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  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "27-1013",
    "soc_title": "Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators",
    "slug": "fine-artists-including-painters-sculptors-and-illustrators-27-1013",
    "major_group": "27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 55490,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 73150,
    "employment_total": 11220,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 31630,
      "p25": 37560,
      "median": 55490,
      "p75": 83200,
      "p90": 144210,
      "mean": 73150,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 4.56
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 15.21,
      "p25": 18.06,
      "median": 26.68,
      "p75": 40,
      "p90": 69.33,
      "mean": 35.17
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 11220,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.01,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000027101301",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000027101301",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000027101313",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000027101304",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000027101311",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000027101312",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000027101314",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000027101315"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators is 4.56× — the top decile earns $144,210 against the bottom decile at $31,630. That spread is 4.56× wide. The band is wider than employers typically represent; knowing where you sit in it is the whole game.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}