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AI Work Index

Headline risk

20%

Moderate Risk

Etchers and engravers

United States AI Work Index51-9194

AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.

8.6 current · 8.6 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $40K

Median annual wage

Demand -1%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 40,450

Employment 2024

8.6K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-0.7%

Openings (2024–34)

0.9K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 29,53025th pctl: USD 35,650Median: USD 40,45075th pctl: USD 48,510Top 10%: USD 60,430

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedFine motorAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. Inspect etched work for depth of etching, uniformity, and defects, using calibrated microscopes, gauges, fingers, or magnifying lenses. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Examine sketches, diagrams, samples, blueprints, or photographs to decide how designs are to be etched, cut, or engraved onto workpieces. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Examine engraving for quality of cut, burrs, rough spots, and irregular or incomplete engraving. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Print proofs or examine designs to verify accuracy of engraving, and rework engraving as required. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Measure and compute dimensions of lettering, designs, or patterns to be engraved. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Clean and polish engraved areas. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft Office softwareAdobe IllustratorMicrosoft WindowsComputer aided design and computer aided manufacturing CAD/CAM engraving softwareCorel CorelDraw Graphics SuiteDelcam ArtCAM Express

Requirements

Apprenticeship: <5%No education requirement: 76.3%High school diploma: 23.7%On-the-job training: 26.13%Prior work experience: 24.0%Specific vocational preparation: 57.0%Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 63.1%

Work context

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.9/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.4/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.4/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.4/5
Exposed to Contaminants 4.3/5
Time Pressure 4.3/5

Worker profile

Median age 44.7 · 1.8M employed

Under 25: 5% · 25–54: 68% · 55+: 27%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.

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