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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 “Wind Turbine Machinist”

Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
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.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
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.
Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
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.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Word
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