Multi-Media Artists and Animators create special effects, animation, or other visual images using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products or creations, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.

A 2008 BLS estimate shows 31,500 people employed as multi-media artists and animators at a mean hourly wage of $29.99 and a mean annual wage of $62,380. The industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation are the Motion Picture and Video Industries with 9,050 employees at an hourly mean wage of $34.57or $71,910 mean annual wage; followed by Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services with 4,040 employees at an hourly mean wage of $27.76 or $57,740 mean annual wage, and Computer Systems Design and Related Services with 3,410 employees at an hourly mean wage of $27.80 or $57,820 mean annual wage.