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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 A”

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

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

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