The Collar360

Jewellery engraver

Other names

jewellery hand engraver, gold engraver, silver etcher, jewellery engraving designer, machine engraver, jewelry engraving designer, jewelry finisher, jewellery hand etcher, silver engraver, jewelry engraver, jewellery etcher, gold etcher

Crafts, jewellery and instruments

They cut letters and patterns into jewellery with small hand tools, after sketching the design, and then clean the finished piece.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    Clean and polish engraved areas.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
graveur sur bijou/graveuse sur bijou
español
grabador de joyería/grabadora de joyería
العربية
نقاش المجوهرات / نقاشة المجوهرات
português
Ourives gravador/Ourives gravadora
Deutsch
Edelsteingraveur/Edelsteingraveurin
italiano
incisore di gioielli

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