Potters, Manufacturing
Operate production machines such as pug mill, jigger machine, or potter's wheel to process clay in manufacture of ceramic, pottery and stoneware products.
- Tasks
- 23 tasks18 core, 5 supplemental
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-9195.05SOC 2018: 51-9195
What the work is made of
18 core tasks and 5 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Operate gas or electric kilns to fire pottery pieces.Core taskTask 21210Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 2. Mix and apply glazes to pottery pieces, using tools, such as spray guns.Core taskTask 21211Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 3. Raise and shape clay into wares, such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.Core taskTask 15118Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 4. Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.Core taskTask 15115Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 5. Position balls of clay in centers of potters' wheels, and start motors or pump treadles with feet to revolve wheels.Core taskTask 15117Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 6. Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.Core taskTask 15122Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 7. Prepare work for sale or exhibition, and maintain relationships with retail, pottery, art, and resource networks that can facilitate sale or exhibition of work.Core taskTask 15119Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 8. Attach handles to pottery pieces.Core taskTask 21212Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 9. Press thumbs into centers of revolving clay to form hollows, and press on the inside and outside of emerging clay cylinders with hands and fingers, gradually raising and shaping clay to desired forms and sizes.Core taskTask 15114Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 10. Pack and ship pottery to stores or galleries for retail sale.Core taskTask 21213Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 11. Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.Core taskTask 15120Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 12. Pull wires through bases of articles and wheels to separate finished pieces.Core taskTask 15123Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 13. Design spaces to display pottery for sale.Core taskTask 21214Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 14. Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.Core taskTask 15127Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 15. Examine finished ware for defects and measure dimensions, using rule and thickness gauge.Core taskTask 15124Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 16. Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.Core taskTask 15126Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 17. Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.Core taskTask 15131Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 18. Perform test-fires of pottery to determine how to achieve specific colors and textures.Core taskTask 15125Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 19. Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.Supplemental taskTask 15129Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 20. Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.Supplemental taskTask 15128Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 21. Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.Supplemental taskTask 15130Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 22. Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.Supplemental taskTask 15121Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 23. Teach pottery classes.Supplemental taskTask 15133Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2020
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-9195
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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