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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 “Machinist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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