Also called: Traditional Crafts Teacher, Heritage Skills Instructor
Teaches week-long classes in blacksmithing, weaving, woodcarving, basketry or boatbuilding at traditional folk schools and craft centers.
On Monday a dozen adults arrive who have never lit a forge. By Friday each has hammered out a hook, a knife and a pair of tongs. You demonstrate, coach, fix mistakes and tell stories about the craft. After class you share meals with students and walk the campus at sunset.
Usually paid per class; most also sell their work.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No degree required; years of mastery in a craft plus teaching experience.
Ways in: Self-taught, Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Fine Arts, Crafts.
Growing about average. Steady interest in hands-on traditional skills.
Low risk for 10 years. Videos help people learn, but coaching hands at a forge or loom and passing on traditional skills stay human.
Classes: Shop or metals class, Art, History.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-3021.
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