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53124.04 – Potters

Potters use manual and artistic skills to design and make pottery.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Ceramist
  • Potter

Core competencies

  • Operation and Control to work with potters' wheels, requiring constant adjustment of speed to control the firmness and shape of clay
  • Product Design to plan and conceptualize the structure, proportions and functionality of pottery, ensuring both aesthetic appeal and practical use in the final pieces
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness to control the wheel and shape clay, ensuring smooth, even forms and fine details in the pottery
  • Finger-Hand-Wrist Motion to delicately shape and manipulate the clay, creating intricate details and precise forms while maintaining control over the pottery
  • Attention to Detail to ensure the accuracy of shapes, smoothness of surfaces and consistency in glazing, all of which contribute to the quality and aesthetic of the final piece
  • Knowledge in Arts to understand basic artistic principles, such as form, colour theory and composition, to design and create aesthetically pleasing pottery pieces

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Design ornamental and ceramic functional earthenware pieces and create them using clay, moulds, potter's wheels and other equipment, glazing materials and kilns.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Painters, sculptors and other visual artists (53122)

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

53124 – Artisans and craftspersons

Occupational profile

53124.04 – Potters

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