Description
Types of clays and mud and their appearance, properties, reaction to fire, etc.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 3 occupations
- Optional in 7 occupations
- Total: 10 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- Hand brick moulderHand 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, in…
- Production potterProduction potters process and form clay, by hand or by using the wheel, into end-products pottery, stoneware products, earthenware products and porcelain. They introduce the alrea…
- CeramicistA Ceramicist is an artist or craftsperson who creates objects out of clay and other ceramic materials through techniques such as hand-building, wheel-throwing, molding, and casting…
Optional for
- Ceramic painterCeramic painters design and create visual art on ceramic surfaces and objects such as tiles, sculptures, tableware and pottery. They use a variety of techniques to produce decorati…
- Stop-motion animatorStop-motion animators create animations by using puppets or clay models. Other titles The following job titles also refer to stop-motion animator: stop motion animation specialist …
- Fine arts instructorFine arts instructors educate students in specific theory and, primarily, practice-based fine arts courses at a specialised fine arts school or conservatory at a higher education l…
- Visual arts teacherVisual arts teachers instruct students in various styles of visual arts, such as drawing, painting, and sculpting, in a recreational context. They provide students with an overview…
- Doll makerDoll makers design, create and repair dolls using various materials such as porcelain, wood or plastic. They build moulds of forms and attach parts using adhesives and handtools. D…
- Brick and tile casterBrick and tile casters operate and maintain mixing machines used in brick and tile products development. Other titles The following job titles also refer to brick and tile caster:……
- Porcelain painterPorcelain painters design and create visual art on porcelain surfaces and objects such as tiles and pottery. They use a variety of techniques to produce decorative illustrations ra…