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Craft Artists

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

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    Work Activities

    Work Activities

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

    Skills

    • Repairing

      Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

    • Systems Evaluation

      Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

    • Coordination

      Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

    • Writing

      Writing things for co-workers or customers.

    • Equipment Maintenance

      Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.

    • Technology Design

      Making equipment and technology useful for customers.

    • Active Listening

      Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

    • Management of Personnel Resources

      Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.

    • Installation

      Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.

    • Quality Control Analysis

      Testing how well a product or service works.

    • Operation and Control

      Using equipment or systems.

    • Time Management

      Managing your time and the time of other people.

    • Operations Analysis

      Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

    • Negotiation

      Bringing people together to solve differences.

    • Operations Monitoring

      Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

    • Learning Strategies

      Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

    • Monitoring

      Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

    • Active Learning

      Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

    • Service Orientation

      Looking for ways to help people.

    • Critical Thinking

      Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

    • Systems Analysis

      Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

    • Equipment Selection

      Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.

    • Reading Comprehension

      Reading work-related information.

    • Science

      Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

    • Management of Financial Resources

      Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.

    • Management of Material Resources

      Managing equipment and materials.

    • Speaking

      Talking to others.

    • 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.

    • Social Perceptiveness

      Understanding people's reactions.

    • Instructing

      Teaching people how to do something.

    • Programming

      Writing computer programs.

    • Persuasion

      Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

    • Mathematics

      Using math to solve problems.

    • Complex Problem Solving

      Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

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    Abilities

    • Perceptual Speed

      Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

    • Gross Body Coordination

      Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.

    • Far Vision

      Seeing details that are far away.

    • Deductive Reasoning

      Using rules to solve problems.

    • Auditory Attention

      Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.

    • Arm-Hand Steadiness

      Keeping your arm or hand steady.

    • Visual Color Discrimination

      Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.

    • Trunk Strength

      Using your lower back and stomach.

    • Stamina

      Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.

    • Spatial Orientation

      Knowing where things are around you.

    • Inductive Reasoning

      Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.

    • Number Facility

      Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.

    • Information Ordering

      Ordering or arranging things.

    • Oral Expression

      Communicating by speaking.

    • Oral Comprehension

      Listening and understanding what people say.

    • Mathematical Reasoning

      Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.

    • Speech Recognition

      Recognizing spoken words.

    • Control Precision

      Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

    • Flexibility of Closure

      Seeing hidden patterns.

    • Night Vision

      Seeing at night or under low light.

    • Response Orientation

      Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.

    • Rate Control

      Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.

    • Peripheral Vision

      Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.

    • Wrist-Finger Speed

      Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.

    • Speech Clarity

      Speaking clearly.

    • Manual Dexterity

      Holding or moving items with your hands.

    • Fluency of Ideas

      Coming up with lots of ideas.

    • Multilimb Coordination

      Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.

    • Static Strength

      Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.

    • Problem Sensitivity

      Noticing when problems happen.

    • Written Comprehension

      Reading and understanding what is written.

    • Written Expression

      Communicating by writing.

    • Speed of Limb Movement

      Quickly moving your arms and legs.

    • Hearing Sensitivity

      Telling the difference between sounds.

    • Sound Localization

      Noticing the direction that a sound came from.

    • Memorization

      Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.

    • Originality

      Creating new and original ideas.

    • Finger Dexterity

      Putting together small parts with your fingers.

    • Visualization

      Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

    • Extent Flexibility

      Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.

    • Glare Sensitivity

      Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.

    • Dynamic Strength

      Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.

    • Category Flexibility

      Grouping things in different ways.

    • Explosive Strength

      Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.

    • Reaction Time

      Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.

    • Depth Perception

      Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.

    • Time Sharing

      Doing two or more things at the same time.

    • Selective Attention

      Paying attention to something without being distracted.

    • Speed of Closure

      Quickly knowing what you are looking at.

    • Near Vision

      Seeing details up close.

    • Dynamic Flexibility

      Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.

    • Gross Body Equilibrium

      Keeping your balance or staying upright.

    Knowledge

    • Economics and Accounting

      Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

    • 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.

    • Design

      Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • History and Archeology

      Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Sociology and Anthropology

      Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Mechanical

      Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

    • Mathematics

      Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

    • English Language

      Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

    • Fine Arts

      Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

    • Production and Processing

      Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

    • Food Production

      Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

    • 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.

    • Biology

      Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

    • Telecommunications

      Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

    • Computers and Electronics

      Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Transportation

      Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

    • Law and Government

      Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

    • 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.

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    Pay

    • Ohio Annual Salary 38170/yr
    • Typical Salary
    • Ohio Hourly Wage 18.35/hr
    • Typical Hourly Wage

    Ohio Employment Trends

    • Currently Employed 980
    • Yearly Projected Openings 90

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    Personality

    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

    Tools

    • 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

    Technology

    • 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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