Thailand business reference

Occupation 2651 - Visual Artists

Primary-source occupation page using the ILO ISCO-08 structure as the English reference layer.

2026-08-13Not official

Classification note

  • Published code: 2651
  • Hierarchy level: unit-group
  • This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.

Occupation hierarchy

  • Major Group: 2 Professionals
  • Sub Major Group: 26 Legal, Social and Cultural Professionals
  • Minor Group: 265 Creative and Performing Artists
  • Unit Group: 2651 Visual Artists

Child groups

  • No child groups are published under this code.

TSIC codes where this occupation is primary

  • No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
  • No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.

Definition

Visual artists create and execute works of art by sculpting, painting, drawing, creating cartoons, engraving or using other techniques.

Tasks include

Tasks include - (a) conceiving and developing ideas, designs and styles for paintings, drawings and sculptures; (b) arranging objects, positioning models, and selecting landscapes and other visual forms according to chosen subject matter; (c) selecting artistic media, method and materials; (d) creating representational or abstract three-dimensional or relief forms by shaping, carving and working and combining materials such as, wood, stone, clay, metal, ice or paper; (e) creating representational or abstract drawings and paintings using pencils, ink, chalk, oil paints, water colours or through the application of other techniques; (f) creating drawings and engraving or etching them on metal, wood, or other materials; (g) creating cartoons to depict persons and events, often in caricature; (h) restoring damaged, soiled and faded paintings and other art objects.

Included occupations or child groups

Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cartoonist - Ceramic artist - Illustrator - Picture restorer - Portrait painter - Sculptor

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Industrial designer 2163 - Graphic designer - 2166 - Painting teacher (private tuition) 2355 - Potter - 7314 - Decorative painter - 7316

ISCO-88 correspondence

  • 2452