Vocational Programs for Etchers and Engravers Career

The role of Etchers and Engravers is to engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $42,780 and $21 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Etchers and Engravers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 8,140 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Etchers and Engravers Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Etchers and Engravers. Total 5 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Graphic Communications (other) page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Etchers and Engravers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Graphic Communications (other)	5	$20,388	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Etchers and Engravers Career

The following 19 occupations are related to Etchers and Engravers.

Related Occupations toEtchers and Engravers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	179K	$44,260	$21
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75,260	$44,450	$21
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13,990	$50,020	$24
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	2,150	$54,550	$26
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	11,780	$45,130	$22
Tool and Die Makers	58,150	$62,020	$30
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	6,660	$60,110	$29
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	6,660	$48,520	$23
Prepress Technicians and Workers	23,590	$46,540	$22
Printing Press Operators	151K	$44,450	$21
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	2,670	$66,750	$32
Furniture Finishers	14,380	$42,490	$20
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	7,220	$39,260	$19
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	52,720	$44,700	$21
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	24,060	$52,000	$25
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	18,240	$41,280	$20
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	10,700	$44,050	$21
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	38,480	$44,710	$22

Schools offering vocational programs for Etchers and Engravers

The following 5 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Etchers and Engravers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.