae-882f-40ff-9fe7-3c8ede5e38b5
illustrator
Illustrators provide a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. Illustrators can work for books, magazines, journals, comic books and other publications.
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ACEArtistic · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- A Artistic7.00
- C Conventional3.92
- E Enterprising3.43
- R Realistic3.38
- I Investigative2.86
- S Social2.16
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Graphic Designers (27-1024.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (17)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- analyse texts to be illustrated
- art history
- consult with business clients
- consult with editor
- contextualise artistic work
- copyright legislation
- ensure visual quality of the set
- finish project within budget
- follow a brief
- follow work schedule
- gather reference materials for artwork
- graphic design
- intellectual property law
- interpret illustration needs
- labour legislation
- perform ideation activities
- select illustration styles
Optional (20)
- ICT software specifications
- apply desktop publishing techniques
- collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions
- create 2D painting
- create animated narratives
- create original drawings
- create sketches
- design graphics
- design greeting cards
- desktop publishing
- develop artistic educational activities
- develop educational resources
- edit negatives
- edit photographs
- gather reference materials
- multimedia systems
- perform image editing
- plan art educational activities
- use digital illustration techniques
- use traditional illustration techniques
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 17 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
cartoonist
9 shared · 8 more of its ownanalyse texts to be illustrated, interpret illustration needs, select illustration styles, consult with editor
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drawing artist
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street artist
6 shared · 12 more of its ownensure visual quality of the set, gather reference materials for artwork, contextualise artistic work, intellectual property law
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glass artist
5 shared · 12 more of its owngather reference materials for artwork, contextualise artistic work, intellectual property law, art history
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conceptual artist
5 shared · 13 more of its owngather reference materials for artwork, contextualise artistic work, intellectual property law, art history
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artistic painter
5 shared · 15 more of its owngather reference materials for artwork, contextualise artistic work, intellectual property law, art history
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desktop publisher
5 shared · 15 more of its ownfollow a brief, finish project within budget, graphic design, follow work schedule
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animation layout artist
5 shared · 16 more of its ownensure visual quality of the set, follow a brief, finish project within budget, graphic design
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