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Overview
Metal engravers cut designs into metal surfaces with gravers, burins and other engraving tools, often for decorative work on objects, fittings, cutlery, sports equipment, precious metal items or metal weaponry.
In job descriptions, look for engraving equipment, pattern work, precision measuring, engraved-area cleaning, metal types, ferrous or non-ferrous processing, precious metals, dimension calculation and checks that the engraving matches the design.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Metal engravers work at a bench or production station where the surface, pattern and cutting depth must be controlled carefully. The work can include preparing metal, cutting grooves, cleaning engraved areas and checking that the design is sharp and correctly placed.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes precision metalworking, engraving technologies, metal types, precious metals, use of gravers or burins, dimension calculation and precision measuring equipment.
Salary context
Salary context is shaped by material value, engraving complexity, tolerance demands, product type, hand-finishing expectations, quality responsibility and whether the work is one-off craft engraving or repeated production.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior engraving, precious-metal work, decorative metalwork, product finishing, quality inspection, workshop coordination or specialist work with cutlery, fittings, sports equipment or commissioned objects.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the metal, product, engraving equipment, pattern work, measurement duties, cleaning methods and quality checks. A strong advert separates hand engraving, machine engraving and general metal finishing.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Etchers and Engravers
51-9194.00
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Alternative labels
engraving set up technician
engraving drilling operative
precious metal engraver
engraving drill technician
engraving set up operative
engraving drill operator
engraving mill technician
engraving set up operator
metal hand engraver
engraving set-up operator
engraving mill operator
hand metal engraver
engraving drill operative
engraving mill operative
engraving set-up operative
engraving set-up technician
Occupation group
Sign writers, decorative painters, engravers and etchers (7316)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8b2d562c-8407-49cd-9843-636c352b8c82 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7316.3 |
| ISCO group | 7316 |
| Concept type | Occupation |