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Where a visual arts teacher can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a visual arts teacher already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Visual arts teachers instruct students in various styles of visual arts, such as drawing, painting, and sculpting, in a recreational context. They provide students with an overview of art history, but primarily utilise a practice-based approach in their courses, in which they assist students to experiment with and master different artistic techniques, and encourage them to develop their own style.

Also known as arts and crafts teacher, painting teacher, educator in visual arts, arts and crafts instructor, instructor of arts and crafts, specialist visual arts teacher, visual arts instructor, instructor of visual arts, sculpture teacher, visual arts educator, teacher of visual arts, specialist teacher in visual arts.

Professionals 55 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: fine arts instructor, 74%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from visual arts teacher, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a visual arts teacher already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A visual arts teacher needs 25 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

create craft prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
select subject matter communication, collaboration and creativity
supervise craft production handling and moving
stimulate creativity in the team management skills
teach arts principles communication, collaboration and creativity
select illustration styles communication, collaboration and creativity
create artwork communication, collaboration and creativity
define creative components communication, collaboration and creativity
develop a coaching style communication, collaboration and creativity
select artistic materials to create artworks communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a visual arts teacher does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Visual arts teacher is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a visual arts teacher’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.