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Job Description

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4041.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 43,220.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
Currently, there are 391,120 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Machinists”.

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Tasks for “Automotive Machinist”

Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.

Related Technology & Tools

Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Gauges
Knee mills
Utility knives
Vertical turret lathes VTL
Surface grinding machines
Vertical milling machines
Power drills
Threading machines
Punches
Pipe wrenches
Brass hammers
Jointers
Staging equipment
Surface gauges
Radial drills
Parallel blocks
Ball peen hammers
Machine shop rigging equipment
Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
Chamfer tools
Center drills
Heat-treating equipment
Inside spring calipers
Dial indicators
Sledgehammers
Crankshaft grinders
Milling angle form cutters
Steel rules
Shears
Socket wrench sets
Hand saws
Plasma welders
Swaging tools
Pry bars
Needlenose pliers
Pipe threaders
Engine lathes
Square chisels
Combination wrenches
Power sanders
Shapers
Wedges
Rubber mallets
Spindle blade screwdrivers
Buffers
Horizontal boring bars
Lathes
Metal spray equipment
Shims
Machinists' hammers
Shielded arc welding tools
Welding lenses
Vernier calipers
Chippers
Personal computers
Telescoping gauges
Tube benders
Sensitive drill presses
Radius gauges
Metal shears
Height gauges
Torches
Calipers
Composition hammers
Power hacksaws
Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
Side cutting pliers
Angle plates
3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
Brazing equipment
Reamers
Drum lathes
Feeler gauges
Hex wrenches
Broachers
Cylinder honers
Breaker lathes
Pillar drill machines
Arbor presses
Screwdrivers
Flywheel lathes
Computerized numerical control CNC turning lathes
Resurfacing machines
Laser printers
Vernier height gauges
Boring tools
Combination pliers
Hex keys
Combination drills
Handheld welders
Phillips head screwdrivers
Anvils
Planers
Milling machines
Brake presses
Channel lock pliers
Ring gauges
Cutoff saws
Metal cutting taps
Grinding dogs
Radial drill presses
Edge finders
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Welding shields
Prick punches
Binocular light compound microscopes
Bandsaws
Single-cut mill saw files
Outside micrometers
Planer gauges
Scribers
Turret lathes
Steel wedges
Centrifugal spin casters
Boring bars
Desktop computers
Workshop cranes
Personal digital assistants PDA
Tongs
Horizontal lathes
Sandblasters
Milling vises
Vernier bevel protractors
Machinists' squares
Deburring tools
Portable welding equipment
Platforms
Hydraulic presses
Cylindrical grinders
Horizontal mills
Aviation snips
Undercut tools
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Hacksaws
Soldering equipment
Hermaphrodite calipers
Sharpening equipment
Flat files
Adjustable wrenches
Magnetic retrievers
Sine bars
Inside micrometers
Grinding wheel arbors
Grinders
V blocks
Full face shields
Valve grinding machines
Forklifts
Cold chisels
Ladders
Turning lathes
Micrometers
Putty knives
Outside spring calipers
Screw pitch gauges
Thread gauges
Hand clamps
Cold saws
Dial calipers
Ratchet sets
Angled feeler gauges
Vernier gear tooth calipers
Half-round files
Beverly shears
Chucks
Spirit levels
Marking blocks

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