well they're all under special effects category. Star War's original concept artist from the 70's won an oscar for his work on painting the world alive.
It's amazing stuff and bloody hard work! And frankly very few films deserve their incredible art teams. Very few. Many films are crap (bad editing, bad writing, bad directing), but have phenomenal art.
"we can't do what people did before" - i tend to disagree with that....there's a lot of designs that are memorable from the past and people tend to hold them higher than newer incarnations for a reason.
So? That's what being part of the workforce is all about. You bring your skills to an employer and serve their needs. You get paid. If you're lucky, the product also turns out good.