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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 “Toolroom Machinist”

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.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
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.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
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.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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