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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 “Precision Instrument Maker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
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EditCNC
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Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
JETCAM
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Word