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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 Apprentice”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Outlook
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