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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 “Journeyman Machinist”

Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
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.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
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.
Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
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.
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.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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