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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 “Manual Machinist”

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.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
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.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
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.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
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.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
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.

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Horizontal lathes
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