Signs Career Paths

You see signs everywhere – on highways, on top of buildings, hanging outside stores, or planted in the ground.

Craft workers in the sheet metal industry make the majority of signs, even the ones 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.

Opportunities in this field include:

Crane operator
Project coordinator
Sign designer
Contractor

Source: International Training Institute
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CONTENT REVIEWED: 2025

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