Craft Artists
Create or reproduce handmade objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| California | 320 | $65,510 | $31.50 | |
| Colorado | $41,280 | $19.85 | ||
| Florida | 100 | $32,010 | $15.39 | |
| Georgia | $51,550 | $24.78 | ||
| Idaho | 110 | $39,830 | $19.15 | |
| Illinois | $48,890 | $23.51 | ||
| Maine | 30 | $38,610 | $18.56 | |
| Massachusetts | 140 | $40,820 | $19.63 | |
| Michigan | 410 | $35,210 | $16.93 | |
| Minnesota | 90 | $50,180 | $24.13 | |
| Missouri | 250 | $48,090 | $23.12 | |
| Nebraska | 50 | $32,150 | $15.46 | |
| Nevada | $28,740 | $13.82 | ||
| New Hampshire | 50 | $39,550 | $19.02 | |
| New York | 120 | $49,770 | $23.93 | |
| North Carolina | 70 | $29,500 | $14.18 | |
| Ohio | 80 | $37,440 | $18.00 | |
| Oklahoma | 120 | $34,480 | $16.58 | |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | $50,390 | $24.22 | |
| Tennessee | $44,400 | $21.35 | ||
| Texas | 540 | $31,670 | $15.22 | |
| Utah | 100 | $32,130 | $15.45 | |
| Virginia | 30 | $37,940 | $18.24 | |
| Wisconsin | $31,700 | $15.24 | ||
| Wyoming | 40 | $33,770 | $16.24 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the visual and performing arts and that may prepare individuals in any of the visual artistic media or performing disciplines.
A program that focuses on the aesthetics, techniques, and creative processes for designing and fashioning objects in one or more of the handcraft or folk art traditions, and that prepares individuals to create in any of these media.
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions through representation by lines made on a surface. Includes instruction in eye-hand coordination; line, value, shape, and perspective; figure and still life drawing; the use of media such as pen and ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel, and brush; and personal style development.
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing, surface preparation, composition, oil and acrylic media, watercolor media, painting techniques, and personal style development.
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. Includes instruction in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern and experimental methods; different media such as clay, plaster, wood, stone, and metal; techniques such as carving, molding, welding, casting, and modeling; and personal style development.
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by rendering art concepts onto surfaces and transferring images, via ink or dyes, onto paper or fabric. Includes instruction in monochrome and color printing; tonality; chemistry; equipment set-up and maintenance; techniques such as serigraphy, lithography, intaglio, woodcut, block, stencil, relief, etching, and composite; and personal style development.
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by producing art works out of clay and similar materials. Includes instruction in handbuilt and wheelthrown techniques; molding; slips and glazes; trimming and decorating; firing and kiln operation; oxidation; mixed media; ceramic murals; and personal style development.
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by constructing art works from woven or non-woven fabrics and fibrous materials. Includes instruction in weaving techniques and loom operation; non-woven techniques such as knitting, coiling, netting, and crocheting; quilting; dyeing and pigmentation; printing and other finishing techniques; pattern design; tapestry; and personal style development.
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by fashioning jewelry from gems, other stones, and precious metals. Includes instruction in design concepts, electroforming, enameling, gemology, lapidary technique and art, metal and non-metal casting and molding, metal coloring, metalsmithing and finishing, personal style development, photo etching, and stone cutting and polishing.
A program that focuses on the development of individual artistic expression and technical skills necessary for fabricating refined metal works. Includes instruction in aesthetics, anodizing, art history, casting, design, electroforming, enameling, metalsmithing, sculpture, two and three-dimensional design, wax carving, and welding.
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$40,730 per yearNational average salaryModerateJob growth rate
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No formal educational credentialTypical education requirement
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Long-term on-the-job trainingTypical on-the-job training requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as craft artists.
- Less than high school 3%
- High school graduate 12%
- College dropout 19%
- Associate’s degree 8%
- Bachelor’s degree 44%
- Master’s degree 13%
- Doctorate degree 2%
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