Also called: Silhouette Cutter, Scissor Portrait Artist
Cuts a person's profile portrait freehand from black paper in two or three minutes at weddings, fairs, and theme parks.
A silhouette artist sets up at a wedding reception, studies a guest's profile, and snips a detailed portrait out of black paper with small scissors, with no drawing first. They might cut 100 portraits in a night, then fill mail-in orders cut from photos.
Approximate; mostly gig work at events, often a few hundred dollars an hour; theme park artists earn hourly.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 1 year after high school. No degree; learned by practice, often from another silhouette artist.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Steady demand for weddings, corporate events, and parks.
Low risk for 10 years. Machines can trace a photo, but people pay to watch an artist cut their profile live in front of them.
Classes: Art (drawing), Speech or theater.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1013.
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