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If you love drawing and telling stories, you might be interested in learning how to become an animator. This is a great way to take things that you are passionate about as well as talented at, and make a decent living. After all, the average salary is around fifty thousand dollors a year. Of course, this is not taking into consideration the many different things that you can do to improve your attractiveness to businesses.

Obviously, the first thing that you can do if you want to be hired as an animator is to get a solid, formal education. The best graphic arts programs will help you not only hone your craft, but educate you about the newest technology, software, and techniques that will help you to expand your repertoire and take your artistry to another level. This way you can transfer your artwork to a digital format, where you have more opportunity to cross-train in different fields of technology.

Learning how to become an animator in today’s world is much more complex than it used to be, when everything was hand-drawn. Not only do you need to understand technology, but you need to keep with the way graphic arts programs operate as well as the newest distribution and marketing methods.

As the online world continues to grow, so will the need for good graphic artists who understand how to transfer products efficiently between networks, pages, sites, and systems. If you can program and draw, you are much better off.

In short, you can expect just under $45,000 with a major company if you have limited experience but a decent education. On the other side, the average salary for someone with experience is around $60,000. Again these animator salaries can easily change if you have a complete package to offer with the right motivated company.