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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Kentech Kipware Studio
Kentech Trig Kalculator
Microsoft Excel
CNC Mastercam
JETCAM
CCG Systems FASTER
ERP software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
CNC TurboCAD/CAM
CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
Microsoft Outlook
Computer aided design CAD software
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