Classification note
- Published code: 731
- Hierarchy level: minor-group
- This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.
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Occupation hierarchy
- Major Group: 7 Craft and Related Trades Workers
- Sub Major Group: 73 Handicraft and Printing Workers
- Minor Group: 731 Handicraft Workers
Child groups
- 7311 - Precision-instrument Makers and Repairers
- 7312 - Musical Instrument Makers and Tuners
- 7313 - Jewellery and Precious Metal Workers
- 7314 - Potters and Related Workers
- 7315 - Glass Makers, Cutters, Grinders and Finishers
- 7316 - Sign Writers, Decorative Painters, Engravers and Etchers
- 7317 - Handicraft Workers in Wood, Basketry and Related Materials
- 7318 - Handicraft Workers in Textile, Leather and Related Materials
- 7319 - Handicraft Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
TSIC codes where this occupation is primary
- No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
TSIC codes where this occupation is related
- No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
Definition
Handicraft workers combine artistic and manual skills to design, make, repair, adjust, maintain and decorate precision instruments, musical instruments, jewellery and other precious metals, pottery and porcelain ware. They apply traditional and/or recently developed techniques to carve, mould, assemble, weave and decorate various glass, ceramics, textile, straw, stone, wood and leather articles.
Tasks include
Tasks performed usually include: making, calibrating, repairing, maintaining and installing musical and precision instruments; fabricating, adjusting, repairing or appraising jewellery, ceremonial or religious items, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems; cutting, filing, polishing and setting precious and semi-precious stones including gems and diamonds, and engraving designs on jewellery and precious metal articles; preparing pottery, porcelain ware, sanitary ware, bricks, tiles and abrasive wheels by hand or by machine; blowing, moulding, pressing, cutting, trimming, grinding and polishing glass, or shaping molten glass according to patterns; decorating articles made of wood, metal, textiles, glass, ceramics and other materials, and planning, laying out and painting letters, figures, monograms and designs to make signs; applying traditional techniques such as seasoning, impregnation to prepare wood, straw, rattan, reeds, stone, clay, shells and other materials, and carving, moulding, assembling, weaving, or painting and decorating various articles for personal or household use, or for decorative purposes; preparing materials to make wicker furniture, brushes and brooms, and weaving various kinds of baskets; applying traditional techniques and patterns to produce woven fabrics, knitted, embroidered and other garments and household articles.
Included occupations or child groups
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 7311 Precision-instrument Makers and Repairers 7312 Musical Instrument Makers and Tuners 7313 Jewellery and Precious-metal Workers 7314 Potters and Related Workers 7315 Glass makers, Cutters, Grinders and Finishers 7316 Signwriters, Decorative Painters, Engravers and Etchers 7317 Handicraft Workers in Wood, Basketry and Related Materials 7318 Handicraft Workers in Textile, Leather and Related Materials 7319 Handicraft Workers Not Elsewhere Classified