craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer

a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

• beautician, cosmetician — someone who works in a beauty parlor
• bookbinder — a worker whose trade is binding books
• bricklayer — a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
• clocksmith, clockmaker — someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches
• coachbuilder — a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles
• construction worker, hard hat — a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.
• cooper, barrel maker — a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
• coppersmith — someone who makes articles from copper
• currier — a craftsman who curries leather for use
• diemaker, diesinker — someone who makes dies
• glassblower — someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass
• glasscutter, glassworker, glazier, glazer — someone who cuts flat glass to size
• goldbeater — an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf
• hairdresser, hairstylist, stylist, styler — someone who cuts or beautifies hair
• luthier — a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins)
• machinist, mechanic, shop mechanic — a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
• mason, stonemason — a craftsman who works with stone or brick
• miller — someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
• paperhanger, paperer — one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper
• plumber, pipe fitter — a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
• potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist — a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
• rigger — someone who rigs ships
• roofer — a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
• ropemaker, rope-maker, roper — a craftsman who makes ropes
• steamfitter — a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating
• tanner — a craftsman who tans skins and hides
• taxidermist, animal stuffer, stuffer — a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
• upholsterer — a craftsman who upholsters furniture
• weaver — a craftsman who weaves cloth
• welder — joins pieces of metal by welding them together
• window dresser, window trimmer — someone who decorates shop windows
• woodworker, woodsman, woodman — makes things out of wood
• wright — someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
• Morris, William Morris — English poet and craftsman (1834-1896)

• skilled worker, trained worker — a worker who has acquired special skills