Will “Lathe Machinist” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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“Lathe Machinist” will maybe be replaced by robots.

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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 “Lathe Machinist”

Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
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.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
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.
Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
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.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
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.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Outlook
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CNC Mastercam
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CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
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Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Kentech Kipware Studio
CNC TurboCAD/CAM
CCG Systems FASTER
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