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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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