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Job Description
Create or reproduce hand-made objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 27-1012.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 38,900.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
- Currently, there are 5,070 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Craft Artists”.
Also Known As…
- Craft Artists
- Hand-Weaver
- Goldsmith
- Glass Blower
- Glass Artist
- Furniture Maker
- Fine Craft Artist
- Fiber Artist
- Designer
- Ceramic Artist
- Artist
- Wood Crafter
- Toy Maker
- Taxidermist
- Quilter
- Picture Copyist
- Ornamental Metalwork Designer
- Music Grapher
- Music Autographer
- Memorial Designer
- Luthier
- Ivory Carver
- Instrument Designer
- Inker and Opaquer
- Hand Potter
- Guitar Maker
- Furniture Reproducer
- Frame Stylist
- Flag Decorator
- Fiber Designer
- Creative Designer
- Craftsman
- Crafter
- Copyist
- Colorist
- Colorer
- China Painter
- Ceramics Artist
- Calligrapher
- Artisan
- Art Objects Repairer
- Apprentice, Painter, Neckties
Tasks for “Craft Worker”
- Develop concepts or creative ideas for craft objects.
- Create prototypes or models of objects to be crafted.
- Apply finishes to objects being crafted.
- Cut, shape, fit, join, mold, or otherwise process materials, using hand tools, power tools, or machinery.
- Set specifications for materials, dimensions, and finishes.
- Fabricate patterns or templates to guide craft production.
- Develop product packaging, display, and pricing strategies.
- Develop designs using specialized computer software.
- Advertise products and work, using media such as internet advertising and brochures.
- Confer with customers to assess customer needs or obtain feedback.
- Create functional or decorative objects by hand, using a variety of methods and materials.
- Research craft trends, venues, and customer buying patterns to inspire designs and marketing strategies.
- Sketch or draw objects to be crafted.
- Select materials for use based on strength, color, texture, balance, weight, size, malleability and other characteristics.
- Plan and attend craft shows to market products.
Related Technology & Tools
- Circular saws
- Dust and particulate respirators
- Workbench vises
- Encaustic spatulas
- Electroplating machines
- Electric potters wheels
- Handheld clay extruders
- Portable routers
- Lampworking torches
- Hand glaze mixers
- Digital micrometers
- Tile presses
- Finishing tumblers
- Mini drill presses
- Scroll saws
- Rawhide mallets
- Tablet computers
- Hold-down clamps
- Glass rakes
- Wool combs
- Punch sets
- Glass rod nippers
- Heat transfer printers
- Drying cabinets
- Digital calipers
- Precision levels
- Dipping tongs
- Linoleum cutters
- Compound miter saws
- Cross-lock tweezers
- Tile saws
- Bench anvils
- Cordless power drills
- Round short handle brushes
- Electric kilns
- Bias tape machines
- Double-ended etching scribes
- Bail shaping pliers
- Paper drills
- Marble molds
- Wood carving gouges
- Paint spray guns
- Jewelers' planishing hammers
- Drum sanders
- Ball mills
- Slab mats
- Triple beam scales
- Electric heat guns
- Laptop computers
- Stainless steel mandrels
- Paint scrapers
- Lap looms
- Power screwdrivers
- Spring-loaded tubing cutters
- Handlemaker tools
- Glassworking lathes
- Pottery duster brushes
- Manual production printing presses
- Sewing machines
- Laser levels
- Pottery kilns
- Saber saws
- Woodburning tool sets
- Glass kilns
- Glass cutting shears
- Center punches
- Paint mixing pipettes
- Power staple guns
- Fettling knives
- Pipe clamps
- Sgraffito tools
- Jewelers' link forming pliers
- Dressing wheels
- Tile cutters
- Carving knives
- Stone carving chisels
- Degree gauges
- Stencil brushes
- Flush cutters
- Allen wrenches
- Warping mills
- Tabletop printing presses
