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Craft Artists

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This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

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

Related: Etchers & Engravers Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators Jewelers & Precious Stone & Metal Workers Model Makers, Wood Sewers, Hand

Industries: Arts & Entertainment Retail

Summary
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Select materials for use based on strength, color, texture, balance, weight, size, malleability and other characteristics.
Plan and attend craft shows to market products.
Confer with customers to assess customer needs or obtain feedback.
Develop designs using specialized computer software.
Sketch or draw objects to be crafted.
Cut, shape, fit, join, mold, or otherwise process materials, using hand tools, power tools, or machinery.
Advertise products and work, using media such as internet advertising and brochures.
Develop product packaging, display, and pricing strategies.
Fabricate patterns or templates to guide craft production.
Research craft trends, venues, and customer buying patterns to inspire designs and marketing strategies.
Create functional or decorative objects by hand, using a variety of methods and materials.
Apply finishes to objects being crafted.
Develop concepts or creative ideas for craft objects.
Create prototypes or models of objects to be crafted.

Installation
- Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.
Active Listening
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
Management of Personnel Resources
- Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
Learning Strategies
- Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
Instructing
- Teaching people how to do something.
Troubleshooting
- Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
Judgment and Decision Making
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
Reading Comprehension
- Reading work-related information.
Writing
- Writing things for co-workers or customers.
Speaking
- Talking to others.
Programming
- Writing computer programs.
Quality Control Analysis
- Testing how well a product or service works.
Operation and Control
- Using equipment or systems.
Systems Analysis
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Persuasion
- Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Mathematics
- Using math to solve problems.
Negotiation
- Bringing people together to solve differences.
Coordination
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
Science
- Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
Management of Material Resources
- Managing equipment and materials.
Monitoring
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
Social Perceptiveness
- Understanding people's reactions.
Service Orientation
- Looking for ways to help people.
Systems Evaluation
- Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
Repairing
- Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
Equipment Selection
- Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
Management of Financial Resources
- Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
Time Management
- Managing your time and the time of other people.
Complex Problem Solving
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Critical Thinking
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
Active Learning
- Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
Equipment Maintenance
- Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
Operations Analysis
- Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.
Technology Design
- Making equipment and technology useful for customers.

Far Vision
- Seeing details that are far away.
Selective Attention
- Paying attention to something without being distracted.
Spatial Orientation
- Knowing where things are around you.
Category Flexibility
- Grouping things in different ways.
Inductive Reasoning
- Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
Written Comprehension
- Reading and understanding what is written.
Control Precision
- Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
Reaction Time
- Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.
Deductive Reasoning
- Using rules to solve problems.
Speech Recognition
- Recognizing spoken words.
Response Orientation
- Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.
Static Strength
- Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.
Trunk Strength
- Using your lower back and stomach.
Extent Flexibility
- Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Visualization
- Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
Near Vision
- Seeing details up close.
Problem Sensitivity
- Noticing when problems happen.
Flexibility of Closure
- Seeing hidden patterns.
Gross Body Coordination
- Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.
Depth Perception
- Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.
Dynamic Flexibility
- Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Hearing Sensitivity
- Telling the difference between sounds.
Perceptual Speed
- Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
Oral Expression
- Communicating by speaking.
Glare Sensitivity
- Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.
Sound Localization
- Noticing the direction that a sound came from.
Originality
- Creating new and original ideas.
Speech Clarity
- Speaking clearly.
Memorization
- Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.
Information Ordering
- Ordering or arranging things.
Time Sharing
- Doing two or more things at the same time.
Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Keeping your arm or hand steady.
Finger Dexterity
- Putting together small parts with your fingers.
Multilimb Coordination
- Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
Wrist-Finger Speed
- Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.
Explosive Strength
- Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.
Dynamic Strength
- Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
Speed of Closure
- Quickly knowing what you are looking at.
Oral Comprehension
- Listening and understanding what people say.
Auditory Attention
- Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.
Night Vision
- Seeing at night or under low light.
Gross Body Equilibrium
- Keeping your balance or staying upright.
Number Facility
- Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
Peripheral Vision
- Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.
Visual Color Discrimination
- Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.
Mathematical Reasoning
- Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.
Manual Dexterity
- Holding or moving items with your hands.
Rate Control
- Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
Speed of Limb Movement
- Quickly moving your arms and legs.
Stamina
- Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.
Fluency of Ideas
- Coming up with lots of ideas.
Written Expression
- Communicating by writing.

