Also called: CAD Jewelry Designer
Designs jewelry for brands or their own label, often using CAD and 3D printing.
They sketch ideas, model them in CAD software like Matrix or Rhino, print wax models, and send them to be cast. Some run their own brands online. Trend awareness and craftsmanship both matter.
Estimate. Craft income varies hugely; many artisans sell through markets, Etsy, galleries, and commissions.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in jewelry/metalsmithing or industrial design, or trade school.
Ways in: 4-year college, Trade school, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Industrial Design, Fine Arts.
Growing about average. Online direct-to-consumer brands have opened opportunities.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI design and CAD tools generate many concepts quickly; brand, materials and craft knowledge remain human.
Classes: Art 3-D Design or metals, Graphic design, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-9071.
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