Quick answer: Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals are less stress-exposed than most Australian occupations — ranked #317 of 317 by workplace mental health hazard exposure, with a composite stress score of 26.4/100 against a national average of 47.4.
Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals stress profile vs the national average
Each occupation is scored across six categories of workplace mental health hazard, built from 22 stress factors identified in SafeWork Australia's occupational hazards data. Higher scores mean greater exposure.
- Emotional demands11.4 vs 37.9 avg
- Responsibility burden28.8 vs 60 avg
- Pace and demands37.3 vs 56 avg
- Lack of control9.8 vs 24.5 avg
- Precision and monotony59.5 vs 67.7 avg
- Physical environment11.8 vs 38.2 avg
Scores range 0–100; higher = more stress-inducing. Source: SafeWork Australia Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset.
What drives the score for visual arts and crafts professionals
The occupation scores below the national average for responsibility burden (28.8 vs 60), emotional demands (11.4 vs 37.9) and physical environment (11.8 vs 38.2), which moderates the overall ranking.
See how this compares across all 317 Australian occupations, ranked by stress score.
The biggest stress factors for visual arts and crafts professionals
- 1Precision and monotony
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
78.2/100
All-occupation average: 78.6
- 2Pace and demands
Frequency of Decision Making
63.8/100
All-occupation average: 70.7
- 3Pace and demands
Time Pressure
58.5/100
All-occupation average: 71.6
- 4Responsibility burden
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
49.8/100
All-occupation average: 70.4
- 5Precision and monotony
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
40.8/100
All-occupation average: 56.9
All 22 stress factors for visual arts and crafts professionals
The complete scorecard: every stress factor measured for this occupation, grouped into the six categories, with the all-occupation average alongside.
Emotional demands
11.4 vs 37.9 avg- Deal With Physically Aggressive People0 vs 14
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People10.5 vs 50.4
- Frequency of Conflict Situations23.8 vs 49.3
Responsibility burden
28.8 vs 60 avg- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results15.8 vs 58.5
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety15.8 vs 57.3
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results49.8 vs 70.4
- Consequence of Error31.8 vs 49
- Coordinate or Lead Others31 vs 64.9
Pace and demands
37.3 vs 56 avg- Time Pressure58.5 vs 71.6
- Duration of Typical Work Week19.5 vs 62.1
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment4.2 vs 23.1
- Frequency of Decision Making63.8 vs 70.7
- Level of Competition40.5 vs 52.4
Lack of control
9.8 vs 24.5 avg- Lack of Autonomy to Make Decisions4.5 vs 23.6
- Amount of Highly Structured Work15 vs 25.3
Precision and monotony
59.5 vs 67.7 avg- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks40.8 vs 56.9
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate78.2 vs 78.6
Physical environment
11.8 vs 38.2 avg- Sounds and Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable31.8 vs 52.3
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting0.5 vs 24.9
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures17.2 vs 32.4
- Exposed to Disease or Infections0 vs 20.2
- Physical Proximity9.2 vs 61.1
Methodology
Clearhead scored 317 occupations in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) using SafeWork Australia's Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset. We kept only the 22 hazard variables relating to mental health — such as conflict exposure, decision-making pressure, and time pressure — and deliberately excluded physical safety risks like working at height.
The 22 variables are grouped into six categories: emotional demands, responsibility burden, pace and demands, lack of control, precision and monotony, and physical environment. An occupation's composite score is the equally weighted average of its six category scores. All scores run 0–100, where higher means more stress-inducing.
Two control-related variables are reported by SafeWork with inverted polarity (“freedom to make decisions” and “structured versus unstructured work”). We reverse these and present them as lack of autonomy to make decisions and amount of highly structured work, so that a higher score consistently indicates greater stress exposure.
Hazard exposure describes the average conditions of an occupation, not any individual's experience — everyone has a different tolerance for these challenges, and conditions vary between workplaces.
Frequently asked questions
Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals: how stressful is the job?
Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals rank #317 out of 317 Australian occupations for workplace mental health hazards, with a composite stress score of 26.4/100 against a national average of 47.4. That makes the occupation more stress-exposed than 0.0% of Australian jobs.
What are the biggest mental health stress factors for visual arts and crafts professionals?
The highest-scoring hazards are importance of being exact or accurate (78.2/100), frequency of decision making (63.8/100) and time pressure (58.5/100).
Which stress factors are lower for visual arts and crafts professionals?
Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals score below the national average for emotional demands (11.4 vs 37.9 average) and responsibility burden (28.8 vs 60 average) and pace and demands (37.3 vs 56 average) and lack of control (9.8 vs 24.5 average) and precision and monotony (59.5 vs 67.7 average) and physical environment (11.8 vs 38.2 average), which partially offsets the higher-scoring hazards.
Where does this data come from?
Scores are derived from SafeWork Australia's Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset. Clearhead filtered the dataset to the 22 mental-health-related hazard variables — excluding physical safety risks — and scored 317 ANZSCO occupations across six categories: emotional demands, responsibility burden, pace and demands, lack of control, precision and monotony, and physical environment.
Beyond the average
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