Pottery workers can roughly be divided into two categories: artisans and seasonal workers. The former perform the more technical tasks, such as shaping the clay, placing the clay into molds, and applying the glaze.
鶯歌出產的陶瓷種類繁多，大致可分為：日用瓷、衛生瓷、建築瓷、藝術瓷、電瓷、工業用瓷等，其中以製造日用瓷、建築瓷及藝術瓷的業者最多，尤以建築瓷為大宗。