Occupation Summary

Craft Artists

O*NET 27-1012.00

Description:

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

Annual Wages:
$48,939.00
Employment Rate:
Employment is expected to increase by 17.15%.
Education Level:
Bachelor's Degree. According to O*Net, the majority of people employed in this occupation have this level of education.
Endorsement:
Business and Industry

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

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National Industry Employment Patterns


Industry % of Craft Artists employed Annual Growth Rate
Independent artists, writers, and performers 10.6 0.80
Other miscellaneous retailers 4 0.00
Motion picture and video industries 3.7 2.26


Labor Market Information


2024 Statewide average hourly wage $23.53
2024 National average hourly wage $21.80
2022 National employment 11,500
2022 Texas employment 1,184
Texas projected employment by 2032 1,387
Texas projected annual employment and Turnover openings through 2032 140




TEXAS COUNTY MAP BY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREA
* Due to confidentiality rules, not all regions may have the data displayed. The sum of all the regions may not be equal to the state total.


Top 10 Relevant Knowledge Areas Relevant Importance Levels
Fine Arts
Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
77.60%
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.
76.60%
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.
76.00%
Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
76.00%
Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
75.20%
Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
60.00%
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.
54.40%
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.
54.40%
Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
53.60%
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
52.40%


Top 10 Relevant Skill Areas Relevant Importance Levels
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
62.40%
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.
62.40%
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
62.40%
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
62.40%
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
60.00%
Persuasion
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
60.00%
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
60.00%
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
57.60%
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
57.60%
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
57.60%


Top 10 Relevant Abilities Relevant Importance Levels
Originality
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
77.60%
Finger Dexterity
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
77.60%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
75.00%
Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
75.00%
Fluency of Ideas
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
72.40%
Visualization
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
70.00%
Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
70.00%
Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
67.60%
Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
67.60%
Information Ordering
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
65.00%


  • Thinking Creatively
    -- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
  • Handling and Moving Objects
    -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
  • Performing General Physical Activities
    -- Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
  • Selling or Influencing Others
    -- Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
    -- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Other Activities


  • Achievement
    - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
  • Independence
    - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

No certifications found.


Tools

Air brushes: Artists' air brushes;

Air cleaners: Dust collectors;

Air compressors: Gas-powered air compressors; Electric air compressors;

Angle gauge: Digital angle gauges;

Angle measuring instrument: Degree gauges;

Anvils: Bench anvils;

Applicator brushes: Glue brushes; Flux brushes;

Artist knives: Encaustic scrapers;

Automatic lathe or chucking machine: Polishing bench lathes;

Bastard cut file: Bastard hand files;

Belt and disc sander: Belt sanders;

Bench scales: Digital scales;

Bench vises: Bench pins; Workbench vises;

Bending machines: Steam bending tools;

Biscuit jointers: Biscuit joiners;

Blade sharpener: Tool sharpeners;

Blow torch: Butane torches;

Bobbins or bobbin holders: Thread bobbins;

Boring machines: Line boring machines;

Burnisher: Burnishing tools;

C clamps: C clamps;

Calipers: Digital calipers;

Calligraphy pens: Calligraphy pens;

Candlemaking accessories: Wick setters;

Candlemaking forms: Candle molds;

Carving tools: Carving knives; Carving mallets;

Clay or modeling tools: Handlemaker tools; Extruder dies; Fettling knives; Hand glaze mixers; Ceramic loop tools; Clay cutters; Clay mixers; Bevel tools; Detail carving tools; Edging tools; Pot lifts; Potter's ribs; Pottery cleanup tools; Pottery duster brushes; Mold knives; Pugmills; Round hole punches; Saber saws; Sgraffito tools; Slab mats; Slab rollers; Tile presses; Square hole cutters;

Combination pliers: Half-round pliers;

Commercial use molds: Soap molds;

Coping saw: Coping saws;

Corner clamps: Corner clamps;

Crochet hooks: Crochet hooks;

Cross and straight pein hammer: Chasing hammers; Jewelers' planishing hammers;

Cutting die: Disc cutter dies;

Diagonal cut pliers: Flush cutters;

Domestic clothing irons: Steam irons;

Dovetail machine: Dovetail jigs;

Dressmakers ruler: Sewing rulers;

Drill press or radial drill: Mini drill presses; Benchtop drill presses; Floor mount drill presses;

Drum sander: Drum sanders;

