Craft Artists
Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications > Visual ArtsProjected Growth: Little or no change
Projected Job Openings
Medium Preparation Needed
Job Description
Your job is to Create or reproduce hand-made objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.
Common job titles of Craft Artists include:
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Experience and Education
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.
24% said they needed a Bachelor's Degree.
20% said they needed a Less than a High School Diploma.
Tasks
Cut, shape, fit, join, mold, or otherwise process materials, using hand tools, power tools, or machinery.
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.
Confer with customers to assess customer needs or obtain feedback.
Set specifications for materials, dimensions, and finishes.
Develop concepts or creative ideas for craft objects.
Apply finishes to objects being crafted.
Plan and attend craft shows to market products.
Develop product packaging, display, and pricing strategies.
Advertise products and work, using media such as internet advertising and brochures.
Sketch or draw objects to be crafted.
Develop designs using specialized computer software.
Research craft trends, venues, and customer buying patterns to inspire designs and marketing strategies.
Create prototypes or models of objects to be crafted.
Fabricate patterns or templates to guide craft production.
Tools
Workbench vises
Wool combs
Woodworking templates
Woodburning tool sets
Wood carving skews
Wood carving gouges
Wood carving chisels
All ToolsWick setters
Warping mills
Ultrasonic jewelry cleaners
Triple beam scales
Trim saws
Torch igniters
Tool sharpening stones
Tool sharpeners
Tile saws
Tile presses
Tile cutters
Thread bobbins
Theromcouples
Thermofaxes
Texturing hammers
Tapestry looms
Tabletop printing presses
Tabletop looms
Tablet computers
Table saws
Strain viewers
Straight screwdrivers
Stone or metal grinders
Stone carving knives
Stone carving chisels
Stencil brushes
Steel rasps
Steam irons
Steam bending tools
Stainless steel mandrels
Square hole cutters
Spring-loaded tubing cutters
Soldering picks
Solder tweezers
Soap molds
Smoothing planes
Small hand looms
Slab rollers
Slab mats
Silk-screening squeegees
Silk-screening roller frames
Silk screen exposure units
Shop vacuums
Sgraffito tools
Sewing rulers
Sewing machines
Seam rippers
Scroll saws
Scribing tools
Scoring knives
Sandblasting guns
Saber saws
Round short handle brushes
Round hole punches
Rotary cutters
Riveting hammers
Ring mandrels
Rigid heddle looms
Riffler rasps
Reciprocating lapping machines
Rawhide mallets
Raku tongs
Raku kilns
Rabbeting routers
Quilting frames
Push and blow tubes
Punch sets
Punch needles
Pugmills
Pry bars
Protractors
Protective safety glasses
Precision straightedges
Precision levels
Power staple guns
Power screwdrivers
Pottery kilns
Pottery duster brushes
Pottery cleanup tools
Potter’s ribs
Pot lifts
Portable routers
Polishing bench lathes
Pneumatic chisels
Planing equipment
Pipe clamps
Pin nailers
Phillips screwdrivers
pH indicators
Personal computers
Parallel mashers
Paper drills
Panel saws
Paint spray guns
Paint scrapers
Paint mixing pipettes
Non-contact thermometers
Mortise and tenon jigs
Mold knives
Moisture monitors
Modeling stands
Miter gauges
Mini drill presses
Mashing tweezers
Marble molds
Manual production printing presses
Machine quilters
Linoleum cutters
Line boring machines
Layout T-squares
Lathe burners
Laser levels
Laptop computers
Lap looms
Lampworking torches
Kiln ventilation hoods
Kiln oxygen probes
Kiln carts
Kick wheels
Jigsaws
Jewelers’ wire looping pliers
Jewelers’ wire gauges
Jewelers’ solder cutting pliers
Jewelers’ saws
Jewelers’ prong-closing pliers
Jewelers’ planishing hammers
Jewelers’ loupes
Jewelers’ link forming pliers
Jewelers’ forming pliers
Jewelers’ flat nose pliers
Jewelers’ crimper pliers
Jewelers’ chain-nose pliers
Inkle looms
Image sublimation printers
Hollow mandrels
Hole-punching pliers
Hold-down clamps
Height gauges
Heavy duty fixed base routers
Heat transfer printers
Heat resistant gloves
Hearing protection plugs
Handsaws
Handlemaker tools
Handheld clay extruders
Hand planes
Hand glaze mixers
Half-round pliers
Half-round needle files
Half-round hand files
Graphite reamers
Graphite paddles
Graphic arts rulers
Glue brushes
Glassworking lathes
Glass rod nippers
Glass rakes
Glass kilns
Glass cutting shears
Gas-powered air compressors
Gas kilns
Flux brushes
Flush cutters
Floor mount drill presses
Floor looms
Flexible ink spatulas
Flashdryers
Finishing tumblers
Fettling knives
Feltmaking machines
Face shields
Fabric cutters
Extruder dies
Engineers squares
Encaustic spatulas
Encaustic scrapers
Electroplating machines
Electric potters wheels
Electric kilns
Electric heat guns
Electric air compressors
Edging tools
Edge banding machines
Dust masks
Dust collectors
Dust and particulate respirators
Drying cabinets
Drum sanders
Dressing wheels
Dovetail jigs
Double-ended etching scribes
Disc cutters
Disc cutter dies
Dipping tongs
Digital viscosometers
Digital thermometers
Digital scales
Digital pyrometers
Digital micrometers
Digital hydrometers
Digital calipers
Digital angle gauges
Diamond core drills
Detail carving tools
Design templates
Degree gauges
Dead blow mallets
Cross-lock tweezers
Crochet hooks
Credit card machines
Corner clamps
Cordless power drills
Coping saws
Conewinders
Compound miter saws
Color inkjet printers
Clay mixers
Clay cutters
Circular saws
Chop saws
Chasing hammers
Ceramic loop tools
Ceramic bead bars
Center punches
Carving mallets
Carving knives
Candle molds
Calligraphy pens
C clamps
Butane torches
Bush hammers
Burnishing tools
Bunsen burners
Buffing tools
Brad nailers
Blowhoses
Biscuit joiners
Bias tape machines
Bevel tools
Benchtop drill presses
Bench planes
Bench pins
Bench anvils
Belt sanders
Bead shaping molds
Bead press machines
Bastard hand files
Ball mills
Bail shaping pliers
Artists’ palettes
Artists’ palette knives
Artists’ paint brushes
Artists’ air brushes
Angled paint brushes
Aluminum silkscreening screens
Allen wrenches
Alcohol lamps
Technologies
DRAWSTITCH Artistic Sewing Suite
Electric Quilt Quilt Design Wizard
Embroidery design software
Floriani MDQ My Decorative Quilter
Pattern design software
John Hesselberth and Ron Roy GlazeMaster
Sales management software
All TechnologiesSkills
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Persuasion
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.