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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”

Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
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.
Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
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.
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.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
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.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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