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Overview
Ceramic painters design and paint visual decoration on tiles, tableware, pottery and sculptural ceramic objects. The work can include sketches, reference material, free-hand painting, stencils, glazes and kiln-aware finishing choices.
In job descriptions, look for ceramic surfaces, decorative designs, sketches, original paintings, glaze knowledge, kiln use, surface painting and collaboration with craft or technical production teams.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Ceramic painting sits between craft design and surface production. The work can start with sketches and reference material, then move through stencils, free-hand decoration, glazes and kiln-aware finishing on tiles, tableware or art objects.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include creating original paintings, developing visual elements, painting surfaces, operating a ceramics kiln and discussing artistic proposals. Specialization may focus on production decoration, studio ceramics, restoration-style work or one-off art pieces.
Salary context
Pay expectations are linked to artistic responsibility, repeat production versus unique pieces, kiln and glaze knowledge, customer or designer contact, and whether the role includes project budgeting or only decoration tasks.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior decorator, ceramic artist, product design support, workshop coordination, teaching short courses or developing a portfolio of commissioned ceramic work.
Good to know
Check which objects are painted, which techniques are named and whether the job expects design input or execution of prepared patterns. Kiln, glaze and surface-preparation duties change the practical scope.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Craft Artists
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
decorative painter (7316.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/02e94cd6-8e6d-4e9b-b695-edb460c70528 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7316.1.1 |
| ISCO group | 7316 |
| Concept type | Occupation |