Also called: Art Shop Technician, Kiln Technician
Keeps college art studios running, maintaining kilns, woodshops, foundries, and printing presses and teaching students to use them safely.
An art studio technician loads and fires a gas kiln full of student pots, fixes a jammed table saw, and teaches a safety class on the welding gear. Before a big critique they help a senior hang a heavy sculpture.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. BFA in ceramics, sculpture, or printmaking.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Ceramics, Sculpture, Printmaking.
Growing about average. Every art school needs these roles.
Low risk for 10 years. Fixing kilns and machines and supervising shop safety are hands-on jobs.
Classes: Woodshop or metals CTE, Ceramics, Physics.
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