Job description Hand Woodworker near Truro (NS)

Find out what work is like for a hand woodworker in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Artisans and craftspersons (NOC 53124).

Artisans and craftspersons

Description

Artisans and craftspersons use manual and artistic skills to design and make ornamental objects, pottery, stained glass, jewellery, rugs, blankets, other handicrafts and artistic floral arrangements. Makers of musical instruments are also included in this unit group. Most craftspersons are self-employed. Artistic floral arrangers are usually employed in florist shops and floral departments of retail establishments, or may be self-employed. Craft instructors are also included in this unit group and are employed by artisan guilds, colleges, private studios and recreational organizations.

Work week duration

Artisans and craftspersons usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Artisans and craftspersons have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Carvers
  • Use hand tools and woodworking machines to produce carvings from wood, stone and other materials and to carve ornamental designs into wooden furniture and other objects.
  • Glass blowers
  • Design and create glass objects using blowpipes and artisan's hand tools and equipment.
  • Metal arts workers
  • Design metal jewellery, utensils, implements, wall hangings and other objects and create them from gold, silver, copper, pewter and other metals.
  • Potters
  • Design ornamental and ceramic functional earthenware pieces and create them using clay, moulds, potter's wheels and other equipment, glazing materials and kilns.
  • Stained glass artists
  • Design stained glass windows, lampshades and other objects and cut, paint, fire and assemble pieces of stained glass to create such products.
  • Instrument makers
  • Construct instruments by applying their knowledge of wood, ebonite, metal properties and other materials and instrument design using hand and power tools.
  • Weavers
  • Use hands or loom to interlace strips of flexible material such as wool, cotton, silk, grasses, bark and rawhide to make baskets, wreaths, wall hangings, clothing, rugs, blankets and other objects.
  • Craft instructors
  • Prepare craftmaking lessons, gather the required working materials and demonstrate and teach craftmaking techniques.
  • Artistic floral arrangers
  • Design bouquets, corsages, sprays, wreaths and other floral arrangements and select natural and artificial flowers, foliage and decorative accessories to create arrangements or other floral items to suit customers' requirements.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Handling material manually
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Standing
  • Sitting

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Artisans and craftspersons are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Self-employment

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled
  • Sound and noise
  • Standard safety equipment

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 53124), and a list of similar occupations:

  • artistic floral arranger
  • carver
  • craft instructor (except education)
  • craftsperson
  • glass blower
  • lace weaver - arts and crafts
  • leather worker
  • metal arts worker
  • potter
  • screen printing artisan
  • silversmith
  • stained glass artist
  • stringed instrument maker
  • totem pole carver
  • weaver - arts and crafts

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Artisans and craftspersons in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey

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