Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
27-1012 Craft Artists
Create or reproduce handmade objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.
National estimates for Craft Artists
Industry profile for Craft Artists
Geographic profile for Craft Artists
National estimates for Craft Artists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Craft Artists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 5,830 |
7.1 % |
$ 20.97 |
$ 43,610 |
3.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Craft Artists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 10.10 |
$ 14.00 |
$ 17.59 |
$ 23.56 |
$ 32.68 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 21,010 |
$ 29,120 |
$ 36,600 |
$ 49,010 |
$ 67,980 |
Industry profile for Craft Artists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Craft Artists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Craft Artists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Craft Artists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
1,500 |
2.33 |
$ 20.14 |
$ 41,880 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers |
860 |
0.17 |
$ 18.24 |
$ 37,940 |
| Other Miscellaneous Retailers |
340 |
0.07 |
$ 17.17 |
$ 35,710 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4594 and 4595 only) |
310 |
0.07 |
$ 18.70 |
$ 38,890 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
270 |
0.07 |
$ 54.06 |
$ 112,430 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Craft Artists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
1,500 |
2.33 |
$ 20.14 |
$ 41,880 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers |
860 |
0.17 |
$ 18.24 |
$ 37,940 |
| Specialized Design Services |
230 |
0.15 |
$ 23.64 |
$ 49,180 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
250 |
0.09 |
$ 19.94 |
$ 41,480 |
| Performing Arts Companies |
100 |
0.08 |
$ 38.57 |
$ 80,220 |
Top paying industries for Craft Artists:
Geographic profile for Craft Artists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Craft Artists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Craft Artists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Craft Artists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Michigan |
1,130 |
0.26 |
6.75 |
$ 14.61 |
$ 30,400 |
| California |
480 |
0.03 |
0.70 |
$ 41.67 |
$ 86,680 |
| Florida |
410 |
0.04 |
1.13 |
$ 20.02 |
$ 41,650 |
| Texas |
360 |
0.03 |
0.69 |
$ 19.65 |
$ 40,870 |
| Connecticut |
320 |
0.19 |
5.08 |
$ 15.87 |
$ 33,000 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Craft Artists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Michigan |
1,130 |
0.26 |
6.75 |
$ 14.61 |
$ 30,400 |
| Maine |
140 |
0.23 |
5.94 |
$ 16.91 |
$ 35,170 |
| Connecticut |
320 |
0.19 |
5.08 |
$ 15.87 |
$ 33,000 |
| Vermont |
40 |
0.13 |
3.29 |
$ 23.09 |
$ 48,030 |
| New Hampshire |
50 |
0.08 |
2.12 |
$ 16.34 |
$ 34,000 |
Top paying states for Craft Artists:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Craft Artists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
560 |
0.29 |
7.61 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
330 |
0.05 |
1.38 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
150 |
0.05 |
1.35 |
$ 33.45 |
$ 69,570 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
140 |
0.06 |
1.65 |
$ 18.15 |
$ 37,750 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
90 |
0.03 |
0.71 |
$ 21.26 |
$ 44,220 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
70 |
0.03 |
0.67 |
$ 29.48 |
$ 61,310 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
70 |
0.07 |
1.73 |
$ 18.60 |
$ 38,680 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
60 |
0.03 |
0.66 |
$ 42.07 |
$ 87,500 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
60 |
0.02 |
0.50 |
$ 29.15 |
$ 60,630 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
50 |
0.04 |
1.17 |
$ 19.24 |
$ 40,020 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Craft Artists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Muskegon, MI |
40 |
0.69 |
17.99 |
$ 12.56 |
$ 26,120 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
560 |
0.29 |
7.61 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI |
30 |
0.27 |
7.03 |
$ 15.07 |
$ 31,340 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
70 |
0.07 |
1.73 |
$ 18.60 |
$ 38,680 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
140 |
0.06 |
1.65 |
$ 18.15 |
$ 37,750 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
30 |
0.06 |
1.65 |
$ 16.28 |
$ 33,860 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
330 |
0.05 |
1.38 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
150 |
0.05 |
1.35 |
$ 33.45 |
$ 69,570 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
50 |
0.04 |
1.17 |
$ 19.24 |
$ 40,020 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
40 |
0.04 |
0.97 |
$ 23.66 |
$ 49,200 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Craft Artists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
60 |
0.03 |
0.66 |
$ 42.07 |
$ 87,500 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 34.04 |
$ 70,800 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 33.48 |
$ 69,650 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
150 |
0.05 |
1.35 |
$ 33.45 |
$ 69,570 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
50 |
0.00 |
0.13 |
$ 31.79 |
$ 66,120 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
70 |
0.03 |
0.67 |
$ 29.48 |
$ 61,310 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
60 |
0.02 |
0.50 |
$ 29.15 |
$ 60,630 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 28.87 |
$ 60,050 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
40 |
0.04 |
0.97 |
$ 23.66 |
$ 49,200 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 22.04 |
$ 45,840 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Craft Artists:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Craft Artists:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Craft Artists:
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
