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