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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 “Tool Machinist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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