Overview
£21,402 Entry Level Salary
£30,070 Average Salary
£48,309 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Makes and repairs jewellery and decorative precious metal ware, sets, cuts and polishes gemstones and makes master patterns for articles of jewellery.
- Makes musical instruments, makes and assembles parts for musical instruments, and tunes to improve pitch, tone and volume.
- Makes patterns for moulds, fits metal castings, pours plaster, fills plaster mould with resin and smooths surface.
- Makes, maintains and adapts surgical and orthopaedic appliances.
- Makes children’s toys, dolls, models, candles, artificial flowers and other fancy goods.
- Charges fireworks, cartridges and other munitions with explosive material.
- Interweaves canes of willow, withy, bamboo, rattan or similar material to make baskets and other pieces of wickerwork.
- Makes wigs, beards and other artificial hairpieces from human hair or synthetic materials.
- Constructs and covers wire frames for lampshades.
- Uses hand or machine tools to engrave letters, patterns and other designs on jewellery and stoneware.
Education Requirements
| Required Level | Percentage achieved |
|---|---|
| Level 0 | 6% |
| Level 1 | 5% |
| Level 2 | 22% |
| Level 3 | 24% |
| Level 4-5 (Higher Education) | 5% |
| Level 6 (Bachelors) | 31% |
| Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) | 6% |
| Level 8 (Doctorate) | 2% |
2 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
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