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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”
- Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
- Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
- Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
- Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
- Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
- Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
- Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
- 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.
- Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
- Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
- Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
- Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
- Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
- Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
- 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.
- Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
- Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
- Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
- Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
- Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
- Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
- Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
- Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
- Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Adjustable wrenches
- Soldering equipment
- Beverly shears
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Horizontal lathes
- Planer gauges
- Personal computers
- Power hacksaws
- Plasma welders
- Workshop cranes
- Power sanders
- Brazing equipment
- Surface grinding machines
- Brake presses
- Pry bars
- Gauges
- Radial drills
- Spirit levels
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Welding lenses
- Engine lathes
- Desktop computers
- Pipe wrenches
- Center drills
- Hex keys
- Screwdrivers
- Outside micrometers
- Turret lathes
- Needlenose pliers
- Combination drills
- Radius gauges
- Vernier height gauges
- Height gauges
- Grinding dogs
- Putty knives
- Machine shop rigging equipment
- Turning lathes
- Inside micrometers
- Thread gauges
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Composition hammers
- Milling vises
- Square chisels
- Magnetic retrievers
- Dial calipers
- Swaging tools
- Ball peen hammers
- Drum lathes
- Knee mills
- Vernier bevel protractors
- Platforms
- Utility knives
- Chippers
- Hacksaws
- Screw pitch gauges
- V blocks
- Ring gauges
- Boring tools
- Steel wedges
- Inside spring calipers
- Breaker lathes
- Machinists' hammers
- Sine bars
- Prick punches
- Reamers
- Centrifugal spin casters
- 3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
- Side cutting pliers
- Crankshaft grinders
- Pipe threaders
- Flywheel lathes
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Resurfacing machines
- Outside spring calipers
- Portable welding equipment
- Full face shields
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Shears
- Chamfer tools
- Sharpening equipment
- Sensitive drill presses
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
- Steel rules
- Aviation snips
- Cold chisels
- Forklifts
- Combination wrenches
- Horizontal mills
- Hand clamps
- Vernier calipers
- Welding shields
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Sandblasters
- Cutoff saws
- Metal shears
- Heat-treating equipment
- Broachers
- Threading machines
- Grinders
- Laser printers
- Radial drill presses
- Undercut tools
- Punches
- Wedges
- Shims
- Vernier gear tooth calipers
- Angle plates
- Machinists' squares
- Staging equipment
- Metal cutting taps
- Handheld welders
- Rubber mallets
- Power drills
- Milling angle form cutters
- Planers
- Hand saws
- Half-round files
- Milling machines
- Anvils
- Scribers
- Dial indicators
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning lathes
- Horizontal boring bars
- Deburring tools
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Grinding wheel arbors
- Sledgehammers
- Ratchet sets
- Vertical turret lathes VTL
- Hex wrenches
- Pillar drill machines
- Spindle blade screwdrivers
- Parallel blocks
- Boring bars
- Socket wrench sets
- Feeler gauges
- Cylinder honers
- Hydraulic presses
- Vertical milling machines
- Telescoping gauges
- Buffers
- Edge finders
- Torches
- Metal spray equipment
- Combination pliers
- Tube benders
- Bandsaws
- Surface gauges
- Marking blocks
- Ladders
- Valve grinding machines
- Angled feeler gauges
- Jointers
- Cylindrical grinders
- Micrometers
- Arbor presses
- Shapers
- Brass hammers
- Cold saws
- Lathes
- Tongs
- Chucks
- Channel lock pliers
- Calipers
- Flat files
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Kentech Trig Kalculator
- Microsoft Office
- Armchair Machinist software
- JETCAM
- Microsoft Word
- CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
- Kentech Kipware Studio
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Outlook
- ERP software
- EditCNC
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- CNC Mastercam
- CCG Systems FASTER
- CNC TurboCAD/CAM