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Overview
Enamellers decorate metals such as gold, silver, copper, steel, cast iron or platinum by applying coloured powdered glass and firing the surface.
In job descriptions, look for surface preparation, enamel mixing, coating, firing, polishing, defect checks, colour matching, jewellery pieces, metal articles, workshop safety and records of work progress.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Enamelling is workshop work around metal surfaces, powdered glass enamel and controlled firing. Tasks can include cleaning, smoothing, applying enamel, firing, polishing and checking colour, finish and defects.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth comes from metal coating, surface preparation, firing temperatures, polishing equipment and quality checks. Some roles specialize in jewellery, precious metals, colour matching or small-batch decorative pieces.
Salary context
Pay is shaped by material value, finish tolerance, handwork detail, production volume and responsibility for final quality on jewellery or coated metal parts.
Career paths
Development may move from surface preparation and routine coating toward complex colour work, jewellery design support, quality control, workshop coordination or custom enamel pieces.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy is industrial coating, jewellery enamelling or craft workshop work. The advert should name materials, firing process, tools and defect standards.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4193.00
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Alternative labels
jewelery artist
enamel machine apprentice
coating and dipping operator
silver enameller
engineering dipper
coating and enamelling operator
enamel dipping machine operator
platinum enameller
enameler
enamel dipper
dipping machine technician
dipping machine apprentice
enamel machine operator
cast metal enameller
metal enameller
enamel machine technician
enamel dipper operator
copper enameller
gold enameller
dipper
Occupation group
Metal finishing, plating and coating machine operators (8122)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/066fe11d-10e4-4fec-bd27-3e78797500b9 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8122.8 |
| ISCO group | 8122 |
| Concept type | Occupation |