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Sign writer and engraver
Key facts
This job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +1.4% (BLS).
The job
Sign writers, decorative painters, engravers and etchers (ISCO 7316). Signwriters, decorative painters, engravers and etchers decorate articles made of wood, metal, textiles, glass, ceramics and other materials.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
80 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
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- ceramic artist
- ceramic decorator
- ceramic designer & painter
- ceramic designer and painter
- ceramic painter
- ceramic painter & decorator
- ceramic painter and decorator
- ceramics painter
- china decorator
- china designer & painter
- china designer and painter
- china painter
- crystal painter
- decorative artist
- decorative glass artist
- decorative glass engraver
- decorative painter
- decorator of ceramics
- decorator of wooden items
- diamond point glass engraver
- engraving drill operative
- engraving drill operator
- engraving drill technician
- engraving drilling operative
- engraving mill operative
- engraving mill operator
- engraving mill technician
- engraving set up operative
- engraving set up operator
- engraving set up technician
- engraving set-up operative
- engraving set-up operator
- engraving set-up technician
- glass decorator
- glass engraver
- glass etcher
- glass hand etcher
- glass object pattern designer
- glass painter
- hand metal engraver
- heritage glass engraver
- interior decorative artist
- metal engraver
- metal hand engraver
- ornamental glass engraver
- painter of ceramic articles
- painter on glass
- pattern designer on glass
- porcelain decorator
- porcelain designer & painter
- porcelain designer and painter
- porcelain painter
- pottery painter
- precious metal engraver
- precision engraver
- precision etcher
- road sign installer
- road sign maintenance worker
- road sign maker
- sign installer
- sign maintenance worker
- sign maker
- sign writer
- signboard maker
- signboard writer
- signwriter
- specialist decorator
- stained glass painter
- tole painter
- traditional glass painter
- traffic sign maker
- window painter
- wood decorator
- wood painter
- wood painter & designer
- wood painter and designer
- wood painting specialist
- wooden items decorator
- wooden items painter
Training
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Gauges
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.