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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 “Instrument Maker and Repairer”

Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
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.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
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.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
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.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
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.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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