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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 “Thermometer Maker”

Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
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.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
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.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
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.

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Hex keys
Micrometers
Angle plates
Metal cutting taps
Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
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Feeler gauges
Lathes
Half-round files
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Horizontal boring bars
Threading machines
Horizontal mills
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Sledgehammers
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Needlenose pliers
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Laser printers
Steel wedges
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Shears
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Drum lathes
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Chamfer tools
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Personal computers
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Hand saws
Cutoff saws
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Arbor presses
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Portable welding equipment
Hex wrenches
Ratchet sets
Steel rules
Scribers
Machinists' hammers
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Side cutting pliers
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Heat-treating equipment
Horizontal lathes
Flat files
Vernier calipers
Cold saws
Outside micrometers
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Surface gauges
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Height gauges
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Reamers
Radial drills
Radial drill presses
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Vernier bevel protractors
Centrifugal spin casters
Ring gauges
Turning lathes
Inside spring calipers
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Wedges
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