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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 “Electrical Instrument Maker”

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

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

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