Craft Artists
Create or reproduce handmade objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.
- O*NET-SOC code
27-1012.00 - Preparation Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$46,080
Employment, U.S.4,580
Median hourly wage$22.15
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,960 | $35,020 | $46,080 | $58,240 | $71,990 |
By state (24)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 70 | $40,800 | 1.13 |
| Alaska | $41,600 | ||
| Arizona | $46,300 | ||
| California | 170 | $100,540 | 0.31 |
| Colorado | $43,620 | ||
| Connecticut | 70 | $34,010 | 1.38 |
| Florida | 270 | $48,710 | 0.93 |
| Georgia | $48,880 | ||
| Illinois | $43,040 | ||
| Louisiana | 50 | Not available | 0.84 |
| Maine | 50 | $53,380 | 2.44 |
| Massachusetts | 50 | $47,660 | 0.44 |
| Michigan | 290 | $25,960 | 2.24 |
| Minnesota | 140 | $27,560 | 1.57 |
| Missouri | 140 | $61,780 | 1.60 |
| New York | 50 | $49,020 | 0.18 |
| Ohio | 180 | $38,070 | 1.13 |
| Oregon | 170 | $51,060 | 2.93 |
| Pennsylvania | 230 | $41,600 | 1.30 |
| South Carolina | 70 | $35,050 | 1.00 |
| Tennessee | $32,830 | ||
| Texas | 870 | $54,690 | 2.11 |
| Washington | 80 | $44,120 | 0.79 |
| Wisconsin | 190 | $58,650 | 2.15 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | 3 | 0.941 |
| 2 | Potters, Manufacturing | 3 | 0.940 |
| 3 | Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | 3 | 0.938 |
| 4 | Floral Designers | 1-2 | 0.935 |
| 5 | Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 1-2 | 0.927 |
| 6 | Costume Attendants | 1-2 | 0.925 |
| 7 | Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers | 1-2 | 0.921 |
| 8 | Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 3 | 0.920 |
| 9 | Photographers | 3 | 0.919 |
| 10 | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | 3 | 0.917 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Craft Artists, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | Active Learning | 0.76 | 0.941 |
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | Coordination | 0.88 | 0.938 |
| Floral Designers | Time Management | 0.88 | 0.935 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | Time Management | 0.88 | 0.927 |
| Costume Attendants | Coordination | 1.00 | 0.925 |
| Cooks, Private Household | Time Management | 1.00 | 0.894 |
| Gem and Diamond Workers | Quality Control Analysis | 1.62 | 0.891 |
| Upholsterers | Time Management | 1.00 | 0.888 |
| Bakers | Time Management | 0.88 | 0.885 |
| Model Makers, Wood | Operations Monitoring | 1.00 | 0.883 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Craft Artists, excluding software Craft Artists already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Intuit QuickBooks | 8 of 20 | 4.4x |
| Adobe Illustrator | 8 of 20 | 3.7x |
| Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite | 4 of 20 | 7.7x |
| Adobe FrameMaker | 3 of 20 | 13.8x |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | 6 of 20 | 3.6x |
| Adobe InDesign | 6 of 20 | 3.1x |
| Adobe FreeHand MX | 3 of 20 | 9.9x |
| Inventory control software | 3 of 20 | 8.7x |
| YouTube | 5 of 20 | 3.1x |
| WordPress | 3 of 20 | 6.6x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 3.00 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.12 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.12 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.00 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.00 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.00 | 2.12 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.88 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Design | 3.91 | 4.22 |
| Fine Arts | 3.70 | 4.09 |
| Sales and Marketing | 3.64 | 4.27 |
| English Language | 3.32 | 3.77 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.30 | 3.57 |
| Production and Processing | 3.17 | 3.52 |
| Communications and Media | 2.83 | 2.68 |
| Mechanical | 2.78 | 2.78 |
| Computers and Electronics | 2.64 | 3.43 |
| Education and Training | 2.64 | 3.32 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.48 | 2.52 |
| Mathematics | 2.43 | 2.87 |
| Administration and Management | 2.41 | 2.64 |
| Administrative | 2.26 | 2.91 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.96 | 1.96 |
| Chemistry | 1.86 | 2.18 |
| Law and Government | 1.83 | 1.87 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.74 | 1.78 |
| History and Archeology | 1.74 | 1.57 |
| Public Safety and Security | 1.70 | 1.09 |
| Transportation | 1.65 | 1.39 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 1.61 | 1.39 |
| Psychology | 1.61 | 1.30 |
| Telecommunications | 1.61 | 0.65 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.52 | 1.30 |
| Building and Construction | 1.52 | 1.00 |
| Physics | 1.52 | 0.78 |
| Foreign Language | 1.32 | 0.45 |
| Biology | 1.22 | not rated |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.18 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.14 | not rated |
| Geography | 1.13 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Originality | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Finger Dexterity | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Near Vision | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Manual Dexterity | 3.75 | 3.50 |
| Visualization | 3.62 | 4.12 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Control Precision | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.00 | 3.62 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Information Ordering | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Oral Expression | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Selective Attention | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Far Vision | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Written Expression | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.62 | 2.12 |
| Extent Flexibility | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Static Strength | 2.38 | 2.00 |
| Number Facility | 2.25 | 2.50 |
| Depth Perception | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Dynamic Strength | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Memorization | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Reaction Time | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Time Sharing | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Rate Control | 1.88 | 1.62 |
| Stamina | 1.88 | 1.62 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 1.75 | 1.50 |
| Response Orientation | 1.62 | 1.00 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Explosive Strength | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.12 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Facebook hot
- DRAWSTITCH Artistic Sewing Suite
- Electric Quilt Quilt Design Wizard
- Email software
- Embroidery design software
- Floriani MDQ My Decorative Quilter
- John Hesselberth and Ron Roy GlazeMaster
- Pattern design software
- Sales management software
- SmugMug Flickr
- Web browser software
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 130 | 3.61 | $51,060 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 190 | 3.32 | $25,960 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 100 | 0.72 | $49,200 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 110 | 0.58 | $100,410 |