73 Handicraft and Printing 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.

Printing trades’ workers compose and set type prior to printing, set up and operate printing presses, bind and finish printed products, and prepare stencils and operate screen printing equipment. Tasks performed usually include: operating graphic cameras and other photographic equipment to reproduce camera-ready copy onto films, plates and digital output devices; operating computer screen-based equipment for scanning, colour separation and correction, retouching and other processes used to transfer copy to film and produce film for plate, cylinder and digital output productions; setting up, operating and monitoring machines used in typesetting, photographing copy, printing and cutting, folding, collating and binding printed material; performing routine finishing operations and machine maintenance; preparing stencils and operating screen printing equipment. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 7321 Pre-press Technicians 7322 Printers 7323 Print Finishing and Binding Workers.