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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 “Fitter”

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

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

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