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Also called potter, production potter, potters manufacturing and pottery and porcelain model maker.
$46,170
Median pay a year
33,190
People do this work
6
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Measuring product dimensions
Constructing physical objects
Shaping clay or dough
Operating heating and drying equipment
Monitoring equipment operation
Conducting test runs of equipment
Designing jewelry and decorative objects
Developing design concepts
Mixing ingredients
Applying decorative finishes
Removing products
Packaging objects for shipping
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Manufacturing Potter
Summary
Potter operating production machines to process clay for ceramic, pottery, and stoneware products, including firing, glazing, shaping, and shipping finished pieces
Experience
Manufacturing Potter
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Operated gas and electric kilns to fire pottery pieces
Mixed and applied glazes to pottery pieces using spray guns
Raised and shaped clay into wares on revolving wheels using hands and fingers
Adjusted wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay during shaping
Positioned balls of clay in centers of potters' wheels and started motors
Packed and shipped pottery to stores or galleries for retail sale
Maintained supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, ordering additional supplies as needed
Skills
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Measuring product dimensions, Conducting test runs of equipment, Designing jewelry and decorative objects
Shaping clay or dough, Operating heating and drying equipment, Mixing ingredients, Applying decorative finishes
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Operated gas and electric kilns for firingMixed and applied glazes using spray gunsRaised and shaped clay into various waresAdjusted wheel speeds based on clay feelPositioned clay balls on potters' wheelsPacked and shipped pottery to stores
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Operated gas and electric kilns to fire pottery pieces, ensuring optimal temperature control for quality results
Raised and shaped clay into various wares, including vases and pitchers, demonstrating craftsmanship and attention to detail
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Operated gas and electric kilns several times each day to fire pottery pieces, ensuring optimal temperature control for quality results
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Several times each dayDaily during production runsMultiple times a week
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Show what improved in the quality of the wares you shaped
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Raised and shaped clay into various wares, including vases and pitchers, demonstrating craftsmanship and attention to detail
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Led to higher customer satisfactionImproved overall product quality
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The work itself
What a Manufacturing Potter does
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Operate production machines such as pug mill, jigger machine, or potter's wheel to process clay in manufacture of ceramic, pottery and stoneware products.
What it pays
How much does a Manufacturing Potter make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$39,280
Median
$46,170
75th percentile
$53,000
About 33,190 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$35,560
$36,730
$45,470
AR
$30,520
$35,620
$44,160
AZ
$46,050
$49,060
$50,790
CA
$45,180
$49,190
$58,770
CO
$42,200
$49,530
$59,020
CT
$44,060
$52,520
$58,270
DE
$43,070
$47,940
$52,730
FL
$39,610
$45,030
$47,230
GA
$35,590
$47,160
$50,560
HI
$43,130
$55,990
$71,380
IA
$41,610
$46,220
$53,600
ID
$37,490
$42,620
$47,690
IL
$39,020
$47,180
$49,960
IN
$39,620
$46,400
$54,080
KS
$44,720
$47,360
$58,230
KY
$37,990
$41,590
$46,680
LA
$38,800
$46,870
$59,760
MA
$47,780
$50,550
$59,240
MD
$39,850
$50,360
$61,870
ME
$46,810
$48,640
$50,330
MI
$39,110
$45,250
$48,100
MN
$39,480
$45,790
$53,950
MO
$40,820
$46,380
$51,790
MS
$29,630
$37,580
$45,590
MT
$48,520
$57,860
$61,010
NC
$35,010
$38,190
$46,790
ND
$41,860
$46,170
$48,950
NE
$43,430
$46,220
$48,090
NH
$43,650
$51,470
$58,140
NJ
$39,640
$47,360
$60,510
NM
$37,780
$46,970
$47,840
NV
$37,450
$45,020
$49,770
NY
$39,520
$45,940
$55,070
OH
$37,970
$44,560
$50,250
OK
$38,340
$46,460
$48,600
OR
$48,000
$52,740
$57,420
PA
$39,500
$45,310
$49,410
RI
$44,630
$47,610
$53,570
SC
$37,780
$46,110
$49,250
TN
$38,620
$45,860
$50,910
TX
$35,530
$40,010
$47,670
UT
$36,540
$43,440
$48,700
VA
$38,180
$45,410
$48,010
VT
$44,680
$48,660
$58,970
WA
$48,580
$51,780
$61,520
WI
$45,380
$48,030
$55,300
WV
$39,490
$43,300
$47,840
WY
$34,810
$37,510
$42,910
Other names
Other names for this job
potter, production potter, potters manufacturing, pottery and porcelain model maker, pottery machine operator, pottery manufacturer, clay mixer, glazer, jigger artisan, jigger machine operator, jiggerman, kiln worker.
More names for this work
pot maker, pugmill operator, thrower.
What you can already claim
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Below are the tasks a Manufacturing Potter job is made of. Choose the ones you have really done. There is no wrong answer here, and you can change any of it later.
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Manufacturing Potter
Already yours: Cutting industrial materials, Reading work orders or instructions, Selecting production equipment
4 of the 38 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$46,170 a year
What you have not done yet. Measuring materials, Measuring substances, Measuring product dimensions
This page is about the occupation Potters, Manufacturing. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.