Crafts
Wood and basketry craftworker
Key facts
Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +1.3% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.
The job
Handicraft workers in wood, basketry and related materials (ISCO 7317). Handicraft workers in wood, basketry and related materials apply traditional techniques such as seasoning or impregnation to prepare wood, straw, rattan, reeds, clay, shells and other materials, and carve, mould, assemble, weave or paint and decorate various articles for personal or household use or for decorative purposes.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
107 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- artisan
- artisan basket weaver
- artisan paper creator
- artisan paper fabricator
- artisan paper manufacturer
- artisan paper producer
- artisan papermaker
- artisan wood worker
- artisan woodcarver
- artisan woodworker
- artisanal woodcarver
- basket reed weaver
- basket weaver
- basket weaving handicraft worker
- basketmaker
- broom maker
- broom assembler
- broom assembly worker
- broom factory operative
- broom factory worker
- broom production plant operative
- broom production plant worker
- broom production worker
- brush assembler
- brush assembly worker
- brush factory operative
- brush factory worker
- brush maker
- brush production plant operative
- brush production plant worker
- brush production worker
- craft toy maker
- craft toymaker
- craft wood carver
- craft woodcarver
- electric toy repairer
- electric toy repairman
- gismo repairer
- gizmo repairer
- hand toy maker
- hand toymaker
- handcarver
- heritage wood carver
- heritage wood worker
- heritage woodcarver
- heritage woodworker
- maker of toys
- master woodcarver
- metal toy maker
- metal toymaker
- mop assembler
- mop assembly worker
- mop factory operative
- mop factory worker
- mop maker
- mop production plant operative
- mop production plant worker
- mop production worker
- paper creator
- paper fabricator
- plastic toy maker
- plastic toymaker
- play thing repairer
- plaything repairer
- plaything repairman
- puppet maker
- rattan furniture assembler
- rattan furniture assembly worker
- rattan furniture maker
- rattan furniture manufacturer
- rattan furniture production operative
- rattan furniture production process worker
- rattan furniture weaver
- reed basket weaver
- reed weaver
- reed weaving handicraft worker
- small-scale paper manufacturer
- small-scale paper producer
- soft toy maker
- soft toymaker
- toy creator
- toy designer
- toy finisher
- toy fixer
- toy maker
- toy repairer
- toy repairman
- toymaker
- traditional handcarver
- traditional wood carver
- traditional woodcarver
- wicker furniture assembler
- wicker furniture assembly worker
- wicker furniture creator
- wicker furniture fabricator
- wicker furniture maker
- wicker furniture manufacturer
- wicker furniture producer
- wicker furniture production operative
- wicker furniture production process worker
- wicker furniture weaver
- wicker-furniture creator
- wicker-furniture fabricator
- wicker-furniture manufacturer
- wicker-furniture producer
- willow furniture weaver
- woodcarver
Training
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Gauges
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.