Animator

  Duties and Responsibilities: Animators work largely with stop motion pictures to develop an animation. Depending on the type of animation,(3D, Hand-drawn), the animators use computer drawing software or just use pencil and paper to create the animations. Most animators are self employed. Animators may work with a team to storyboard an episode of a cartoon. Animators must have high attention to detail and knowledge of computers to be able to use the programs to the best of their abilities.

 Salary: $42,000-$80,000

 Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Demand for this particular career: To grow by 6% by 2024

 Reflection: Would you like to be one? Why? Why not? I would like to become an animator because I enjoy to draw and to create my own stories and be able to show them in an artistic and lively way. It would be nice to work with a group of people to storyboard for a cartoon one day. I have always admired how lively animators can make 2D characters look.