Drying cabinets or ovens: Drying cabinets;

Dye sublimination printers: Image sublimation printers;

Ear plugs: Hearing protection plugs;

Edge bander: Edge banding machines;

Electrolytic bath machine: Electroplating machines;

Extruders for modeling materials: Handheld clay extruders;

Fabric frame: Quilting frames;

Fabric or cloth folding machines: Bias tape machines;

Facial shields: Face shields;

Felting machines: Feltmaking machines;

Floor looms: Floor looms;

Gas burners: Bunsen burners;

Glass blowing instrument: Glass rakes; Glassworking lathes; Graphite paddles; Graphite reamers; Lathe burners; Lampworking torches; Hollow mandrels; Bead shaping molds; Blowhoses; Push and blow tubes; Marble molds; Parallel mashers; Stainless steel mandrels;

Glass cutters: Glass cutting shears; Glass rod nippers; Spring-loaded tubing cutters;

Grinding machines: Ball mills;

Half round file: Half-round hand files; Half-round needle files;

Hammers: Riveting hammers; Texturing hammers; Bush hammers;

Hand looms: Small hand looms; Tapestry looms; Inkle looms; Lap looms;

Handheld thermometer: Digital thermometers;

Heat guns: Electric heat guns;

Height gauges: Height gauges;

Hex keys: Allen wrenches;

Hold down clamps: Hold-down clamps;

Hose or pipe clamps: Pipe clamps;

Hydrometers: Digital hydrometers;

Inkjet printers: Color inkjet printers;

Jewellers pliers: Jewelers' chain-nose pliers; Jewelers' crimper pliers; Jewelers' flat nose pliers; Jewelers' forming pliers; Jewelers' link forming pliers; Jewelers' prong-closing pliers; Jewelers' solder cutting pliers; Jewelers' wire looping pliers;

Jewelry mandrels: Ring mandrels;

Jigsaw: Jigsaws;

Kiln accessories for firing ceramics: Kiln oxygen probes; Kiln ventilation hoods;

Kiln furniture: Ceramic bead bars; Kiln carts;

Kilns for firing ceramics: Electric kilns; Glass kilns; Gas kilns; Raku kilns; Pottery kilns;

Lapping machine: Reciprocating lapping machines;

Levels: Laser levels; Precision levels;

Lighters: Torch igniters;

Loupes: Jewelers' loupes;

Magnetic stripe readers and encoders: Credit card machines;

Mallets: Dead blow mallets; Rawhide mallets;

Masks or accessories: Dust masks;

Mechanical or ultrasonic metal cleaner: Ultrasonic jewelry cleaners;

Micrometers: Digital micrometers;

Mini pliers: Bail shaping pliers;

Miter saw: Chop saws;

Moisture meters: Moisture monitors;

Notebook computers: Laptop computers;

Paint brushes: Stencil brushes; Artists' paint brushes;

Paint sprayers: Paint spray guns;

Palette knives: Artists' palette knives;

Palettes for paint or ink mixing: Artists' palettes;

Paper drilling machines: Paper drills;

Personal computers: Personal computers;

pH meters: pH indicators;

Photo print dryer: Flashdryers;

Photocopiers: Thermofaxes;

Picks: Soldering picks;

Pipettes for paint or dye mixing: Paint mixing pipettes;

Planes: Bench planes; Hand planes; Smoothing planes;

Pneumatic hammer: Pneumatic chisels;

Polariscopes: Strain viewers;

Potters wheels for hand made ceramics: Kick wheels; Electric potters wheels;

Power buffers: Buffing tools;

Power drills: Cordless power drills; Diamond core drills;

Power grinders: Dressing wheels; Stone or metal grinders;

Power nail guns: Pin nailers; Brad nailers;

Power planes: Planing equipment;

Power routers: Portable routers; Rabbeting routers; Heavy duty fixed base routers;

Power saws: Circular saws; Panel saws; Table saws; Tile saws;

Power scissors: Disc cutters;

Power screwguns: Power screwdrivers;

Power staple guns: Power staple guns;

Printing presses: Tabletop printing presses; Manual production printing presses;

Protective gloves: Heat resistant gloves;

Protractors: Protractors;

Pry bars: Pry bars;

Punches or nail sets or drifts: Center punches; Punch sets;

Punching pliers: Hole-punching pliers;

Pyrometers: Digital pyrometers;

