2010 Motion Graphic Design Census doc

total responses outside the USA.First, let me apologize for the delay in getting this actually done and out to you.. The original survey was also way too complicated, with too many tion

total responses outside the USA.

First, let me apologize for the delay in getting this actually done and out

to you I bit off much more than I could chew with this project! I’m not making any excuses, but 2010 was a very busy year for me Getting the time to get this done was a major challenge.

The original survey was also way too complicated, with too many tions, too much fine detail, and too many topics covered I’m still inter- ested in answering everything we asked, but some of the detail in the survey was frankly, overkill

ques-Also, covering the entire world with one survey is probably impossible, and definitely shortchanges regional concerns and economic differ- ences that aren’t easily compared Most of this survey focuses on the US Responses – since it is where I live and work, and it’s the country whose economic system I am familiar with Pages 3-36 are responses for the

US Only. I have done a brief analysis of median salaries for the non-US countries, which is included here If you would like to partner with us to analyze the data and follow up in your own country, please get in touch with me via the website.

This year we’ve narrowed our focus to 5 simple questions and to one specific country The new survey for the US is available now via the website Please take a minute to fill it out.

We still believe that an open, accessible survey of salaries is important

in our industry Recently, some notable visual effects studios have been sued in Federal Court for collusion, and others are now participating in closed salary surveys amongst themselves As artists in this industry,

we want to share what information we have so that we can all gain some leverage in negotiating for ourselves I hope to continue this survey in coming years so we can build on our base of information.

The 2009 Motion Graphic Design Census questionnaire was written by Jake Sargeant and Bran Dougherty-Johnson The survey was hosted online at Motionographer.com in December of 2009 The results were analyzed by Bran Dougherty-Johnson in 2010.

– Bran Dougherty-Johnson, January 2010

25th Percentile:

Median:

75th Percentile:

All Responses:

What hardware platform did you use

the most often in 2009?

What software program did you use

the most often in 2009?

Yes No

All responses:

Did you go to school and graduate

in a field relating to your current profession?

2006 569

Yes:

No:

BA

Some HS HS

Some College

Associate Degree

Graduate Degree

All responses:

What is the highest level

of education you received?

58 50 274 212 1757 254

Some High School:

Yes

No

Yes:

No:

No Yes

Self-Employed, Day-Rate

Do you charge overtime?

277 220

No:

Yes:

No Yes

Self-Employed, Hourly Rate

Do you charge overtime?

137 102

No:

Yes:

No Yes

Staff

Does the company you work

for pay you overtime?

1272

379

No:

Yes:

Self-employed, Day Rate:

Your Day Rate is based on?

less than 8 hrs:

8 hrs:

9 hrs:

10 hrs: more than 10 hrs:

4 135 81 250 27

How long is your

typical day at work?

Email

Written Contract

Hourly Rate

Self-employed

How did you mainly charge your clients in 2009?

497 239 217

Day-Rate:

Hourly Rate:

Per Project:

50/50 Remotely

39 34 18 8 36 8 13 22 2 16 10 5 2 12 1 13

Median, All Responses

Job Title (# of responses)

Non-US: All Responses, Annual Income:

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