Junior

Junior Undraped Artist Model

The figure model โ€” posing for artists in educational and professional art settings.

Career Level
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Work Personality
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Artisticcreative, expressive
Realistichands-on, practical
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Job markets for Junior Undraped Artist Models
Employment concentration ยท ~6 areas
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BLS Occupational Employment Statistics
What it's like

What it's like to be a Junior Undraped Artist Model

As a Junior Undraped Artist Model, you're posing nude for artists โ€” in art schools, studios, and ateliers where figure drawing and painting are taught or practiced. You're providing the human form that artists study and depict in their work.

Your day involves holding poses of varying durations โ€” from quick gesture poses to longer sustained positions. You need body awareness to maintain poses, comfort with your body in professional settings, and the ability to work with artists and instructors who direct positioning.

Figure modeling is legitimate professional work with a long tradition in art education. It requires comfort with nudity in professional contexts, physical stamina for holding poses, and reliability. If you're comfortable with your body and want to contribute to artistic education and practice, it offers flexible work with direct connection to the art world.

RelationshipsAbove avg
RecognitionModerate
Working ConditionsLower
AchievementLower
SupportLower
IndependenceLower
O*NET Work Values survey
StrategyExecution
StructuredAdaptable
ManagingContributing
CollaborativeIndependent
Setting typePose durationSchedule flexibilityRate rangeRegular vs gig
Figure modeling varies by setting โ€” art schools, private studios, and drop-in sessions have different dynamics. Pose lengths range from seconds to hours. Some models work regularly for institutions; others book individual sessions. Rates and working conditions vary significantly.
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape โ€” and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Junior Undraped Artist Models (SOC 41-9012.00), not just this title ยท BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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Pose holding
Maintaining positions for required durations
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Body awareness
Creating interesting, drawable forms
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Professionalism
Working appropriately in vulnerable contexts
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape โ€” helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$38Kโ€“$124K
Salary Range
10th โ€“ 90th percentile
5K
U.S. Employment
-0.5%
10yr Growth
1K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$58K$55K$52K201920202021202220232024$52K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 ยท BLS Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034

Skills & Requirements

Social PerceptivenessActive ListeningSpeakingCoordinationCritical ThinkingTime ManagementReading ComprehensionJudgment and Decision MakingNegotiationPersuasion
O*NET OnLine ยท Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) ยท BLS Employment Projections ยท O*NET OnLine
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