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O*NET detailed work activityEngrave designs, text, or other markings onto materials, workpieces, or products
Stays humanHands-on work
7 jobs14 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Engrave objects, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 14 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Guide nozzles over stone, following stencil outlines, or chip along marks to create designs or to work surfaces down to specified finishes.
- Carve designs or figures in full or bas relief on stone, employing knowledge of stone carving techniques and sense of artistry to produce carvings consistent with designers' plans.
- Engrave and print patterns, designs, etchings, trademarks, or lettering onto flat or curved surfaces of a wide variety of metal, glass, plastic, or paper items, using hand tools or hand-held power tools.
- Carve rough designs freehand or by chipping along marks on stone, using mallets and chisels or pneumatic tools.
- Mark, engrave, or emboss designs on metal pieces such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following specifications.
- Engrave or stamp identifying symbols, letters, or numbers on products.
- Stamp, etch, or scribe identifying information on finished component according to specifications.
- Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.
- Guide stylus over template, causing cutting tool to duplicate design or letters on workpiece.
- Stencil identifying information on ingots and pigs, using special hand tools.
- Sandblast exposed areas of glass to cut designs in surfaces, using spray guns.
- Perform highly skilled hand finishing binding operations, such as grooving or lettering.