Handicraft & Printing Workers
Browse professions in handicraft & printing workers, part of the craft & trades career category.
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Artisan Papermaker
Artisan papermakers create paper slurry, strain it on screens, and dry it manually or using small scale equipment.
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Basketmaker
Basketmakers use stiff fibres to manually weave objects such as containers, baskets, mats and furniture. They use various traditional techniques and materials according to the …
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Bindery Operator
Bindery operators tend machines that bind printed or unprinted paper into volumes using staples, twine, glue or other binding technologies.
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Book Restorer
Book restorers work to correct and treat books based on an evaluation of their aesthetic, historic and scientific characteristics. They determine the stability of the …
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Book-sewing Machine Operator
Book-sewing machine operators tend a machine that stitches paper together to form a volume. They check that signatures are inserted the right way and the …
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Brush Maker
Brush makers insert different types of material such as horsehair, vegetable fiber, nylon, and hog bristle into metal tubes called ferrules. They insert a wooden …
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Candle Maker
Candle makers mold candles, place the wick in the middle of the mold and fill the mold with wax, by hand or machine. They remove …
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Carpet Handicraft Worker
Carpet handicraft workers use handicraft techniques to create textile floor coverings. They create carpets and rugs from wool or other textiles using traditional crafting techniques. …
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Carpet Weaver
Carpet weavers operate machinery to create textile floor coverings. They create carpets and rugs from wool or synthetic textiles using specialised equipment. Carpet weavers can …
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Ceramic Painter
Ceramic painters design and create visual art on ceramic surfaces and objects such as tiles, sculptures, tableware and pottery. They use a variety of techniques …
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Clock And Watchmaker
Clock and watchmakers make mechanical or electronic clocks and watches. They use precision hand tools or automated machinery to assemble the timing devices. Clock and …
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Decorative Painter
Decorative painters design and create visual art on different kinds of surfaces such as pottery, casings, glass and fabric. They use diverse materials and a …
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Digital Printer
Digital printers work with machines that print directly to the medium, without an intervening plate. Digital printers usually use laser or inkjet technology to print …
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Filigree Maker
Filigree makers create a delicate kind of jewellery, usually of gold and silver, called a filigree. They solder together tiny beads, twisted threads or a …
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Fishing Net Maker
Fishing net makers make and assemble fishing net gear and carry out reparation and maintenance, as directed by the drawings and/or traditional methods.
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Flexographic Press Operator
Flexographic press operators use flexographic relief plate to print on almost any material. The relief plate is inked and pressed onto the material to be …
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Glass Beveller
Glass bevellers measure, cut, assemble and install flat glass and mirrors. They also load and unload glass, mirrors and equipment, drive to installation sites, install …
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Glass-blower
Glass-blowers design, produce and decorate glass artefacts such as stained glass windows, mirrors and architectural glass. Some glass-blowers specialise in restoring, renovating and repairing original …
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Glass Engraver
Glass engravers engrave lettering and ornamental designs onto glass articles, using engravers hand tools. They sketch and lay out the lettering and designs on the …
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Glass Painter
Glass painters design and create visual art on glass or crystal surfaces and objects such as windows, stemware and bottles. They use a variety of …
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Goldsmith
Goldsmiths design, manufacture and sell jewellery. They also adjust, repair and appraise gems and jewellery for customers using experience in the working of gold and …
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Gravure Press Operator
Gravure press operators work with gravure presses, where the image is engraved directly on a roll. They set up the press and monitor it during …
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Guitar Maker
Guitar makers create and assemble parts to build guitars according to specified instructions or diagrams. They work wood, measure and attach strings, test quality of …
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Hand Brick Moulder
Hand brick moulders create unique bricks, pipes, and other heat-resistant products using hand moulding tools. They create moulds according to specifications, clean and oil them, …
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Harp Maker
Harp makers create and assemble parts to create harps according to specified instructions or diagrams. They sand wood, measure and attach strings, test quality of …
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Harpsichord Maker
Harpsichord makers create and assemble parts to make harpsichords according to specified instructions or diagrams. They sand wood, tune, test and inspect the finished instrument.
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Hot Foil Operator
Hot foil operators tend machines which apply a metallic foil on other materials using pressure cylinders and heating. They also mix colors, set up the …
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Idiophone Musical Instruments Maker
Idiophone musical instruments makers create and assemble parts to make idiophone instruments to specified instructions or diagrams. They shape, drill, sand and string the parts …
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Imagesetter
Imagesetters process images and graphic templates by using phototypesetting machines. They optimise the templates for the best possible result by determining the right arrangement of …
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Jeweller
Jewellers fabricate and repair various jewelry articles. They create models from wax or metal, ready for the lost wax casting process. They may undertake the …