Careers information
What do they do?
The signmaking industry is a diverse industry incorporating designing, building, painting, signwriting, applying graphics and installation. A career in signmaking allows you to get creative and use a variety of materials such as perspex, vinyl, plastic, metal, glass, and wood. Various methods are used to produce signs, for example computer-controlled routers for 3D lettering and shapes from various materials, cutting and applying lettering or digital imagery to panels, banners and vehicles.
A typical day
Typically, an eight-hour day (possibly shift work).
The nature of the work will vary with the employer, but it could involve machining, colour vinyl wrapping vehicles, printing, hand decorating spray-painting and screen-printing.
Sound like you?
Study areas | Attributes | Helpful experience | Preferred work environments |
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Career pathway
| School | Entry level jobs | Advancing jobs | Senior jobs |
| NCEA in English, Maths, Visual Arts, Technology, Computing or Graphics may be useful | Signmaker |
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| Unit/Achievement standards in schools | Apprenticeship | Higher learning | Higher learning |