Etchers and Engravers
SOC Code: 51-9194
Etchers and Engraverss inspect etched work for depth of etching, uniformity, and defects, using calibrated microscopes, gauges, fingers, or magnifying lenses. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 83.2/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 83.2 — Very High
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Median Salary
$40,450
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Job Growth
-0.7%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Monitoring
- •Critical Thinking
- •Speaking
- •Operation and Control
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Active Listening
Common Tasks
- ✓Inspect etched work for depth of etching, uniformity, and defects, using calibrated microscopes, gauges, fingers, or magnifying lenses.
- ✓Examine sketches, diagrams, samples, blueprints, or photographs to decide how designs are to be etched, cut, or engraved onto workpieces.
- ✓Clean and polish engraved areas.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation