ISCO Minor Group 731 Handicraft Workers

Definition

Handicraft Workers: Handicraft workers combine artistic and manual skills to design, make, repair, adjust, maintain and decorate precision instruments, musical instruments, jewellery and other precious metals, pottery and porcelain ware. They apply traditional and/or recently developed techniques to carve, mould, assemble, weave and decorate various glass, ceramics, textile, straw, stone, wood and leather articles.

Tasks performed usually include: making, calibrating, repairing, maintaining and installing musical and precision instruments; fabricating, adjusting, repairing or appraising jewellery, ceremonial or religious items, gold, silver, other precious metals or gems; cutting, filing, polishing and setting precious and semi-precious stones including gems and diamonds, and engraving designs on jewellery and precious metal articles; preparing pottery, porcelain ware, sanitary ware, bricks, tiles and abrasive wheels by hand or by machine; blowing, moulding, pressing, cutting, trimming, grinding and polishing glass, or shaping molten glass according to patterns; decorating articles made of wood, metal, textiles, glass, ceramics and other materials, and planning, laying out and painting letters, figures, monograms and designs to make signs; applying traditional techniques such as seasoning or impregnation to prepare wood, straw, rattan, reed, stone, clay, shells and other materials, and carving, moulding, assembling, weaving, or painting and decorating various articles for personal or household use or for decorative purposes; preparing materials to make wicker furniture, brushes and brooms, and weaving various kinds of baskets; applying traditional techniques and patterns to produce woven fabrics, knitted, embroidered and other garments and household articles.

Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups:

7311 Precision-instrument Makers and Repairers

7312 Musical Instrument Makers and Tuners

7313 Jewellery and Precious metal Workers

7314 Potters and Related Workers

7315 Glass Makers, Cutters, Grinders and Finishers

7316 Signwriters, Decorative Painters, Engravers and Etchers

7317 Handicraft Workers in Wood, Basketry and Related Materials

7318 Handicraft Workers in Textile, Leather and Related Materials

7319 Handicraft Workers Not Elsewhere Classified

Unit Groups

Unit Group	Title
C7318	ISCO Unit Group 7318 Handicraft Workers In Textile Leather And Related Materials
C7312	ISCO Unit Group 7312 Musical Instrument Makers And Tuners
C7315	ISCO Unit Group 7315 Glass Makers Cutters Grinders And Finishers
C7317	ISCO Unit Group 7317 Handicraft Workers In Wood Basketry And Related Materials
C7319	ISCO Unit Group 7319 Handicraft Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
C7311	ISCO Unit Group 7311 Precision Instrument Makers And Repairers
C7314	ISCO Unit Group 7314 Potters And Related Workers
C7316	ISCO Unit Group 7316 Sign Writers Decorative Painters Engravers And Etchers
C7313	ISCO Unit Group 7313 Jewellery And Precious Metal Workers

Higher Level

• ISCO SubMajor Group 73 Handicraft And Printing Workers