The Collar360

Metal engraver

Other names

engraving set up technician, engraving drilling operative, precious metal engraver, engraving drill technician, engraving set up operative, engraving drill operator, engraving mill technician, engraving set up operator, metal hand engraver, engraving set-up operator, engraving mill operator, hand metal engraver

Metalwork and welding

They carve designs into metal surfaces with hand tools or machines, then clean and polish the carved parts.

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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

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

  2. 2

    Clean and polish engraved areas.

  3. 3

    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.

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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.

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In other languages

français
graveur sur métal/graveuse sur métal
español
grabador de metales/grabadora de metales
العربية
نقاش المعادن / نقاشة المعادن
português
Gravador de metais/Gravadora de metais
Deutsch
Graveur/Graveurin
italiano
incisore su metallo

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