Pottery Studio Owner & Instructor

Also called: Ceramics Instructor, Clay Studio Owner

Runs a pottery studio offering classes, memberships, and kiln services.

A day in the life

A pottery studio owner teaches a beginner wheel-throwing class in the evening, loads and fires the kiln, mixes glazes, and manages member schedules. Date-night and kids' classes keep the business running.

Pay over a career

Starting
$20k
Typical
$40k
High
$80k

Approximate; small business.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Ceramics experience; business skills.

Ways in: Self-taught, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Ceramics.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady with hobby demand.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. Teaching wheel throwing and firing kilns is hands-on; AI only helps with booking and marketing.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Ceramics, Business or entrepreneurship, Chemistry.

Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1012.

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