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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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