Craft Artists

Also Called: Artist, Designer, Furniture Maker, Glass Artist

Associate's Degree

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$21,010

Entry Salary

Below Average

Job outlook

What Craft Artists do

Create or reproduce handmade objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.

  • Create functional or decorative objects by hand, using a variety of methods and materials.
  • Cut, shape, fit, join, mold, or otherwise process materials, using hand tools, power tools, or machinery.
  • Apply finishes to objects being crafted.
Industry Areas:

Advanced Manufacturing • Automotive & Machine Repair • Construction • Information Technology

Training Program Areas:

Cement Masonry • Glaziery • OCT-Only Advanced Manufacturing • OCT-Only Construction • OCT-Only Information Technology • Plastering • Sign & Billboard • Visual Communications • Welding

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Work Context

  • Electronic Mail
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  • Structured versus Unstructured Work
  • Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

Tools

  • Clay or modeling tools
  • Glass blowing instrument
  • Jewellers pliers
  • Kilns for firing ceramics
  • Hand looms

Technology

Computer aided design CAD software
Embroidery design software
Pattern design software
Electronic mail software
Email software
Point of sale POS software
Sales management software

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking

Knowledge

Arts and Humanities
music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
Business
sales and marketing
customer service
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
manufacture and distribution of products
Engineering and Technology
design

Education

  • 24% Bachelor's degree
  • 20% Less than high school diploma
  • 16% High school diploma or equivalent

Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Sewers, Hand

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

 Job Training Match

Craft Artists Currently Selected

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

 Job Training Match

Landscape Architects

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

  • Albuquerque - Job Corps

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

  • Anaconda Civilian Conservation Center - Job Corps

    Anaconda, Montana

ACT & College

  • Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

    Tifton, GA

  • Adams State University

    Alamosa, CO

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Artistic (Creator)
    • Enterprising (Persuader)
    • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Independence
  • Achievement/Effort
  • Innovation
  • Persistence
  • Initiative

Values

  • Achievement
  • Independence
  • Working Conditions

Abilities

  • Hand and Finger Use
  • Ideas and Logic

This is what Craft Artists across the country typically make.

$10.10 / hour
$21,010 /year

Entry Level

$17.59 / hour
$36,600 /year

Median Level

$32.68 / hour
$67,980 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Below Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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