Arts, Design & Media
NFT & Digital Asset Artists
SOC 27-1019
Create digital artwork and collectibles for on-chain and marketplace distribution.
The job
Median pay
$71k
$42k to $115k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+2.0% projected
Openings a year
1k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
46th pct
More exposed than 46% of occupations · modeled estimate
Future-proof
46/100
Key skills
- Digital art
- Blockchain basics
- Community building
- Marketing
- Creativity
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 740 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $61k |
| New York | 687 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $93k~ |
| Florida | 474 | 0.0 | 1.1× | $46k~ |
| Maryland | 470 | 0.2 | 3.8× | $129k |
| Georgia | 360 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $120k |
| Texas | 260 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $64k |
| Michigan | 230 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $64k |
| Illinois | 220 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $72k~ |
| Utah | 190 | 0.1 | 2.5× | $43k |
| Virginia | 180 | 0.0 | 1.0× | $112k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 164 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $86k~ |
| Oregon | 140 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $71k |
| Colorado | 139 | 0.0 | 1.1× | $70k~ |
| Tennessee | 139 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $43k~ |
| Washington | 130 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $74k~ |
| Minnesota | 127 | 0.0 | 1.0× | $71k~ |
| Kentucky | 120 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $55k~ |
| Ohio | 120 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $82k |
| Washington DC | 115 | 0.2 | 3.7× | $116k~ |
| Wisconsin | 114 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $65k~ |
| Arizona | 113 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $64k~ |
| Indiana | 110 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $66k |
| Missouri | 100 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $63k |
| Pennsylvania | 100 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $86k |
| North Carolina | 80 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $82k |
| Connecticut | 77 | 0.0 | 1.0× | $104k~ |
| Nevada | 73 | 0.0 | 1.1× | $65k~ |
| South Carolina | 71 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $58k~ |
| Iowa | 70 | 0.0 | 1.0× | $40k |
| Louisiana | 63 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $57k~ |
| Alabama | 61 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $56k~ |
| Kansas | 55 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $56k~ |
| Oklahoma | 54 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $58k~ |
| Massachusetts | 50 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $95k |
| New Hampshire | 50 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $59k |
| West Virginia | 50 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $101k |
| Alaska | 40 | 0.1 | 2.8× | $63k |
| Arkansas | 39 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $50k~ |
| Nebraska | 37 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $58k~ |
| Hawaii | 32 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $66k~ |
| Idaho | 32 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $56k~ |
| Mississippi | 31 | 0.0 | 0.6× | $49k~ |
| Montana | 27 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $58k~ |
| Maine | 26 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $60k~ |
| New Mexico | 26 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $60k~ |
| Rhode Island | 26 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $74k~ |
| North Dakota | 17 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $64k~ |
| South Dakota | 17 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $52k~ |
| Vermont | 16 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $71k~ |
| Delaware | 14 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $68k~ |
| Wyoming | 8 | 0.0 | 0.6× | $57k~ |
Top metro areas
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,410 jobs · $125k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ840 jobs
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA370 jobs · $49k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA320 jobs · $123k median
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT170 jobs · $43k median
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD100 jobs · $133k median
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA90 jobs · $81k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX80 jobs · $67k median
Explore the rankings
Explore NFT & Digital Asset Artists interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.