Looking for the next step in your creative career, or maybe you're a self-employed artist looking for a business boost?

How about a prosumer thinking about going into business with a freelancer or corporate role? 

Whatever your artistic career ambitions, we've crunched the numbers to break down the best cities in the United States in which to find your next creative job.

We'll cut to the chase – the best U.S. cities for creative jobs are Washington, Atlanta and Miami.  

Washington

Washington, D.C. — plus Arlington and Alexandria, Va. — has the best overall balance of “current creative workers” and “available creative jobs.”

This gives you both a rich creative community to draw upon, and the potential to secure a great new role with an established business — the best of both worlds!  

Atlanta

Atlanta came out on top for the number of creative workers as a proportion of the overall working population – 11,660 out of 522,328 if you'd like the data.

Nearby Augusta, Ga. is one of the most favourable locations for securing a new job. Here you'll go up against an average of 5.2 current creative workers for each new role, with Los Angeles being the most competitive at 70.8 potential rivals. 

Miami

Finally, Miami, and to a similar extent Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is a great choice for creatives looking to be part of the next big thing.  

It has a respectable number of established working creatives, and while it only ranks 11th in terms of current job offers, its future is bright as a hub for business creativity as well as art and music. 

Check out the full report here: https://www.crucial.com/articles/about-ssd/top-us-cities-for-creative-jobs