391531 Signwriter

Registration or licensing may be required.

Sign Installers are excluded from this occupation. Sign Installers are included in Occupation 899936 Sign Installer.

• Electronic Illumination Signwriter
• Sign Maker/Manufacturer
• Vinyl Signwriter and Applicator

This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

Australia

• Skill Level 3: AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, AQF Certificate IV, or at least three years of relevant experience

New Zealand

• Skill Level 3: NZQF Level 4 qualification, or at least three years of relevant experience

• Consults with clients, and responds to proposals, sketches, and written instructions to determine composition of signs
• Designs and creates signs and illustrations using computer software and signmaking machines
• Designs and creates murals, screen prints, gold leaf work, and vinyl sign writing
• Applies vinyl wrapping to a variety of media
• Prints and plots on laminate and other paper types
• Measures and calculates letter size, prepares the surface, and applies background paint using brushes, sprays, and rollers
• Paints signs and letters using lacquers, varnishes, paints, and other materials on brick, metal, timber, glass, plastic, and other surfaces
• May make three-dimensional signs