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Job Description
Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4192.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 47,720.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
- Currently, there are 9,070 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic”.
Also Known As…
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
- Ship Fitter
- Quality Technician
- Layout Worker
- Layout Technician
- Layout Mechanic
- Layout Man
- Layout Inspector
- Fitter
- Fabricator
- Development Mechanic
- Welder-Fitter
- Welder
- Steel Fabricator
- Solid Surface Fabricator
- Shipfitter Apprentice
- Ship Erector
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Rigger
- Propeller Layout Worker
- Precision Layout Worker
- Plate Hanger
- Plate Fitter
- Pattern Setter
- Pattern Layout Worker
- Marine Fitter
- Machine Lay Out Worker
- Location and Measurement Technician
- Layer Out
- Hangersmith
- Fitter Up
- Duplicator
- Dimensional Inspector
- Coordinate Measuring Machine Technician (CMM Technician)
- Bellmaker
- Aircraft Lay Out Worker
Tasks for “Shipfitter”
- Compute layout dimensions, and determine and mark reference points on metal stock or workpieces for further processing, such as welding and assembly.
- Plan and develop layouts from blueprints and templates, applying knowledge of trigonometry, design, effects of heat, and properties of metals.
- Add dimensional details to blueprints or drawings made by other workers.
- Lift and position workpieces in relation to surface plates, manually or with hoists, and using parallel blocks and angle plates.
- Inspect machined parts to verify conformance to specifications.
- Brace parts in position within hulls or ships for riveting or welding.
- Apply pigment to layout surfaces, using paint brushes.
- Locate center lines and verify template positions, using measuring instruments such as gauge blocks, height gauges, and dial indicators.
- Install doors, hatches, brackets, and clips.
- Design and prepare templates of wood, paper, or metal.
- Plan locations and sequences of cutting, drilling, bending, rolling, punching, and welding operations, using compasses, protractors, dividers, and rules.
- Mark curves, lines, holes, dimensions, and welding symbols onto workpieces, using scribes, soapstones, punches, and hand drills.
- Lay out and fabricate metal structural parts such as plates, bulkheads, and frames.
- Fit and align fabricated parts to be welded or assembled.
Related Technology & Tools
- Drafting dividers
- Electric saws
- Digital hardness testers
- Dial indicators
- Scribes
- Gauge block sets
- Optical comparators
- Measurement calipers
- Wheeled forklifts
- Hand drills
- Punches
- Drafting compasses
- Digital micrometers
- Rulers
- Protractors
- Parallel blocks
- Stick welding machines
- Digital height gauges
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Power hoists
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office
- Optical Gaging Products Measure-X
- Microsoft Word
- Inventory tracking software
- Hexagon Metrology PC-DMIS
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD