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