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“Milling and Planing Machine Operator and Tender” will almost certainly be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4035.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 41,180.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
Currently, there are 17,560 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”.

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Tasks for “Milling and Planing Machine Operator and Tender”

Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.
Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.
Make templates or cutting tools.
Record production output.
Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
Observe milling or planing machine operation and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.
Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.
Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders.
Turn valves or pull levers to start and regulate the flow of coolant or lubricant to work areas.
Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.
Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools.
Mount attachments and tools such as pantographs, engravers, or routers to perform other operations such as drilling or boring.
Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines, according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
Move cutters or material manually or by turning handwheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to mill workpieces to specifications.

Related Technology & Tools

Height gauges
Power hoists
Drop indicators
Machine deburring tools
Metal shears
Mechanical comparators
Multipurpose screwdrivers
Adjustable spanner wrenches
Pin gauge sets
Soft jaws
Mechanical edge finders
Overhead cranes
Layout compasses
Automatic tool changers
Hand grinders
Electronic edge finders
Vertical machining centers VMC
Bore gauges
Crescent wrenches
End mills
Metal planers
Computer numerical control CNC milling machines
Digital calipers
Digital height gauges
Wheeled forklifts
Lapping tools
Dial calipers
Collet chucks
Precision rules
Inside digital ID micrometers
Digital bench scales
Outside digital OD micrometers
Desktop computers
Vernier calipers
Vertical milling machines
Fillet gauges
Height setters
Coolant chillers
Horizontal boring mills
Precision milling vises
Drill presses
Metal cutters
Tool probes
Coaxial indicators
Turret lathes
Industrial bench grinders
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Setting jigs
Protective safety glasses
Horizontal milling machines
Boring bars
Grease dispensers
Allen wrench sets
Center finders
Wire cleaning brushes
Polishing tools

M code
EditCNC
Microsoft Office
Siemens PLM Software Solid Edge
Microsoft Excel
G code
Mastercam
Edgecam
SmartCAM
Vero Software Alphacam
Autodesk AutoCAD
Extensible markup language XML
Kentech Kipware TB