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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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