Jobs / Design, media, and writing / 27-1012.00
Craft Artists
Create or reproduce handmade objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.
- US jobs
- 4,580
- Median wage
- $46,080 a year
- Job family
- Design, media, and writing
Can agents do the work of craft artists?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Design, media, and writing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 16%Create decorative objects or parts of objectsNot measured
- 11%Promote products, services, or programsNot measured
- 10%Create visual designs or displaysNot measured
- 10%Assemble products or work aidsNot measured
- 9%Select materials or equipment for operations or projectsNot measured
- 8%Create artistic designs or performancesNot measured
- 7%Package objectsNot measured
- 7%Apply decorative finishesNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in design, media, and writing, not always this occupation's tasks.
Also relevant
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Context only
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Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Develop concepts or creative ideas for craft objects.
- 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.
- Advertise products and work, using media such as internet advertising and brochures.
- Sketch or draw objects to be crafted.
- Pack products for shipping.
- Fabricate patterns or templates to guide craft production.
- Create prototypes or models of objects to be crafted.
- Develop product packaging, display, and pricing strategies.
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