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Potter or Ceramic

OFO Code: 265102

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
265102
Occupation
Potter or Ceramic
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
PROFESSIONALS
Unit group
2651 · Visual Artists

Official description
Visual artists create and execute works of art by sculpting, painting, drawing, creating cartoons, engraving or using other techniques.

More official OFO detail
  • Conceiving and developing ideas, designs and styles for paintings, drawings and sculptures
  • Selecting artistic media, method and materials
  • Creating representational or abstract drawings and paintings using pencils, ink, chalk, oil paints, water colours or through the application of other techniques
  • Restoring damaged, soiled and faded paintings and other art objects
  • Arranging objects, positioning models, and selecting landscapes and other visual forms according to chosen subject matter
  • Creating cartoons to depict persons and events, often in caricature
  • Creating drawings and engraving or etching them on metal, wood, or other materials
  • Creating representational or abstract three-dimensional or relief forms by shaping, carving and working and combining materials such as, wood, stone, clay, metal, ice or paper

2. Demand status

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