Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

Job Description: Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators spend a lot of their time Thinking Creatively. They are naturally good at Visual Color Discrimination, Originality, Visualization, and Fluency of Ideas. Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators are typically characterized as being Artistic and Realistic. They are usually very knowledgable about Fine Arts, Design, and Sales and Marketing and are skilled at Critical Thinking and Active Learning.

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Work Activities

Thinking Creatively
  
Handling and Moving Objects
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Getting Information
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Processing Information
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
  

Abilities

Visual Color Discrimination
  
Originality
  
Visualization
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Manual Dexterity
  
Arm-Hand Steadiness
  
Near Vision
  
Oral Comprehension
  
Oral Expression
  
Category Flexibility
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Speech Recognition
  
Selective Attention
  
Far Vision
  
Written Comprehension
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Control Precision
  
Information Ordering
  
Speech Clarity
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Written Expression
  
Multilimb Coordination
  
Static Strength
  
Depth Perception
  
Reaction Time
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Trunk Strength
  
Auditory Attention
  
Number Facility
  
Wrist-Finger Speed
  
Time Sharing
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Response Orientation
  
Speed of Closure
  
Dynamic Strength
  
Gross Body Coordination
  
Rate Control
  
Extent Flexibility
  
Stamina
  
Memorization
  
Gross Body Equilibrium
  

Interests

Artistic
  
Realistic
  
Enterprising
  
Investigative
  
Social
  
Conventional
  

Knowledge

Fine Arts
  
Design
  
Sales and Marketing
  
Customer and Personal Service
  
English Language
  
Production and Processing
  
Mathematics
  
Administration and Management
  
Computers and Electronics
  
Clerical
  
Mechanical
  
Communications and Media
  
Education and Training
  
Chemistry
  
Economics and Accounting
  
History and Archeology
  
Psychology
  
Philosophy and Theology
  
Engineering and Technology
  
Sociology and Anthropology
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Transportation
  
Geography
  
Law and Government
  
Physics
  
Building and Construction
  
Therapy and Counseling
  
Biology
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Foreign Language
  
Telecommunications
  

Wages

Michigan
$64,220  
 
New Mexico
$56,900  
 
Oklahoma
$55,150  
 
California
$54,560  
 
Tennessee
$54,520  
 
Connecticut
$54,470  
 
New York
$51,260  
 
Illinois
$50,030  
 
Missouri
$48,630  
 
Washington
$47,500  
 
Minnesota
$45,970  
 
Nevada
$44,630  
 
Oregon
$43,140  
 
Pennsylvania
$43,130  
 
Kansas
$42,680  
 
Alabama
$42,110  
 
Louisiana
$41,970  
 
Indiana
$41,550  
 
Arizona
$41,090  
 
Virginia
$40,890  
 
Iowa
$40,100  
 
Ohio
$40,050  
 
North Carolina
$39,930  
 
Utah
$38,660  
 
Maryland
$37,370  
 
Colorado
$37,330  
 
Texas
$37,010  
 
Wisconsin
$36,260  
 
Georgia
$34,300  
 
Massachusetts
$33,870  
 
Kentucky
$32,820  
 
Montana
$29,890  
 
Hawaii
$29,670  
 
Florida
$29,510  
 
New Jersey
$29,500  
 
South Carolina
$21,770  
 

Skills

Critical Thinking
  
Active Learning
  
Reading Comprehension
  
Active Listening
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Speaking
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Operations Analysis
  
Monitoring
  
Service Orientation
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Writing
  
Time Management
  
Coordination
  
Management of Financial Resources
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Persuasion
  
Learning Strategies
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Systems Analysis
  
Operation and Control
  
Technology Design
  
Negotiation
  
Management of Material Resources
  
Equipment Selection
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Troubleshooting
  
Mathematics
  

Work Values

Achievement
  
Independence
  
Working Conditions
  
Recognition
  
Relationships
  
Support
  

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
  
Independence
  
Innovation
  
Dependability
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Integrity
  
Persistence
  
Initiative
  
Cooperation
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Self Control
  
Leadership
  
Concern for Others
  
Social Orientation
  

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Work Context

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Telephone
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Level of Competition
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Electronic Mail
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Contact With Others
  
Letters and Memos
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Physical Proximity
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Consequence of Error
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Public Speaking
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Work Schedules
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Degree of Automation
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  

-Every day-

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Time Pressure
  
Telephone
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Letters and Memos
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  

-Limited freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Never-

Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Public Speaking
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Electronic Mail
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Letters and Memos
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Time Pressure
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Telephone
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Standing
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Letters and Memos
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Telephone
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Electronic Mail
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Telephone
  
Electronic Mail
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Letters and Memos
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Time Pressure
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Public Speaking
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Letters and Memos
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Time Pressure
  
Electronic Mail
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Telephone
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Very important-

Deal With External Customers
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.
  
Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, in order to produce desired effects such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.
  
Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
  
Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary.
  
Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities.
  
Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages.
  
Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art.
  
Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances, research specific subject areas, attend art exhibitions, and read art publications in order to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities.
  
Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials.
  
Create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork by using abrasives and tools to shape, carve, and fabricate materials such as clay, stone, wood, or metal.
  
Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging.
  
Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs.
  
Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process.
  
Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds, using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary.
  
Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations.
  
Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials.
  
Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used.
  
Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures.
  
Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings.
  
Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies.
  
Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish.
  
Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects.
  
Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work.
  
Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons.
  
Render sequential drawings that can be turned into animated films or advertisements.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
  
Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors.
  
Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities.
  
Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary.
  
Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances, research specific subject areas, attend art exhibitions, and read art publications in order to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities.
  
Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, in order to produce desired effects such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.
  
Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.
  
Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art.
  
Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork by using abrasives and tools to shape, carve, and fabricate materials such as clay, stone, wood, or metal.
  
Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials.
  
Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs.
  
Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings.
  
Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging.
  
Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects.
  
Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds, using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary.
  
Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process.
  
Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations.
  
Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work.
  
Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials.
  
Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies.
  
Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures.
  
Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons.
  
Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish.
  
Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used.
  
Render sequential drawings that can be turned into animated films or advertisements.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.
  
Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages.
  
Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art.
  
Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities.
  
Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances, research specific subject areas, attend art exhibitions, and read art publications in order to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities.
  
Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, in order to produce desired effects such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.
  
Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
  
Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors.
  
Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork by using abrasives and tools to shape, carve, and fabricate materials such as clay, stone, wood, or metal.
  
Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process.
  
Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish.
  
Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging.
  
Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials.
  
Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures.
  
Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used.
  
Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials.
  
Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds, using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary.
  
Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies.
  
Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects.
  
Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs.
  
Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings.
  
Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations.
  
Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work.
  
Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.
  
Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, in order to produce desired effects such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.
  
Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages.
  
Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities.
  
Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors.
  
Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art.
  
Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances, research specific subject areas, attend art exhibitions, and read art publications in order to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities.
  
Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary.
  
Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used.
  
Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures.
  
Create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork by using abrasives and tools to shape, carve, and fabricate materials such as clay, stone, wood, or metal.
  
Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process.
  
Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials.
  
Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds, using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary.
  
Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging.
  
Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials.
  
Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects.
  
Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations.
  
Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings.
  
Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs.
  
Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish.
  
Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work.
  
Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons.
  
Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary.
  
Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances, research specific subject areas, attend art exhibitions, and read art publications in order to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities.
  
Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
  
Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art.
  
Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors.
  
Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages.
  
Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities.
  
Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, in order to produce desired effects such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.
  
Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies.
  
Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs.
  
Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials.
  
Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations.
  
Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings.
  
Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures.
  
Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds, using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary.
  
Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging.
  
Create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork by using abrasives and tools to shape, carve, and fabricate materials such as clay, stone, wood, or metal.
  
Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process.
  
Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish.
  
Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials.
  
Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects.
  
Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used.
  
Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons.
  
Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, in order to produce desired effects such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.
  
Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances, research specific subject areas, attend art exhibitions, and read art publications in order to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities.
  
Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
  
Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities.
  
Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors.
  
Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.
  
Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art.
  
Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary.
  
Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds, using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary.
  
Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging.
  
Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials.
  
Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials.
  
Create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork by using abrasives and tools to shape, carve, and fabricate materials such as clay, stone, wood, or metal.
  
Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process.
  
Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs.
  
Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings.
  
Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects.
  
Render sequential drawings that can be turned into animated films or advertisements.
  
Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures.
  
Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies.
  
Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used.
  
Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish.
  
Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons.
  
Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work.
  
Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary.
  
Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities.
  
Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors.
  
Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
  
Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art.
  
Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages.
  
Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances, research specific subject areas, attend art exhibitions, and read art publications in order to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities.
  
Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.
  
Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, in order to produce desired effects such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons.
  
Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish.
  
Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings.
  
Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials.
  
Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects.
  
Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations.
  
Render sequential drawings that can be turned into animated films or advertisements.
  
Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures.
  
Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs.
  
Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work.
  
Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging.
  
Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials.
  
Create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork by using abrasives and tools to shape, carve, and fabricate materials such as clay, stone, wood, or metal.
  
Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used.
  
Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process.
  
Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds, using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary.
  
Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.
  
Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, in order to produce desired effects such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.
  
Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art.
  
Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages.
  
Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors.
  
Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
  
Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities.
  
Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances, research specific subject areas, attend art exhibitions, and read art publications in order to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities.
  
Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials.
  
Create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork by using abrasives and tools to shape, carve, and fabricate materials such as clay, stone, wood, or metal.
  
Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds, using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary.
  
Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies.
  
Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish.
  
Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work.
  
Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process.
  
Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations.
  
Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials.
  
Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging.
  
Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs.
  
Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects.
  
Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings.
  
Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures.
  
Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used.
  
Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors.
  
Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities.
  
Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages.
  
Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary.
  
Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, in order to produce desired effects such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.
  
Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art.
  
Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.
  
Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances, research specific subject areas, attend art exhibitions, and read art publications in order to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities.
  
Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work.
  
Render sequential drawings that can be turned into animated films or advertisements.
  
Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons.
  
Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used.
  
Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations.
  
Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects.
  
Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies.
  
Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process.
  
Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish.
  
Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings.
  
Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs.
  
Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures.
  
Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds, using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary.
  
Create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork by using abrasives and tools to shape, carve, and fabricate materials such as clay, stone, wood, or metal.
  
Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials.
  
Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials.
  
Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  
Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

Less than a High School Diploma
  
High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
  
Some College Courses
  
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
  
Bachelor's Degree
  
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master
  
Master's Degree
  
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession