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Etchers and Engravers

$37.98K Median Salary 1.3K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 2% Job Growth

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About This Career

Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.

Reported Job Titles

Acid Etch Operator, Award Machine Operator, Chemical Engraver, Electronic Engraver, Engraver, Etcher, Laser Engraver, Photo Engraver, Screen Making Technician, Wet Process Technician

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Near Vision

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Control Precision

Oral Comprehension

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

Oral Expression

Selective Attention

Problem Sensitivity

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Visualization

Category Flexibility

Deductive Reasoning

Fluency of Ideas

Inductive Reasoning

Information Ordering

Written Comprehension

Knowledge

Production and Processing

Customer and Personal Service

Design

Mechanical

Skills

Monitoring

Operations Monitoring

Reading Comprehension

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Operation and Control

Quality Control Analysis

Speaking

Technology Skills

Graphics or photo imaging software

Computer aided manufacturing CAM software

Operating system software

Computer aided design CAD and computer aided manufacturing CAM system

Tools

Metal engraving machine

Semiconductor process systems

Bench grinder

Engravers

Drill press or radial drill

Cold chisels

Arbors

Printed circuit board making system

Coating machines

Safety glasses

Magnifying lamp

Scribers

Horizontal turning center

Paint systems ovens

Compasses

Magnifiers

Rulers

Grinding or polishing machines

Precision file

Ink or stamp pads

Work benches

Silk screen printing machines

Shears

Burnisher

Shot blasting machine

Binocular light compound microscopes

Cross and straight pein hammer

Bench vises

Applicator brushes

Utility knives

Ultraviolet UV lamps

Adjustable wrenches

Power routers

Personal computers

Abilities

Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Knowledge

Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Skills

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Technology Skills

Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software: 1CadCam Unigraphics; Geometric CAMWorks; Siemens NX
Operating system software: Microsoft Windows
Computer aided design CAD and computer aided manufacturing CAM system: Computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing CAD/CAM engraving software

Tools

Metal engraving machine: Automatic feeding eyelet machines; Laser engraving systems; Pantograph engraving machines; Rotary engraving machines
Semiconductor process systems: Contact printers
Bench grinder: Bench grinders
Engravers: Gravers
Drill press or radial drill: Drill presses; Punch presses; Radial drills
Cold chisels: Flat cold chisels
Arbors: Hand arbors
Printed circuit board making system: Reduction cameras
Coating machines: Product coating machines
Safety glasses: Protective safety glasses
Magnifying lamp: Magnifier lights
Scribers: Scriber markers
Horizontal turning center: Turning lathes
Paint systems ovens: Curing ovens
Compasses:
Magnifiers: Hand lenses
Rulers: Precision rulers; Steel rules
Grinding or polishing machines: Polishing machines
Precision file: Non-conductive files
Ink or stamp pads: Stamp pads
Work benches: Work tables
Silk screen printing machines: Silkscreen printing devices
Shears: Metal shears
Burnisher: Burnishing tools
Shot blasting machine: Sandblasting spray guns
Binocular light compound microscopes:
Cross and straight pein hammer: Chasing hammers
Bench vises: Vises
Applicator brushes: Oil brushes
Utility knives: Precision knives
Ultraviolet UV lamps: Inspection lamps
Adjustable wrenches: Adjustable hand wrenches
Power routers:
Personal computers: