Etchers and Engravers
SOC 51-9194 · 2024-2034
Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -9.1%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $47,541per year
- Projected openings
- 970
- Projected change
- -9.1%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Reading Comprehension
- Operations Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Operation and Control
- Speaking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $60,543 | 190 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $44,262 | 360 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $41,990 | 200 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $38,023 | 170 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | $45,464 | 1,100 | -26.3% |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | $62,177 | 3,780 | -8.6% |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | $50,312 | 5,510 | +2.3% |
| Tool and Die Makers | $78,788 | 1,520 | -11.1% |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | $55,089 | 2,410 | -16.7% |