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Job Description

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9044.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 53,950.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
Currently, there are 39,670 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Millwrights”.

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Tasks for “Millwright”

Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery.
Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures.
Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of team.
Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
Fabricate and dismantle parts, equipment, and machines, using a cutting torch or other cutting equipment.
Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
Troubleshoot equipment, electrical components, hydraulics, or other mechanical systems.
Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant.
Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.
Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.

Related Technology & Tools

Scrapers
Drill presses
Oxyacetylene torches
Outside micrometers
Thread gauges
Keyway broaches
Pyrometers
Transformer welding machines
Hand clamps
Tachometers
Protractors
Optical squares
Jig saws
Welding electrode holders
Welding ground clamps
Block and tackle equipment
Flat files
Scissors
Strap wrenches
Chain falls
Micrometers
Gas-powered generators
Wire brushes
Tin snips
Core drills
Bevel protractors
Retaining ring pliers
Lubrication guns
Vernier calipers
Layout templates
Inside micrometers
Pipe wrenches
Bucket pumps
Respirators
Taper plug gauges
Angled feeler gauges
Workshop bench vises
Combination wrenches
Stroboscopes
Tuggers
Tap extractors
Personal computers
Hammer drills
Bearing heaters
Table saws
Plumb bobs
Pneumatic needle scalers
Grease guns
Prick punches
Sheave gauges
Steel squares
Pneumatic weld flux chippers
Ultrasonic thickness detectors
Dividers
Outside calipers
Arbor presses
Vertical milling machines
Combination squares
Handtrucks
Gasket cutters
Chain wrenches
Straightedges
Bandsaws
Depth micrometers
Tension gauges
Utility knives
Power chippers
Shielded arc welding tools
Brass hammers
Water levels
Reamers
Welding gloves
Dollies
Cylinder hones
Torque multipliers
Air compressors
Power drills
Chain hoists
Hydraulic pumps
Filler pumps
Crowbars
Plasma welders
Transit levels
Soldering irons
Snap ring pliers
Snap gauges
Small hole gauges
Chain cutters
Gear lube dispensers
Pipe cutters
Socket wrench sets
Steel hammers
Dial indicators
Shaft key wrenches
Magnetic drill presses
Electronic levels
Trammel points
Hydraulic jacks
Telescoping gauges
Allen wrenches
Transfer punches
Power saws
Taper gauges
Inside calipers
Transfer pumps
Hoisting hooks
Teach pendants
Adjustable wrenches
Hydraulic press frames
Soft face hammers
Forklifts
Soldering guns
Overhead hoists
Sharpening equipment
Putty knives
Drafting compasses
Tube cutters
Ball peen hammers
Alignment telescopes
Protective ear muffs
Flare nut wrenches
Hole punches
Overhead cranes
Welding shields
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Inspection mirrors
Scribers
Precision levels
Needlenose pliers
Chipping hammers
Dial calipers
End mills
Metal cutting dies
Parallel blocks
Planing machines
Center punches
Laser levels
Gear shapers
Spot welding equipment
Height gauges
Metal cutting taps
Round files
Material-hoisting slings
Precision files
Pipe threading machines
Hydraulic cranes
Radius gauges
Rivet guns
Cable cutters
Diagonal cutting pliers
Surface grinding machines
Spanner wrenches
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Ratchet jacks
Ladders
Torque wrenches
Gear pullers
Power grinders
Drift pins
Cold chisels
Dead-blow hammers
Bearing pullers
Scaffolding
Safety goggles
Comealongs
Vibration indicators
Box end wrenches
Spiral screw extractors
Pulleys
Measuring tapes
Carpenters' levels
Depth gauges
Nut splitters
Screw jacks
Shrink rules
Gage blocks
Nibblers
Turning lathes
Honing stones
Cutoff saws
Claw hammers
Packing pullers
Belt sanders
Power press brakes
Pry bars

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