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An offer from the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training

Your profession: Decorative metalworker (m/f)

Professional activities

Decorative metalworkers process metal into different types of objects.

This may include:

  • artistic, jewellery and decorative items
  • utility items or components, e. g. for automotive engineering
  • metal surfaces, reliefs, ornaments or sculptures

Fields of work

Decorative metalworkers work in the fields of

  • crafting small metal items
  • metal spinning
  • chased work techniques


They work, for example,

  • in metal workshops crafting small metal items
  • in foundries
  • in artisan forging workshops
  • for gold and silver smiths
  • for manufacturers of utility metal items.
  • in metal spinning enterprises
  • in artisan metal craftwork enterprises
  • in artisan chased work enterprises
  • in model making departments e. g. in foundries

Regulation

This profession is in Germany.

The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).