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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”.
Also Known As…
- Machinists
- Tool Room Machinist
- Set-Up Machinist
- Production Machinist
- Maintenance Specialist
- Maintenance Machinist
- Machinist
- Machine Repair Person
- Machine Operator
- Journeyman Machinist
- Gear Machinist
- Wind Turbine Machinist
- Utility Operator
- Turret Lathe Machinist
- Trouble Shooter
- Toolroom Machinist
- Tool Machinist
- Tool and Die Machinist
- Thermometer Maker
- Test Technician
- Set-Up Operator
- Senior Maintenance Machinist
- Secondary Set-Up Man
- Rocket Motor Mechanic
- Printing Press Machinist
- Precision Machinist
- Precision Machine Operator
- Precision Instrument Maker
- Outside Machinist Apprentice
- Outside Machinist
- NC Machinist
- Metal Machinist
- Mechanist
- Mechanical Laboratory Technician
- Master Machinist
- Manual Machinist
- Manual Lathe Machinist
- Machinist/Machine Builder
- Machinist-Set-Up
- Machinist Tool and Die
- Machinist Mate
- Machinist Class B
- Machinist Apprentice
- Machinist A
- Machine Setup Operator
- Machine Setter
- Machine Set-Up
- Machine Fitter
- Lathe Machinist
- Laboratory Machinist
- Jobber
- Instrument Maker Apprentice
- Instrument Maker and Repairer
- Instrument Maker
- Hydroelectric Component Machinist
- Head Machinist
- Geothermal Heat Pump Machinist
- Four-Slide Operator
- Fixture Maker
- Fitter
- Experimental Mechanic
- Experimental Machinist
- Electrical Machinist
- Electrical Instrument Maker
- Electrical Experimental Mechanic
- Development Mechanic
- Deck Engineer
- Conventional Machinist
- CNC Machinist (Computer Numerically Controlled Machinist)
- Carbide Operator
- Bench Hand
- Automotive Machinist Apprentice
- Automotive Machinist
- Auto Machinist
- Aircraft Machinist
Tasks for “Fluid-Power Mechanic”
- Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
- Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
- Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
- Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
- 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.
- Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
- Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
- Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
- Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
- Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
- Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
- Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
- Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
- Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
- Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
- 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.
- Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
- Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
- Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
- Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
- Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
- Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
- 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.
- Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
- Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
Related Technology & Tools
- Sensitive drill presses
- Sledgehammers
- Ladders
- Combination drills
- Anvils
- Hacksaws
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Radius gauges
- Resurfacing machines
- Parallel blocks
- Staging equipment
- Milling machines
- Desktop computers
- Height gauges
- Square chisels
- Deburring tools
- Grinding dogs
- Angled feeler gauges
- Soldering equipment
- Power sanders
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Scribers
- Laser printers
- Portable welding equipment
- Horizontal lathes
- Pry bars
- Tube benders
- Breaker lathes
- Ring gauges
- Planer gauges
- Half-round files
- Center drills
- Combination wrenches
- Spindle blade screwdrivers
- Horizontal boring bars
- Welding lenses
- Dial indicators
- Hex wrenches
- Personal computers
- Shapers
- Vernier calipers
- Combination pliers
- Valve grinding machines
- Vertical turret lathes VTL
- Cylindrical grinders
- Outside spring calipers
- Brake presses
- Chippers
- Hand clamps
- Grinders
- Cold chisels
- Composition hammers
- Brazing equipment
- Machinists' squares
- Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
- Vernier height gauges
- Milling vises
- Turning lathes
- Edge finders
- Sine bars
- Jointers
- Broachers
- Plasma welders
- Swaging tools
- Welding shields
- Screwdrivers
- Cutoff saws
- Brass hammers
- V blocks
- Pipe threaders
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Threading machines
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Reamers
- Forklifts
- Inside spring calipers
- Metal cutting taps
- Surface gauges
- Hand saws
- Torches
- Hydraulic presses
- Beverly shears
- Metal shears
- Pillar drill machines
- 3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
- Cylinder honers
- Metal spray equipment
- Heat-treating equipment
- Shims
- Handheld welders
- Tongs
- Flywheel lathes
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Prick punches
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Chucks
- Marking blocks
- Aviation snips
- Putty knives
- Buffers
- Radial drills
- Power drills
- Drum lathes
- Platforms
- Needlenose pliers
- Screw pitch gauges
- Undercut tools
- Flat files
- Dial calipers
- Machine shop rigging equipment
- Shears
- Vernier bevel protractors
- Bandsaws
- Lathes
- Outside micrometers
- Horizontal mills
- Centrifugal spin casters
- Telescoping gauges
- Planers
- Steel rules
- Workshop cranes
- Steel wedges
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning lathes
- Machinists' hammers
- Gauges
- Sharpening equipment
- Surface grinding machines
- Hex keys
- Full face shields
- Sandblasters
- Milling angle form cutters
- Ball peen hammers
- Chamfer tools
- Knee mills
- Feeler gauges
- Angle plates
- Socket wrench sets
- Adjustable wrenches
- Side cutting pliers
- Boring tools
- Thread gauges
- Boring bars
- Punches
- Micrometers
- Turret lathes
- Utility knives
- Calipers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Arbor presses
- Engine lathes
- Magnetic retrievers
- Power hacksaws
- Crankshaft grinders
- Ratchet sets
- Inside micrometers
- Grinding wheel arbors
- Rubber mallets
- Wedges
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Radial drill presses
- Channel lock pliers
- Spirit levels
- Vernier gear tooth calipers
- Cold saws
- Pipe wrenches
- Vertical milling machines
- CNC TurboCAD/CAM
- Kentech Trig Kalculator
- Armchair Machinist software
- CNC Mastercam
- EditCNC
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Microsoft Word
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Excel
- CCG Systems FASTER
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Outlook
- ERP software
- Kentech Kipware Studio
- CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
- JETCAM
- Microsoft Office