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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 “NC Machinist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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