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Job Description

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9044.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 53,950.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
Currently, there are 39,670 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Millwrights”.

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Tasks for “Automobile Equipment Technician Engineer”

Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures.
Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant.
Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.
Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery.
Fabricate and dismantle parts, equipment, and machines, using a cutting torch or other cutting equipment.
Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of team.
Troubleshoot equipment, electrical components, hydraulics, or other mechanical systems.
Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.

Related Technology & Tools

Shrink rules
Oxyacetylene torches
Lubrication guns
Cutoff saws
Vernier calipers
Block and tackle equipment
Transformer welding machines
Diagonal cutting pliers
Precision files
Bearing heaters
Pipe threading machines
Pipe wrenches
Flat files
Bandsaws
Dead-blow hammers
Pneumatic needle scalers
Strap wrenches
Tuggers
Welding ground clamps
Straightedges
Scaffolding
Packing pullers
Handtrucks
Sheave gauges
Ladders
Adjustable wrenches
Torque wrenches
Outside calipers
Plasma welders
Dividers
Water levels
Combination squares
Table saws
Needlenose pliers
Power drills
Layout templates
Ratchet jacks
Center punches
Comealongs
Honing stones
Surface grinding machines
Inspection mirrors
Brass hammers
Bearing pullers
Gas-powered generators
Precision levels
Steel squares
Scrapers
Soldering irons
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Hydraulic jacks
Tension gauges
Hoisting hooks
Soft face hammers
Planing machines
Power grinders
Grease guns
Nibblers
Welding gloves
Prick punches
Scribers
Chain hoists
Crowbars
Pulleys
Power press brakes
Retaining ring pliers
Metal cutting dies
Ball peen hammers
Filler pumps
Material-hoisting slings
Round files
Inside calipers
Arbor presses
Bevel protractors
Gear shapers
Depth micrometers
Steel hammers
Torque multipliers
Micrometers
Dial calipers
Utility knives
Socket wrench sets
Inside micrometers
Taper plug gauges
Cylinder hones
Optical squares
Soldering guns
Bucket pumps
Gage blocks
Spiral screw extractors
Workshop bench vises
Tube cutters
Nut splitters
Pyrometers
Claw hammers
Protective ear muffs
Angled feeler gauges
Metal cutting taps
Taper gauges
Belt sanders
Tin snips
Telescoping gauges
Welding shields
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Snap ring pliers
Alignment telescopes
Vertical milling machines
Hand clamps
Putty knives
Jig saws
Core drills
Pry bars
Gear pullers
Pipe cutters
Ultrasonic thickness detectors
Turning lathes
Wire brushes
Cold chisels
Electronic levels
Power saws
Reamers
Rivet guns
Stroboscopes
Cable cutters
End mills
Spot welding equipment
Chipping hammers
Dollies
Scissors
Air compressors
Protractors
Hydraulic pumps
Transfer pumps
Spanner wrenches
Allen wrenches
Hydraulic cranes
Safety goggles
Transfer punches
Gasket cutters
Overhead cranes
Chain wrenches
Teach pendants
Sharpening equipment
Plumb bobs
Small hole gauges
Chain falls
Respirators
Box end wrenches
Thread gauges
Measuring tapes
Tachometers
Drill presses
Hammer drills
Forklifts
Drift pins
Depth gauges
Overhead hoists
Outside micrometers
Shielded arc welding tools
Combination wrenches
Flare nut wrenches
Keyway broaches
Personal computers
Chain cutters
Trammel points
Transit levels
Screw jacks
Height gauges
Magnetic drill presses
Power chippers
Hole punches
Drafting compasses
Shaft key wrenches
Radius gauges
Pneumatic weld flux chippers
Vibration indicators
Laser levels
Hydraulic press frames
Dial indicators
Snap gauges
Carpenters' levels
Welding electrode holders
Parallel blocks
Gear lube dispensers
Tap extractors

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