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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Outlook
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EditCNC
Armchair Machinist software
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