Jobs Similar to Etchers and Engravers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to etchers and engravers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Patternmakers (Metal and Plastic), Grinding and Polishing Workers and Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic.
Etchers and Engravers: $43,310 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
79% similar · $58,000 (+34%) · Training or associate
- 2Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
78% similar · $42,660 (−2%) · High school · Same group
- 3Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
77% similar · $46,170 (+7%) · High school · Same group
- 4Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
76% similar · $63,340 (+46%) · Training or associate
- 5Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
76% similar · $39,460 (−9%) · High school · Same group
- 6Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
76% similar · $46,170 (broader group) · High school · Same group
- 7Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
76% similar · $46,330 (+7%) · High school
- 8Tire Builders
76% similar · $57,390 (+33%) · High school · Same group
- 9Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
76% similar · $38,180 (−12%) · High school
- 10Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
76% similar · $52,800 (+22%) · High school
- 11Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
75% similar · $47,920 (+11%) · High school
- 12Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
75% similar · $46,350 (+7%) · High school
- 13Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
75% similar · $46,570 (+8%) · High school · Same group
- 14Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
75% similar · $50,270 (+16%) · High school · Same group
- 15Patternmakers, Wood
75% similar · $49,630 (+15%) · Training or associate
- 16Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
75% similar · $51,330 (+19%) · High school
- 17Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
75% similar · $46,550 (+7%) · High school
- 18Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
75% similar · $49,080 (+13%) · High school
- 19Model Makers, Wood
74% similar · $56,550 (+31%) · Training or associate
- 20Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
74% similar · $47,180 (+9%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than etchers and engravers.
- Tire Builders76% similar · $57,390 (+33%)
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic76% similar · $52,800 (+22%)
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters75% similar · $51,330 (+19%)
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders75% similar · $50,270 (+16%)
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic75% similar · $49,080 (+13%)
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders75% similar · $47,920 (+11%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for etchers and engravers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where etchers and engravers is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Prepress Technicians and Workers (77)
- Printing Press Operators (77)
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic (74)
- Patternmakers, Wood (74)
- Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers (74)
- Sewers, Hand (67)
- Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers (67)
- Craft Artists (64)
- Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners (64)
- Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators (52)
Questions about jobs like etchers and engravers
What jobs are most similar to etchers and engravers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Patternmakers (Metal and Plastic) (79% similar), Grinding and Polishing Workers (78% similar), Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic (77% similar), Model Makers (Metal and Plastic) (76% similar) and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians (76% similar).
Which jobs like etchers and engravers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Model Makers (Metal and Plastic) ($63,340, +46%; usually training or an associate degree), Patternmakers (Metal and Plastic) ($58,000, +34%; usually training or an associate degree) and Tire Builders ($57,390, +33%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with etchers and engravers ($43,310). Without more preparation than etchers and engravers usually need: Tire Builders, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic and Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.