Also called: Syndicated Cartoonist, Newspaper Comic Strip Artist
Writes and draws a daily or weekly comic strip for newspapers or the web, earning from syndicates, Patreon, books, and merch.
A comic strip cartoonist writes a week of gags on Monday, pencils and inks four-panel strips through Thursday, and posts them on time no matter what. Webcomic creators also answer fans, run a Patreon, and design stickers and collected books.
Approximate; huge spread; a few hit strips earn a lot, most cartoonists combine several income streams.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. No degree required; many study illustration or cartooning.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Cartooning, Illustration, Creative Writing.
Shrinking. Newspaper comics pages keep shrinking; online audiences are growing.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI art floods the web, but fans follow a creator's humor and voice; newspaper slots keep shrinking.
Classes: Art, Creative writing, Journalism (school paper).
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1013.
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