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Career Guidance Skills communication, collaboration and creativity S1.12 - creating artistic, visual or instructive materials S1.12.1 - creating visual displays and decorations Decorate musical instruments
Description
Create designs on musical instruments by using methods such as embossing, piercing, painting, woodworking, weaving, and other methods.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 8 occupations
- Optional in 6 occupations
- Total: 14 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- Stringed musical instrument makerStringed musical instrument makers create and assemble parts to create stringed instruments according to specified instructions or diagrams. They sand wood, measure and attach stri…
- Harpsichord makerHarpsichord makers create and assemble parts to make harpsichords according to specified instructions or diagrams. They sand wood, tune, test and inspect the finished instrument. O…
- Guitar makerGuitar makers create and assemble parts to build guitars according to specified instructions or diagrams. They work wood, measure and attach strings, test quality of strings and in…
- Harp makerHarp makers create and assemble parts to create harps according to specified instructions or diagrams. They sand wood, measure and attach strings, test quality of strings and inspe…
- Keyboard musical instrument makerKeyboard musical instrument makers create and assemble parts to create keyboard instruments according to specified instructions or diagrams. They sand wood, tune, test and inspect …
- Violin makerViolin makers create and assemble parts to create violins according to specified instructions or diagrams. They sand wood, measure and attach strings, test quality of strings and i…
- Idiophone musical instruments makerIdiophone musical instruments makers create and assemble parts to make idiophone instruments to specified instructions or diagrams. They shape, drill, sand and string the parts tha…
- Wind musical instrument makerWind musical instrument makers create and assemble parts to make wind instruments according to specified instructions and diagrams. They measure and cut the tubing for the resonato…
Optional for
- Musical instrument technicianMusical instrument technicians maintain, tune and repair musical instruments such as pianos, pipe organs, band instruments, violins and other instruments. Includes people producing…
- Decorative painterDecorative painters design and create visual art on different kinds of surfaces such as pottery, casings, glass and fabric. They use diverse materials and a variety of techniques t…
- Piano makerPiano makers create and assemble parts to make pianos according to specified instructions or diagrams. They sand wood, tune, test and inspect the finished instrument. Other titles …
- Membranophone musical instruments makerMembranophone musical instruments makers create and assemble parts to make membranophone instruments to specified instructions or diagrams. They stretch and attach the membrane to …
- Organ builderOrgan builders create and assemble parts to build organs according to specified instructions or diagrams. They sand wood, tune, test and inspect the finished instrument. Other titl…
- Electronic musical instrument makerElectronic musical instrument makers create and assemble parts to make electronic instruments according to specified instructions or diagrams. They install and test electric pick-u…
Related skills
- Musical instruments
- History of musical instruments
- Evaluate restoration procedures
- Verify product specifications
- Pass on trade techniques
- Design musical instruments
- Restore musical instruments
- Musical instruments materials
- Metalworking
- Repair musical instruments
- Apply restoration techniques
- Estimate value of musical instruments
- Musical instrument accessories
- Acoustics
Last updated on February 18, 2026
