As elementary and secondary art teachers acquire experience or additional education, they can expect higher wages and more responsibilities. Teachers with leadership skills and an interest in administrative work may advance to serve as principals or supervisors, though the number of these positions is limited and competition is fierce. Another move may be into higher education, teaching art classes at a college or university. For most of these positions, additional education is required. Other common career transitions are into the business world, such as moving to advertising, graphic design, or other related fields.
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists
- Adult and Vocational Education Teachers
- Art Directors
- Artists
- Athletic Directors
- Biophysicists
- Book Editors
- Career and Employment Counselors
- Career and Employment Technicians
- Cartoonists
- College Administrators
- College Professors
- Comic Book Artists
- Community Nutrition Educators
- Computer Trainers
- Cooking Instructors
- Curriculum Coordinators
- Dance School Owners and Managers
- Digital Designers
- Distance Learning Coordinators
- Driving School Owners and Instructors
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- Edupreneurs
- Elementary School Teachers
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Exhibit Designers
- Fashion Designers
- Fashion Illustrators
- Fashion Photographers
- Fashion Stylists
- Film and Television Directors
- Flight Instructors
- Furniture Designers
- Gallery Owners and Directors
- Graphic Designers
- Greeting Card Designers and Writers
- Guidance Counselors
- Health Educators
- Illustrators
- Instructional Coordinators
- Instructional Designers
- Interior Designers and Decorators
- Jewelers and Jewelry Repairers
- Journalism Teachers
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Library and Information Science Instructors
- Makeup Artists
- Mathematics Teachers
- Medical Illustrators and Photographers
- Motion Graphics Artists
- Multimedia Artists and Animators
- Music Teachers
- Non-Fungible Token Artists
- Nursing Instructors
- Photographers
- Physical Education Teachers
- Preschool Teachers
- Production Designers and Art Directors
- Publicity Photographers
- School Administrators
- School Nurses
- Secondary School Teachers
- Special Education Teachers
- Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
- Tattoo Artists
- Teacher Aides
- Tutors and Trainers
- Video Game Art Directors
- Visual Interaction Designers