Extracurriculum Instructors

How to become an art and craft instructor

Official title: Art and craft instructor (extracurriculum)

Also called: Art instructor (extracurriculum), Art teacher (private tuition), Calligraphy teacher, Craft instructor (extracurriculum), Crafts teacher (private tuition), Dress making teacher (excluding vocational school), Flower arrangement teacher, Calligraphy teacher, Dress making teacher (excluding vocational school), Flower arrangement teacher

Art and craft instructor (extracurriculum) instructs students in various styles of visual arts, such as drawing, painting, and sculpting, in a recreational context. He/she provides students with an overview of art history, but primarily utilises a practice-based approach in courses.

Main tasks

Teaching students in practice, theory and performance of music, drama, dance, visual and other arts

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: $39,600 a year. The middle half earn $28,800 to $50,196 a year.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How much does an art and craft instructor earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $39,600 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $28,800 to $50,196.

Will AI change the work of an art and craft instructor?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026