From jewellery engraver to printmaker
12 of the 21 essential skills of a printmaker are already essential for a jewellery engraver — about 57% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from jewellery engraver in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 9
- would be new
- 57%
- of the target job covered
- 21
- essential skills of a printmaker
What a printmaker does
Printmakers engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber or other materials to create images which are transported onto surfaces, generally using a printing press. Printmakers often use tools such as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- clean engraved areas
- determine quality of engraving
- engrave patterns
- ensure accurate engravings
- inspect etched work
- operate engraving equipment
- position engraving equipment
- prepare workpieces for engraving
- prepare workpieces for etching
- select engraving templates
- transpose designs to engravings
- verify engraving accuracy
What would be new
9 skillsEssential for a printmaker and not for a jewellery engraver. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a printmaker?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.