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