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Other Skilled Trades

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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