What is the Sign Industry?

You see signs everywhere – on highways, on top of buildings, hanging outside stores, or planted in the ground. Craftworkers in the sheet metal industry make the majority of signs, even signs made of plastics or neon tubing. In this field you may work on the design of new signs, fabricate signs based on existing designs, or mount signs in a variety of locations. Most of your work will be done outdoors in the field although some jobs – such as sign designer – are generally done indoors with the assistance of a computer. You will also learn about the different types of lighting used for signs such as neon or fiber optic cable. Wherever you work in this field, your efforts will be on display for all the world to see.

Opportunities in this field include:

• Welder
• Crane operator
• RiggerRigger: A worker who secures a heavy load so that it can be hoisted (usually from the ground to a roof or scaffold) safely and without damage.
• Project coordinator
• Sign designer
• Contractor

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Curriculum:

• Safety
• Types of signs and lighting
• Tools and equipment
• Materials
• Drafting
• Computer drafting and sign software
• Layout
• Letters
• Soldering and welding
• Sign installation

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If you're ready to learn more about a career in the sheet metal industry, complete the request for information form. We'll match you to a training center in your area. Your local training school or Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) will contact you in about a week.

ITI's Sign Fabrication and Installation Curriculum couples the skills involved in sheet metal fabrication—design, layout, blue print reading and welding—with creative energy and artistic challenges. In addition to sign design and creation, an ITI sign fabrication technician must master the skills involved in hoisting and rigging, and—of course—standard industry safety practices. These specialty courses are presented in classroom sessions by industry professionals armed with state-of-the-art textbooks and educational aids, in a learning laboratory setting. Classroom lessons and study time are augmented by on-the-job experience where apprentices work side-by-side with seasoned veterans.

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