production potter

Production potters process and form clay, by hand or by using the wheel, into end-products pottery, stoneware products, earthenware products and porcelain. They introduce the already shaped clay into kilns, heating them at a high temperature in order to remove all the water from the clay.

The most in-demand skills for this role include materials in porcelain manufacturing, materials used in stoneware manufacturing, quality standards, ceramics glazes, types of pottery material, handle different pottery materials. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives production potter a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.