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“Gear Machinist” will maybe be replaced by robots.

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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 “Gear Machinist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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