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Etchers and Engravers

SOC 51-9194.00

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

Zone 2 Production

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Reading Comprehension

3.1

Monitoring

3.1

Operation Monitoring

3.1

Active Listening

3.0

Speaking

3.0

Critical Thinking

3.0

Operation and Control

3.0

Quality Control Analysis

3.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Production and Processing

4.2

Customer and Personal Service

3.4

Mechanical

3.0

Design

3.0

Administration and Management

3.0

Mathematics

2.8

Computers and Electronics

2.8

Engineering and Technology

2.7

Key Tasks

1Inspect etched work for depth of etching, uniformity, and defects, using calibrated microscopes, gauges, fingers, or magnifying lenses.

2Examine sketches, diagrams, samples, blueprints, or photographs to decide how designs are to be etched, cut, or engraved onto workpieces.

3Clean and polish engraved areas.

4Prepare workpieces for etching or engraving by cutting, sanding, cleaning, polishing, or treating them with wax, acid resist, lime, etching powder, or light-sensitive enamel.

5Engrave 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.

Also Known As

Acid Etch Operator Award Machine Operator Block Engraver Bowling Ball Engraver Chemical Engraver Cold Etch Operator Decorative Engraver Die Cutter Dynamic Etching Processor Electronic Engraver