How do they match: Etchers and Engravers

  • Metal Engraver
  • Engraving Patternmaker
  • Engraving Plate Maker
  • Hard Metals Hand Engraver
  • Plate Maker
  • Proof Plate Maker
  • Screen Making Technician
  • Sketch Maker
  • Soft Metals Hand Engraver

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

  • Carve designs and letters onto metal for transfer to other surfaces.
  • Engrave and print patterns, designs, etchings, trademarks, or lettering onto flat or curved surfaces of a wide variety of metal, glass, plastic, or paper items, using hand tools or hand-held power tools.
  • Expose workpieces to acid to develop etch patterns such as designs, lettering, or figures.
  • Measure and compute dimensions of lettering, designs, or patterns to be engraved.
  • Select and insert required templates into pattern frames beneath the stylus of a machine cutting tool or router.
  • Start machines and lower cutting tools to beginning points on patterns.
  • Use computer software to design patterns for engraving.

  • Design templates or patterns.
  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
  • Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.