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The analysis uses CareerBuilder and Emsi's labor market database, which pulls from a variety of national and state employment resources as well as online job postings.

"Jobs that require creative thinking aren't as numerous as STEM jobs, but that doesn't mean they aren't available or lucrative," Rob Sentz, chief innovation officer of Emsi, said in a statement. "We continue to see these jobs grow and pay a good salary."

While you'll typically need at least a bachelor's degree to get into any of these jobs, the most important factor could be your creative juices — and these jobs can keep them flowing, making you a happier worker and maybe even giving you entrée into fields you've only dreamed of.

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So if you've been dreading the day you have to start burying your nose in ledgers, or are tired of trying to figure out how to feel as powerful as that power suit you bought implies, worry no longer. Instead, check out this list of 10 creative professions that will not only indulge your imagination — to varying degrees — but also pay the rent and keep you fed.

10. Film editors

Not every movie director is like Peter Jackson, taking a hands-on approach to editing his own movies. While sometimes directors do their own editing, sometimes they call in a film editor instead.

Editors are the ones who are in charge of taking all that footage shot from a myriad different angles, cutting it and putting it all together so that the director's vision is what emerges on the big screen. There are 36,000 film editors in the U.S., says CareerBuilder, with 4,800 new ones since 2011. You'll be happy to hear that they earn about $46,000–$92,000 per year.

9. Commercial and industrial designers

These jobs offer the opportunity to blend art, business and engineering into a job that can have immense personal satisfaction, since they create new products based on what real people will actually buy.

Chances are even better that you can find a job here, since there are 43,000 commercial and industrial designers in the U.S. (4,300 new since 2011) — more than there are film editors. Another little piece (or maybe not so little) of good news: of all the designer types (graphic, interior), they earn the most, bringing home between $51,000–$75,000 a year.

8. Multimedia artists and animators

If you're into creating animation and visual effects, whether for movies, TV shows, video games or some other final product, this is your milieu.

The field is growing a little faster than the jobs in 9^th and 10^th place, too, adding 5,200 new artists and animators to a field that now numbers 51,000 artists and animators in the U.S. And these lucky creative folks earn about $40,000–$64,000 per year.

7. Technical writers

The more tech grows, the more need there is for people who write the instruction manuals — both commercial and military. Technical writers often work on tight deadlines, but their words have to be concise and clear so that people don't mutter to themselves about how incomprehensible the instructions are for anything from programming their iPhones to how to maintain the engines on a fighter jet.

Tech writers prepare instruction manuals, how-tos and even blog articles. Currently there are 55,000 technical writer jobs in the U.S., with 6,500 new since 2011, and they can earn anywhere from $57,000–$87,000 a year.

6. Art directors

If you're not just into art but also like to manage people and lead a team, you might make a good art director.

The job comes with responsibility, since directors manage other artists in creating everything from magazines to movie productions, but the rewards can be pretty good — not just for the creative spirit but also for the wallet. There are currently 57,000 art directors in the U.S. (5,000 new since 2011), taking home paychecks in a range of $54000–$89,000 annually.

5. Interpreters and translators

Are you bewitched by the magic of language? Speak more than one? Crave the intricacies of reading books (or corporate reports) in the original? Well, lots of businesses are looking for you and your ability to understand other methods of expression than English.

Not only that, according to the analysis, folks who fluently speak more than one language are in high demand. Since 2011 the U.S. has added 13,000 jobs in interpreting (spoken word) and translation (written word), making a total of 78,000 today. The job can come with a paycheck ranging from $35,000–$55,000 per year — not exactly the lap of luxury, but it's not flipping burgers.

4. Interior designers

If your thing is matching and contrasting furniture, accessories, lamps and colors, look no further. If rooms you've decorated make your friends ooh and aah, you might want to turn to interior design, transforming ugly office spaces or hapless homes into islands of elegance and comfort with the use of color, lighting and just the right piece in just the right place.

There are 93,000 interior designers in the U.S.; the profession has added 9,700 new members since 2011 (9,700 new since 2011). Salaries can range from $38,000–$56,000 a year.

3. Producers and directors

While you might not choose either Nathan Lane or Zero Mostel as your role model, you too could be a producer. If you like to be a behind-the-scenes kind of person, a producer responsible for the big plan of getting the movie made or a director who handles the creative part, you might want to consider this part of show business.

You'd be in good company; since 2011, the field has added 11,000 new producer and director jobs to total 123,000 in 2016. Salaries aren't bad either, with producers and directors earning $49,000–$103,000 per year.

2. Public relations specialists

Love to work with the media? Love to write? If you can write materials persuasive enough to get the media to take your pitches, there might be a place for you here.

You'll have plenty of competition, though; there are 237,000 public relations specialists in the U.S., with 21,000 new jobs since 2011. They earn approximately $43,000–$79,000 per year.

1. Graphic designers

Here's a field that offers plenty of opportunity for creative types who have good skills and plenty of ideas.

Demand is high for the currently 287,000 graphic designers in the U.S., which explains how the field has added 21,000 new jobs since 2011. They earn about $37,000–$57,000 a year.