Rasps: Riffler rasps; Steel rasps;

Remote reading thermometers: Non-contact thermometers;

Respirators: Dust and particulate respirators;

Rotary paper or fabric cutter: Fabric cutters; Rotary cutters;

Rulers: Graphic arts rulers;

Safety glasses: Protective safety glasses;

Sand blasting machine: Sandblasting guns;

Saw guide: Miter gauges;

Sawing machines: Compound miter saws;

Saws: Trim saws; Jewelers' saws; Handsaws;

Scrapers for paint application: Paint scrapers;

Screwdrivers: Phillips screwdrivers; Straight screwdrivers;

Scribers: Scoring knives; Scribing tools; Double-ended etching scribes;

Scroll saw: Scroll saws;

Seam ripper: Seam rippers;

Sewing machines: Machine quilters; Sewing machines;

Sewing needles: Punch needles;

Sharpening stones or tools or kits: Tool sharpening stones;

Silk screen arc lamps: Silk screen exposure units;

Silk screen screens: Aluminum silkscreening screens;

Silk screen squeegees: Silk-screening squeegees;

Silk screen vacuum printing frames: Silk-screening roller frames;

Spatulas: Flexible ink spatulas; Encaustic spatulas;

Specialty brushes: Round short handle brushes; Angled paint brushes;

Spirit burners: Alcohol lamps;

Squares: Engineers squares;

Stamping dies or punches: Bead press machines;

Stonemason chisel: Stone carving chisels; Stone carving knives;

Straight edges: Precision straightedges;

T squares: Layout T-squares;

Table looms: Tabletop looms; Rigid heddle looms;

Tablet computers: Tablet computers;

Templates: Design templates; Woodworking templates;

Tenoner or tenoning machine: Mortise and tenon jigs;

Thermal tape printers: Heat transfer printers;

Thermocouples: Theromcouples;

Tile cutter: Tile cutters;

Tongs: Raku tongs; Dipping tongs;

Triple beam balances: Triple beam scales;

Tumblers or polishers: Finishing tumblers;

Tweezers: Cross-lock tweezers; Solder tweezers; Mashing tweezers;

Utility knives: Linoleum cutters;

Viscosimeters: Digital viscosometers;

Warping machine: Warping mills;

Wet or dry combination vacuum cleaners: Shop vacuums;

Wire gauge: Jewelers' wire gauges;

Wood burning tools: Woodburning tool sets;

Wood chisels: Wood carving chisels; Wood carving skews;

Wood gouge: Wood carving gouges;

Wood mannequins: Modeling stands;

Wool comb: Wool combs;

Yarn assembly winder: Conewinders;


Technology

Analytical or scientific software: John Hesselberth and Ron Roy GlazeMaster;

Computer aided design CAD software: Pattern design software; DRAWSTITCH Artistic Sewing Suite; Electric Quilt Quilt Design Wizard; Embroidery design software; Floriani MDQ My Decorative Quilter;

Electronic mail software: Email software;

Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr;

Instant messaging software: Twitter;

Internet browser software: Web browser software;

Point of sale POS software: Sales management software;

Web page creation and editing software: Facebook;


Related O*NET occupational titles for Craft Artists include:
  • 51-9194.00 Etchers and Engravers
  • 51-6092.00 Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
  • 27-1022.00 Fashion Designers
  • 27-1013.00 Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
  • 51-9071.00 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
  • 51-7031.00 Model Makers, Wood
  • 51-9123.00 Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
  • 51-4062.00 Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
  • 51-7032.00 Patternmakers, Wood
  • 51-6051.00 Sewers, Hand


Sources of Additional Information
  • For more information about art and design and a list of accredited college-level programs, visit: National Association of Schools of Art and Design
  • For more information about careers in the craft arts and for a list of schools and workshops, visit: American Craft Council
  • For more information about careers in the arts, visit: New York Foundation for the Arts
  • For more information about careers in medical illustration, visit: Association of Medical Illustrators
  • For information about grant-funding programs and other local resources for artists, contact your state arts agency. A list of these agencies is available from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.
  • For more information about how the federal government awards grants for art, visit: National Endowment for the Arts
  • CareerOneStop

  • For career videos on craft and fine artists, visit: Craft Artists
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  • Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

  • Contact Texas Workforce Commission
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    ** The information in this report may be derived from many sources like O*NET, BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook), and Career One Stop.