2. By Bionca Garcia

3. A Cartoonist’s duties and responsibilities are: o To draw political, social, advertising, and sports cartoons o To create an idea or story o To write captions o To have comic, critical and dramatic talents

4. To Become a Cartoonist you must:  Have postsecondary training  Have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in fine arts Educational Requirements

5. Skills Needed: Creative personality Sense of humor Ability to think like a kid but act like an adult Ability to work within teams

6. Salary & Promotional Opportunities The average starting salary for a cartoonist is on average $25,990. As they go on they can earn up to an average of $51,730. Some even make over $60,000. Starting Salary MedianAdvanced $25,990$31,000 - $51,000 Over $60,000

7. Why I chose this career I love to draw and doodle all the time. My favorite thing to do on my free time is draw characters from television shows or just my own creations. I enjoy drawing while listening to music which inspires my drawings.

8. Job Outlook It is said that cartoons will live forever, so in other words cartoonists will always have a job even if it is drawing portraits of people in a carnival. Jobs for cartoonists should be staying at the same rate leaving people the opportunities to do what they love as a career.