Transportation
- Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Telecommunications
- Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Design
- Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Food Production
- Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
Sales and Marketing
- Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Administration and Management
- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Therapy and Counseling
- Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Education and Training
- Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Law and Government
- Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
History and Archeology
- Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
Customer and Personal Service
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Physics
- Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
Chemistry
- Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Engineering and Technology
- Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Medicine and Dentistry
- Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Building and Construction
- Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Fine Arts
- Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
Personnel and Human Resources
- Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Foreign Language
- Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
Philosophy and Theology
- Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
Biology
- Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Psychology
- Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
English Language
- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Communications and Media
- Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Production and Processing
- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Public Safety and Security
- Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Computers and Electronics
- Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Mechanical
- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Administrative
- Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Economics and Accounting
- Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Sociology and Anthropology
- Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Mathematics
- Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Geography
- Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

Education

No formal educational credential

Work Experience

No work experience

Training

More than 1 year on-the-job training

Education and Training Opportunities

Washington Annual Salary

43380/yr

Washington Hourly Wage

20.86/hr

Currently Employed

120

Yearly Projected Openings

Artistic: People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules. They do well at jobs that need:

Attention to Detail
Independence
Achievement/Effort
Innovation
Persistence
Initiative

Air brushes
Air cleaners
Air compressors
Angle gauge
Angle measuring instrument
Anvils
Applicator brushes
Artist knives
Automatic lathe or chucking machine
Bastard cut file
Belt and disc sander
Bench scales
Bench vises
Bending machines
Biscuit jointers
Blade sharpener
Blow torch
Bobbins or bobbin holders
Boring machines
Burnisher
C clamps
Calipers
Calligraphy pens
Candlemaking accessories
Candlemaking forms
Carving tools
Clay or modeling tools
Combination pliers
Commercial use molds
Coping saw
Corner clamps
Crochet hooks
Cross and straight pein hammer
Cutting die
Diagonal cut pliers
Domestic clothing irons
Dovetail machine
Dressmakers ruler
Drill press or radial drill
Drum sander
Drying cabinets or ovens
Dye sublimination printers
Ear plugs
Edge bander
Electrolytic bath machine
Extruders for modeling materials
Fabric frame
Fabric or cloth folding machines
Facial shields
Felting machines
Floor looms
Gas burners
Glass blowing instrument
Glass cutters
Grinding machines
Half round file
Hammers
Hand looms
Handheld thermometer
Heat guns
Height gauges
Hex keys
Hold down clamps
Hose or pipe clamps
Hydrometers
Inkjet printers
Jewellers pliers
Jewelry mandrels
Jigsaw
Kiln accessories for firing ceramics
Kiln furniture
Kilns for firing ceramics
Lapping machine
Levels
Lighters
Loupes
Magnetic stripe readers and encoders
Mallets
Masks or accessories
Mechanical or ultrasonic metal cleaner
Micrometers
Mini pliers
Miter saw
Moisture meters
Notebook computers
Paint brushes
Paint sprayers
Palette knives
Palettes for paint or ink mixing
Paper drilling machines
Personal computers
Photo print dryer
Photocopiers
Picks
Pipettes for paint or dye mixing
Planes
Pneumatic hammer
Polariscopes
Potters wheels for hand made ceramics
Power buffers
Power drills
Power grinders
Power nail guns
Power planes
Power routers
Power saws
Power scissors
Power screwguns
Power staple guns
Printing presses
Protective gloves
Protractors
Pry bars
Punches or nail sets or drifts
Punching pliers
Pyrometers
Rasps
Remote reading thermometers
Respirators
Rotary paper or fabric cutter
Rulers
Safety glasses
Sand blasting machine
Saw guide
Sawing machines
Saws
Scrapers for paint application
Screwdrivers
Scribers
Scroll saw
Seam ripper
Sewing machines
Sewing needles
Sharpening stones or tools or kits
Silk screen arc lamps
Silk screen screens
Silk screen squeegees
Silk screen vacuum printing frames
Spatulas
Specialty brushes
Spirit burners
Squares
Stamping dies or punches
Stonemason chisel
Straight edges
T squares
Table looms
Tablet computers
Templates
Tenoner or tenoning machine
Thermal tape printers
Thermocouples
Tile cutter
Tongs
Triple beam balances
Tumblers or polishers
Tweezers
Utility knives
Viscosimeters
Warping machine
Wet or dry combination vacuum cleaners
Wire gauge
Wood burning tools
Wood chisels
Wood gouge
Wood mannequins
Wool comb
Yarn assembly winder
pH meters

Analytical or scientific software
Computer aided design CAD software
Electronic mail software
Graphics or photo imaging software
Instant messaging software
Internet browser software
Point of sale POS software
Web page creation and editing software

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