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“Machine Rigger” 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 Rigger”

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

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Tension gauges
Precision levels
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Micrometers
Electronic levels
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End mills
Lubrication guns
Round files
Optical squares
Ultrasonic thickness detectors
Safety goggles
Gage blocks
Gas-powered generators
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Rivet guns
Magnetic drill presses
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Torque multipliers
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Bevel protractors
Depth micrometers
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Oxyacetylene torches
Protective ear muffs
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Trammel points
Soldering guns
Vernier calipers
Vibration indicators
Sheave gauges
Brass hammers
Height gauges
Wire brushes
Gear pullers
Cutoff saws
Chain wrenches
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Allen wrenches
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Scribers
Dividers
Chain hoists
Layout templates
Outside micrometers
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Snap ring pliers
Box end wrenches
Power drills
Hand clamps
Depth gauges
Plasma welders
Alignment telescopes
Chipping hammers
Transit levels
Scrapers
Power chippers
Teach pendants
Ratchet jacks
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Scaffolding
Combination wrenches
Soft face hammers
Gear shapers
Steel squares
Utility knives
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Belt sanders
Power saws
Air compressors
Small hole gauges
Turning lathes
Pipe cutters
Core drills
Center punches
Transfer punches
Tuggers
Bearing heaters
Pry bars
Hoisting hooks
Drafting compasses
Nibblers
Tachometers
Keyway broaches
Ball peen hammers
Telescoping gauges
Material-hoisting slings
Welding electrode holders
Reamers
Strap wrenches
Welding gloves
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Snap gauges
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Drill presses
Diagonal cutting pliers
Carpenters' levels
Tap extractors
Hammer drills
Hole punches
Honing stones
Workshop bench vises
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Inside calipers
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Prick punches
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Gear lube dispensers
Laser levels
Power grinders
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Respirators
Pyrometers
Water levels
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Combination squares
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Putty knives
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Flat files
Inspection mirrors
Metal cutting taps
Angled feeler gauges
Personal computers
Shrink rules
Parallel blocks
Chain falls
Dial calipers
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Shaft key wrenches
Bearing pullers
Thread gauges
Cylinder hones
Grease guns
Inside micrometers
Sharpening equipment
Nut splitters
Tube cutters
Steel hammers
Transfer pumps
Radius gauges
Transformer welding machines
Straightedges
Metal cutting dies
Taper gauges
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Hydraulic pumps
Retaining ring pliers
Drift pins

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