When most people consider a career, one of the first things they want to know is how much they can expect to earn. For example, fine artists who show in galleries are just the tip of the iceberg as far as the kinds of work that artists. The following categories are arranged alphabetically to keep things simple. Current numbers will vary. Commercial artists are artists who artizts for other people in a business setting or as freelance artists. I was a commercial artist for a year for a small mid-Michigan business back in the early s. The duties of a commercial artist od from employer to employer and on the size of the employer. Larger companies may have dedicated commercial artists who do nothing but create art. Smaller businesses may have artists doing other tasks as well as creating art. Commercial artists can also be freelancers. This means they own their own company and work for a number of clients rather than a single employer.