Skills
32 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Overview
Porcelain painters design and paint decorative images on porcelain surfaces such as tiles, tableware and pottery, using methods from stencils to free-hand drawing.
In job descriptions, look for porcelain materials, sketches, visual elements, drawing tools, decorative painting, portfolio work, technical collaboration and quality expectations for finished surfaces.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Porcelain painting is detailed surface work on fragile objects. The work can move from sketch and motif planning to stencil, brush or free-hand decoration on tiles, tableware or ceramic pieces.
Skills and specializations
Useful skill depth includes porcelain materials, drawing tools, colour and visual composition, sketches, decorative techniques, portfolio presentation and coordination with people who fire, finish or mount the work.
Salary context
Pay context depends on artistic responsibility, production volume, custom design work, object value, finishing standards and whether the role includes client proposals or only execution.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward ceramic decoration, product design, restoration-oriented surface work, studio coordination or independent artistic production with a stronger portfolio.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names porcelain, tiles, tableware, stencils, free-hand painting, glazing or kiln coordination, because those details shape the practical work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
decorative painter (7316.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/db3b1cb9-8460-4de0-8fc7-aff7a9a74b7e |
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| ESCO code | 7316.1.3 |
| ISCO group | 7316 |
| Concept type | Occupation |