How much do you earn in a year ?

[Marrinan]

Seriously, The pay scale runs the gamete from paying hobby to doing fairly well. You should make at least what a skilled tradesman like a plumber or auto mechanic makes on up to $150 plus by the hour depending on skill level and name recognition and skill level. Some engravers only need a few jobs per year others need to work jobs back to back to get by (me). Fred

 

[barney]

yup that's my back bedroom in Mexico Barney

 

[barney]

just kidding. I have a small machine shop and rental property. I do the enraving for fun. like many its not my life long trade .

 

[Toad]

As a pole dancer I make lots of loot. Engraving = no loot.

 

[monk]

May I ask you how much you earn in a year ?

not sure. i keep all my cash in a mayonnaise jar. very safe, as it's in the bahamas, burried under a swaying mesquite tree.

 

[Beladran]

Day job is bench jeweler. I don't get as much hand engraving time at work as I would like = ( blasted New Hermes engraving machine!!! ****es me right the heck off people buy $5-$40,000 rings from us but then want machine engraved poo poo on it.. its like going to Walmart and getting hubcaps put on your new Maserati.

 

[KCSteve]

I'm halfway to my life's goal of being rich and unknown!

 

[BrianPowley]

I heard of an engraver that hit the lottery for $ Millions. When the local newspaper reporter asked him what he was going to do with his money, he said, "I'm going to keep engraving until it's all gone."

 

[Andrew Biggs]

Hey Brian

Are you sure you're not getting him confused with the engraver that won the big lottery. His wife asked him what she should do about all the begging letters asking for money.............he told her to keep sending them out!!!!

Cheers
Andrew

 

[take-down]

What I can't figure out is after all the money invested
I EARN LESS than my daughter pay's in tax

 

[Sam]

"I've seen a lot of millionaires become engravers, but I've never seen any engravers become millionaires."
-Don Glaser, the father of modern engraving.

 

[Gemsetterchris]

Just as long as you have some left over at the end, that's all that matters

 

[DakotaDocMartin]

Multi-Trillionaire!

I bought some of these so I can say I'm a Trillionaire. Unfortunately, since 2009... they are worthless.

 

[Sandy]

I always run out of money before I run out of month.

 

[SamW]

I think it was Errol Flynn who said..."my net income does not cover my gross habits!"...or something to that effect.

 

[jerrywh]

I'm almost 80 and still have to work. That should tell you something. I love the art more than the money.

 

[mdengraver]

The money man ain't got time for love and loving man can't pay the bills!

 

[Robert Morales]

As is true for many endeavors, you can make a SMALL FORTUNE engraving, if you start out with a LARGE FORTUNE!

 

[Edward Soye]

Ok so I have been goldsmithing and gem setting and training in the trade for almost 25years and every year I say if I can just learn how to do this or get that piece of equipment then next year will be better....

I know I am not the only one as I have several in my neighbourhood but my question is when we all know better why is it we keep doing the job??

 

[griff silver]

An engraver once won the lotto, when ask what he would do now he replied " well....I guess I'll keep engraving till its gone lol