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“Machine Installer” will maybe be replaced by robots.

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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 “Machine Installer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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