Will “Precision Machine Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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“Precision Machine Operator” will maybe be replaced by robots.

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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 Machine Operator”

Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
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.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
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 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.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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