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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”

Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
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.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
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.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
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.
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.

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Personal computers
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Thread gauges
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Needlenose pliers
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Height gauges
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Tube benders
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Metal shears
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Desktop computers
Drum lathes
Feeler gauges
Screw pitch gauges
Surface gauges
Inside micrometers
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Dial calipers
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Planer gauges
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Horizontal lathes
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Ring gauges
Pipe wrenches
Screwdrivers
Milling vises
Hex wrenches
Horizontal mills
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Welding shields
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Torches
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Half-round files
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Radial drill presses
Metal cutting taps
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Utility knives
Hex keys
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Reamers
Adjustable wrenches
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Laser printers
Combination pliers
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Micrometers
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Shears
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Milling angle form cutters
Vernier calipers
Edge finders
Staging equipment
Buffers
Cutoff saws
Outside micrometers
Ball peen hammers
Vernier height gauges
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Tongs
Boring tools
Sharpening equipment
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