Etchers and Engravers

Top 3 etcher Jobs

Etcher - Tech-Etch, Inc. - Plymouth, MA
Perform routine maintenance on equipment to ensure process
Histo Prep Tech - Johns Hopkins Health System - Baltimore, MD
Operate automated slide/cassette etchers, automated stainers, automated coverslipper and perform paraffin embedding. Performs HistoWeb functions
Graduate Research Assistant: Radiogeochemistry - Los Alamos National Laboratory - Los Alamos, NM
The selected candidate will work with PIs on various research projects including a DOE Office of Nuclear Energy project interrogating barrier erosion

What Etchers and engravers Do

Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers. Photoengravers are included in Prepress Technicians and Workers.

Etcher and engraver Salaries

2014 employment: 9,700
May 2015 median annual wage: $29,810

Job Outlook for Etchers and engravers

Projected employment change, 2014–24:

Number of new jobs: -300
Growth rate: -3 percent (Decline)

How to Become a Etcher or engraver

Education and training:

Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience in a related occupation: None
Typical on-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.