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53122.02 – Sculptors

Sculptors create sculptures, statues and other three-dimensional artwork.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Inuit art sculptor
  • Sculptor
  • Wood sculptor

Core competencies

  • Equipment and Tool Selection to choose the appropriate tools for shaping, carving and finishing their materials, ensuring efficiency and achieving the desired artistic results
  • Product Design to develop detailed plans for sculptures and other 3-D objects, illustrating structures from multiple angles and specifying dimensions, materials and construction processes to produce enduring works of art that meet artistic and functional requirements
  • Fluency of Ideas to generate a wide range of concepts and creative solutions when designing and creating sculptures
  • Spatial Visualization to conceptualize sculptures, statues and other 3-D works of art
  • Attention to Detail to accurately shape, refine and texture materials, ensuring every aspect of the sculpture is precise and contributes to the overall artistic vision
  • Knowledge in Arts to understand art movements and styles to create sculptures that add to broader artistic context, whether choosing to follow, blend or challenge existing traditions

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Create sculptures, statues and other three-dimensional artwork by shaping, carving and working with materials such as clay, ice, paper, stone, wood or metal.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Artisans and craftspersons (53124)
  • Graphic designers and illustrators (52120)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

TEER

3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training

Major group

53 – Occupations in art, culture and sport

Sub-major group

531 – Occupations in art and culture

Minor group

5312 – Occupations in creative and performing art

Unit group

53122 – Painters, sculptors and other visual artists

Occupational profile

53122.02 – Sculptors

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