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Jobs / Production and manufacturing / 51-9195.05

Potters, Manufacturing

Operate production machines such as pug mill, jigger machine, or potter's wheel to process clay in manufacture of ceramic, pottery and stoneware products.

US jobs
33,190 (SOC 51-9195 group, "Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic")
Median wage
$46,170 a year
Job family
Production and manufacturing

Can agents do the work of potters, manufacturing?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Production and manufacturing: 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 (figures for the SOC 51-9195 group).

  • 9%Engrave objectsNot measured
  • 8%Cut materialsNot measured
  • 8%Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipmentNot measured
  • 7%Shape materials to create productsNot measured
  • 6%Remove workpieces from production equipmentNot measured
  • 5%Select materials or equipment for operations or projectsNot measured
  • 4%Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
  • 4%Operate industrial processing or production equipmentNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in production and manufacturing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Operate gas or electric kilns to fire pottery pieces.
  • Mix and apply glazes to pottery pieces, using tools, such as spray guns.
  • Raise and shape clay into wares, such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.
  • Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
  • Position balls of clay in centers of potters' wheels, and start motors or pump treadles with feet to revolve wheels.
  • Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
  • Prepare work for sale or exhibition, and maintain relationships with retail, pottery, art, and resource networks that can facilitate sale or exhibition of work.
  • Attach handles to pottery pieces.
  • Press thumbs into centers of revolving clay to form hollows, and press on the inside and outside of emerging clay cylinders with hands and fingers, gradually raising and shaping clay to desired forms and sizes.
  • Pack and ship pottery to stores or galleries for retail sale.
  • Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
  • Pull wires through bases of articles and wheels to separate finished pieces.
Other job titles for this occupation (15)

Clay Mixer · Glazer · Jigger Artisan · Jigger Machine Operator · Jiggerman · Kiln Worker · Potter · Pottery Manufacturer · Production Potter · Pugmill Operator · Manufacturing Potter · Pot Maker · Pottery and Porcelain Model Maker · Pottery Machine Operator · Thrower