Vocational Programs for Craft Artists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
6K	$20.97	$43,610

The role of Craft Artists is to create or reproduce handmade objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft. The average annual wage of the occupations is $43,610 and $21 per hour. 11 vocational programs could be taken for the Craft Artists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 5,830 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Craft Artists is $19,581. The average length of the programs is 688 hours and the average completion time is 11.22 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Craft Artists Career

The following 11 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Craft Artists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Craft Artists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Visual and Performing Arts	27	-	-	615 Hours	15.76 Months
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry	9	-	-	-	-
Art/Art Studies	52	-	-	-	-
Drawing	13	-	-	-	-
Painting	5	-	-	-	-
Sculpture	12	-	-	-	-
Printmaking	4	-	-	-	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	17	-	-	-	-
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts	3	-	-	-	-
Metal and Jewelry Arts	14	$19,581	$2,307	760 Hours	6.67 Months
Metal Arts	1	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Craft Artists

The following 110 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Craft Artists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.