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