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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”.
Also Known As…
- Machinists
- Tool Room Machinist
- Set-Up Machinist
- Production Machinist
- Maintenance Specialist
- Maintenance Machinist
- Machinist
- Machine Repair Person
- Machine Operator
- Journeyman Machinist
- Gear Machinist
- Wind Turbine Machinist
- Utility Operator
- Turret Lathe Machinist
- Trouble Shooter
- Toolroom Machinist
- Tool Machinist
- Tool and Die Machinist
- Thermometer Maker
- Test Technician
- Set-Up Operator
- Senior Maintenance Machinist
- Secondary Set-Up Man
- Printing Press Machinist
- Precision Machinist
- Precision Machine Operator
- Precision Instrument Maker
- Outside Machinist Apprentice
- Outside Machinist
- NC Machinist
- Metal Machinist
- Mechanist
- Mechanical Laboratory Technician
- Master Machinist
- Manual Machinist
- Manual Lathe Machinist
- Machinist/Machine Builder
- Machinist-Set-Up
- Machinist Tool and Die
- Machinist Mate
- Machinist Class B
- Machinist Apprentice
- Machinist A
- Machine Setup Operator
- Machine Setter
- Machine Set-Up
- Machine Fitter
- Lathe Machinist
- Laboratory Machinist
- Jobber
- Instrument Maker Apprentice
- Instrument Maker and Repairer
- Instrument Maker
- Hydroelectric Component Machinist
- Head Machinist
- Geothermal Heat Pump Machinist
- Four-Slide Operator
- Fluid-Power Mechanic
- Fixture Maker
- Fitter
- Experimental Mechanic
- Experimental Machinist
- Electrical Machinist
- Electrical Instrument Maker
- Electrical Experimental Mechanic
- Development Mechanic
- Deck Engineer
- Conventional Machinist
- CNC Machinist (Computer Numerically Controlled Machinist)
- Carbide Operator
- Bench Hand
- Automotive Machinist Apprentice
- Automotive Machinist
- Auto Machinist
- Aircraft Machinist
Tasks for “Rocket Motor Mechanic”
- Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
- Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
- Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
- Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
- 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.
- Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
- Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
- Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
- Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
- Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
- Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
- Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
- Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
- Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
- Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
- Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
- Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
- Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
- Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
- 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.
- Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
- Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
- Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
- 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.
- Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Related Technology & Tools
- Rubber mallets
- Deburring tools
- Cold chisels
- Plasma welders
- Turning lathes
- Calipers
- Side cutting pliers
- Channel lock pliers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Turret lathes
- Arbor presses
- Milling machines
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning lathes
- Personal computers
- Milling angle form cutters
- Surface gauges
- Angle plates
- Machinists' hammers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Punches
- Power sanders
- Inside spring calipers
- Height gauges
- Tube benders
- Screw pitch gauges
- Workshop cranes
- Steel rules
- Hex keys
- Magnetic retrievers
- Centrifugal spin casters
- Utility knives
- Horizontal lathes
- Radius gauges
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Cylinder honers
- Vertical milling machines
- Forklifts
- Planer gauges
- Pry bars
- Marking blocks
- Soldering equipment
- Planers
- Screwdrivers
- Torches
- Combination drills
- Full face shields
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Feeler gauges
- Chippers
- Micrometers
- Ball peen hammers
- Chamfer tools
- Center drills
- Ring gauges
- Handheld welders
- Edge finders
- Portable welding equipment
- Ratchet sets
- Brake presses
- Engine lathes
- Broachers
- Vertical turret lathes VTL
- Grinding dogs
- Grinders
- Aviation snips
- Sine bars
- Breaker lathes
- Horizontal boring bars
- Desktop computers
- Sharpening equipment
- Wedges
- Cold saws
- Lathes
- Steel wedges
- Resurfacing machines
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Thread gauges
- Dial calipers
- Welding shields
- Welding lenses
- Hydraulic presses
- Shapers
- Scribers
- Reamers
- Boring bars
- Drum lathes
- Anvils
- Pipe threaders
- Radial drills
- Combination wrenches
- Metal spray equipment
- V blocks
- Crankshaft grinders
- Shims
- Spirit levels
- Metal cutting taps
- Outside micrometers
- Brass hammers
- Grinding wheel arbors
- Platforms
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Boring tools
- Vernier calipers
- 3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
- Hand saws
- Hex wrenches
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Buffers
- Cylindrical grinders
- Needlenose pliers
- Tongs
- Dial indicators
- Radial drill presses
- Swaging tools
- Machine shop rigging equipment
- Putty knives
- Threading machines
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Half-round files
- Sandblasters
- Vernier gear tooth calipers
- Valve grinding machines
- Vernier bevel protractors
- Outside spring calipers
- Shears
- Composition hammers
- Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
- Sensitive drill presses
- Power hacksaws
- Spindle blade screwdrivers
- Metal shears
- Adjustable wrenches
- Laser printers
- Combination pliers
- Prick punches
- Surface grinding machines
- Pillar drill machines
- Chucks
- Socket wrench sets
- Ladders
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Cutoff saws
- Brazing equipment
- Gauges
- Power drills
- Hand clamps
- Hacksaws
- Beverly shears
- Horizontal mills
- Angled feeler gauges
- Square chisels
- Flat files
- Undercut tools
- Parallel blocks
- Staging equipment
- Sledgehammers
- Telescoping gauges
- Vernier height gauges
- Bandsaws
- Knee mills
- Flywheel lathes
- Jointers
- Inside micrometers
- Milling vises
- Machinists' squares
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Pipe wrenches
- Heat-treating equipment
- Microsoft Word
- EditCNC
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- CNC TurboCAD/CAM
- Microsoft Office
- JETCAM
- CCG Systems FASTER
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- CNC Mastercam
- CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
- Kentech Kipware Studio
- Computer aided design CAD software
- ERP software
- Kentech Trig Kalculator
- Armchair Machinist software