Medical Illustrator
Duties and responsibilities:A medical illustrator is a professional artist with advanced education in both the life sciences and visual communication. Collaborating with scientists, physicians, and other specialists, medical illustratorstransform complex information into visual images that have the potential to communicate to broad audiences.
Salary:The median salary for a medical illustrator or medical animator is $62,000 and can range up to $100,000. Those in supervisory and creative director positions earn a median of $85,000 and up to $175,000 (2013 AMI survey data). About 46% of salaried illustrators supplement their income with freelance work.
Education:Medical Illustrator Education and Training Program Information. A bachelor's or master's degree in medical illustration prepares a student to combine anatomy and physiology with artistic methods in order to teach or to develop graphic representations of biological elements.
Demand or Need for this profession:A medical animation is a short educational film, usually based around a physiological or surgical topic, that is rendered using 3D computer graphics. While it may be intended for an array of audiences, the medical animation is most commonly utilized as an instructional tool for medical professionals or their patients.