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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 “Metal Machinist”

Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
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.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
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.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
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.
Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
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.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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