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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 Apprentice”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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