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Makeup Artists, Film & TV

SOC 39-5091

Apply makeup and prosthetics for actors on film, TV, and commercial productions.

Median pay

$97k

$35k to $143k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

1k openings / yr

Education

Postsecondary cert

AI exposure

30%

modeled estimate · 46th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

73/100

Key skills

Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Active Learning
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.