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Job Description

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

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9194.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 34,390.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
Currently, there are 9,520 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Etchers and Engravers”.

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Tasks for “Re Etcher”

Expose workpieces to acid to develop etch patterns such as designs, lettering, or figures.
Inspect etched work for depth of etching, uniformity, and defects, using calibrated microscopes, gauges, fingers, or magnifying lenses.
Reduce artwork to be used, using reduction cameras.
Start machines and lower cutting tools to beginning points on patterns.
Select and mount wheels and miters on lathes, and equip lathes with water to cool wheels and prevent dust when grinding glass.
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.
Carve designs and letters onto metal for transfer to other surfaces.
Print proofs or examine designs to verify accuracy of engraving, and rework engraving as required.
Prepare etching chemicals according to formulas, diluting acid with water to obtain solutions of specified concentration.
Position and clamp workpieces, plates, or rollers in holding fixtures.
Remove wax or tape from etched glassware by using a stylus or knife, or by immersing ware in hot water.
Guide stylus over template, causing cutting tool to duplicate design or letters on workpiece.
Examine engraving for quality of cut, burrs, rough spots, and irregular or incomplete engraving.
Insert cutting tools or bits into machines and secure them with wrenches.
Clean and polish engraved areas.
Cut outlines of impressions with gravers, and remove excess material with knives.
Determine machine settings, and move bars or levers to reproduce designs on rollers or plates.
Brush or smear abrasives on cutting wheels.
Examine sketches, diagrams, samples, blueprints, or photographs to decide how designs are to be etched, cut, or engraved onto workpieces.
Transfer image to workpiece, using contact printer, pantograph stylus, silkscreen printing device, or stamp pad.
Brush or wipe acid over engraving to darken or highlight inscriptions.
Fill etched characters with opaque paste to improve readability.
Remove completed workpieces and place them in trays.
Measure and compute dimensions of lettering, designs, or patterns to be engraved.
Sandblast exposed areas of glass to cut designs in surfaces, using spray guns.
Prepare workpieces for etching or engraving by cutting, sanding, cleaning, polishing, or treating them with wax, acid resist, lime, etching powder, or light-sensitive enamel.
Observe actions of cutting tools through microscopes and adjust stylus movement to ensure accurate reproduction.
Select and insert required templates into pattern frames beneath the stylus of a machine cutting tool or router.
Neutralize workpieces to remove acid, wax, or enamel, using water, solvents, brushes, or specialized machines.
Set reduction scales to attain specified sizes of reproduction on workpieces, and set pantograph controls for required heights, depths, and widths of cuts.
Sketch, trace, or scribe layout lines and designs on workpieces, plates, dies, or rollers, using compasses, scribers, gravers, or pencils.
Adjust depths and sizes of cuts by adjusting heights of worktables, or by adjusting machine-arm gauges.

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