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In this classification system the education and training required reflects the manner in which most workers become proficient in that occupation and the preferences of most employers.
The Annual Projected openings include estimates for new and replacement jobs.
Cells with N/A reflect the fact that California colleges did not grant a degree matched to that course of study in the most recent year.
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| Occupation |
Annual Projected Openings |
Degree/Course of Study |
Minimum Degree Level |
Degrees At Minimum Level |
Degrees Above Minimum Level |
Degrees At or Above Minimum Level |
25-1121 - Art, Drama, & Music Teachers, Postsecondary Additional Information | 320 |
50.0000 - Visual and Performing Arts Match to Other Occupations |
Master's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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50.0101 - Visual and Performing Arts, General Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 23 | N/A | 23 |
| | |
50.0201 - Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | |
50.0301 - Dance, General Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 24 | N/A | 24 |
| | |
50.0401 - Design and Visual Communications, General Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 37 | N/A | 37 |
| | |
50.0404 - Industrial Design Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 20 | N/A | 20 |
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50.0406 - Commercial Photography Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree |
Master's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | |
50.0407 - Fashion/Apparel Design Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 69 | N/A | 69 |
| | |
50.0408 - Interior Design Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 15 | N/A | 15 |
| | |
50.0409 - Graphic Design Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 15 | N/A | 15 |
| | |
50.0499 - Design and Applied Arts, Other Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 10 | N/A | 10 |
| | |
50.0501 - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 135 | 18 | 153 |
| | |
50.0502 - Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 31 | N/A | 31 |
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50.0504 - Playwriting and Screenwriting Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 69 | N/A | 69 |
| | |
50.0505 - Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree |
Master's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | |
50.0507 - Directing and Theatrical Production Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 12 | N/A | 12 |
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50.0508 - Theatre/Theatre Arts Management Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | |
50.0599 - Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | N/A | 1 | 1 |
| | |
50.0601 - Film/Cinema Studies Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 238 | 21 | 259 |
| | |
50.0602 - Cinematography and Film/Video Production Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 277 | N/A | 277 |
| | |
50.0605 - Photography Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 82 | N/A | 82 |
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50.0699 - Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 67 | N/A | 67 |
| | |
50.0701 - Art/Art Studies, General Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 123 | 1 | 124 |
| | |
50.0702 - Fine/Studio Arts, General Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 128 | N/A | 128 |
| | |
50.0703 - Art History, Criticism and Conservation Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 47 | 44 | 91 |
| | |
50.0704 - Arts Management Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree |
Master's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | |
50.0706 - Intermedia/Multimedia Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | |
50.0708 - Painting Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 48 | N/A | 48 |
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50.0709 - Sculpture Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 17 | N/A | 17 |
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50.0710 - Printmaking Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 5 | N/A | 5 |
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50.0711 - Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 4 | N/A | 4 |
| | |
50.0712 - Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 3 | N/A | 3 |
| | |
50.0713 - Metal and Jewelry Arts Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 2 | N/A | 2 |
| | |
50.0799 - Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 80 | N/A | 80 |
| | |
50.0902 - Music History, Literature, and Theory Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | |
50.0903 - Music Performance, General Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 75 | 24 | 99 |
| | |
50.0904 - Music Theory and Composition Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 29 | 8 | 37 |
| | |
50.0905 - Musicology and Ethnomusicology Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 9 | 23 | 32 |
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50.0906 - Conducting Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 1 | N/A | 1 |
| | |
50.0907 - Piano and Organ Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 23 | 19 | 42 |
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50.0908 - Voice and Opera Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 29 | 4 | 33 |
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50.0909 - Music Management and Merchandising Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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50.0910 - Jazz/Jazz Studies Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 5 | 4 | 9 |
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50.0911 - Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 35 | 10 | 45 |
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50.0912 - Music Pedagogy Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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50.0999 - Music, Other Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 12 | N/A | 12 |
| | |
50.9999 - Visual and Performing Arts, Other Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Master's Degrees | 43 | 12 | 55 |
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