Does being a make-up artist in hollywood and/or new york pay good?

what is a good paying job that is in the entertainment business? if i were to become a make-up artist would that be a dumb movie? could i live comfortably in new york or l.a?Does being a make-up artist in hollywood and/or new york pay good?
depends on what you consider comfortable. Ny is expensive and even the cheaper areas are getting run out by the yuppies. The level of competition is also extremely high and you have hundreds of people competing for the same job. It's a good field though because if you're good, you'll work fashion week, you'll work other random shows, you'll have celebrity client, and you'll be working on movies sets but to me that's big time. I think working freelance or in a spa/salon, you'll make enough to live on with a little extra but you definitely won't be laying up in the ritz. It all depends on who you know, where you work, and how determined you are. I made roughly 2-3 k a month and ended up spending a good majority on rent. You get paid more here but the cost of living is so high that all of your money just seems to disappear. I get by though, have nice things, go out, always have extra cash on hand and my bills are paid so i say i live comfortably but some may say it's not. you may live better in the nj area and working in NY.