- Digital thermometers
- Digital pyrometers
- Reciprocating lapping machines
- Jewelers' chain-nose pliers
- Raku kilns
- Chop saws
- Woodworking templates
- Dead blow mallets
- Pot lifts
- Steam bending tools
- Silk-screening squeegees
- Burnishing tools
- Mold knives
- Kiln carts
- Slab rollers
- Inkle looms
- Conewinders
- Scribing tools
- Kiln oxygen probes
- Artists' paint brushes
- Butane torches
- Round hole punches
- Pry bars
- Steam irons
- Raku tongs
- Modeling stands
- Bench planes
- Ring mandrels
- Riffler rasps
- Floor mount drill presses
- Chasing hammers
- Punch needles
- Fabric cutters
- Aluminum silkscreening screens
- Shop vacuums
- Table saws
- Flux brushes
- Personal computers
- Artists' palette knives
- Candle molds
- Artists' air brushes
- Sandblasting guns
- Jewelers' forming pliers
- Disc cutter dies
- Phillips screwdrivers
- Solder tweezers
- Panel saws
- Clay mixers
- Encaustic scrapers
- Floor looms
- Trim saws
- Edging tools
- Benchtop drill presses
- Credit card machines
- Seam rippers
- Jewelers' prong-closing pliers
- Thread bobbins
- Pugmills
- Carving mallets
- Kiln ventilation hoods
- Height gauges
- Tabletop looms
- Machine quilters
- Gas-powered air compressors
- Layout T-squares
- Quilting frames
- Crochet hooks
- Bunsen burners
- Diamond core drills
- Push and blow tubes
- Dust masks
- Bench pins
- Artists' palettes
- Jewelers' wire gauges
- Half-round pliers
- Tapestry looms
- Bead press machines
- Jewelers' wire looping pliers
- Electric air compressors
- Soap molds
- Edge banding machines
- Graphic arts rulers
- Miter gauges
- Thermofaxes
- Glue brushes
- Tool sharpening stones
- Digital hydrometers
- Wood carving skews
- Corner clamps
- Bastard hand files
- Square hole cutters
- Parallel mashers
- Line boring machines
- Mashing tweezers
- Belt sanders
- Precision straightedges
- Alcohol lamps
- Flashdryers
- Bevel tools
- Silk-screening roller frames
- Jewelers' saws
- Biscuit joiners
- Face shields
- Rigid heddle looms
- Kick wheels
- Stone or metal grinders
- C clamps
- Heat resistant gloves
- Silk screen exposure units
- Handsaws
- Graphite reamers
- Engineers squares
- Rabbeting routers
- Heavy duty fixed base routers
- Straight screwdrivers
- Flexible ink spatulas
- Bush hammers
- Jigsaws
- Pneumatic chisels
- Hollow mandrels
- Digital scales
- Bead shaping molds
- Stone carving knives
- Mortise and tenon jigs
- Jewelers' flat nose pliers
- Potter's ribs
- Protective safety glasses
- Strain viewers
- Digital angle gauges
- Theromcouples
- Planing equipment
- Sewing rulers
- Jewelers' crimper pliers
- Image sublimation printers
- Buffing tools
- Lathe burners
- Ceramic loop tools
- Tool sharpeners
- Smoothing planes
- Digital viscosometers
- Design templates
- Calligraphy pens
- Detail carving tools
- Hole-punching pliers
- Hearing protection plugs
- Half-round hand files
- Scoring knives
- Polishing bench lathes
- Pin nailers
- Pottery cleanup tools
- Brad nailers
- Coping saws
- Wood carving chisels
- Dovetail jigs
- Clay cutters
- Gas kilns
- Dust collectors
- Moisture monitors
- Angled paint brushes
- Torch igniters
- Small hand looms
- Blowhoses
- Jewelers' loupes
- Feltmaking machines
- Soldering picks
- Ultrasonic jewelry cleaners
- Extruder dies
- Graphite paddles
- Ceramic bead bars
- pH indicators
- Riveting hammers
- Steel rasps
- Non-contact thermometers
- Disc cutters
- Protractors
- Wick setters
- Color inkjet printers
- Rotary cutters
- Texturing hammers
- Jewelers' solder cutting pliers
- Hand planes
- Half-round needle files
- Sales management software
- Floriani MDQ My Decorative Quilter
- Web browser software
- DRAWSTITCH Artistic Sewing Suite
- John Hesselberth and Ron Roy GlazeMaster
- Pattern design software
- Embroidery design software
- Email software
- Electric Quilt Quilt Design Wizard