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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 “Rocket Motor Mechanic”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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