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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 “Turret Lathe Machinist”

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.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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