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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”.
Also Known As…
- Machinists
- Tool Room Machinist
- Production Machinist
- Maintenance Specialist
- Maintenance Machinist
- Machinist
- Machine Repair Person
- Machine Operator
- Journeyman Machinist
- Gear Machinist
- Wind Turbine Machinist
- Utility Operator
- Turret Lathe Machinist
- Trouble Shooter
- Toolroom Machinist
- Tool Machinist
- Tool and Die Machinist
- Thermometer Maker
- Test Technician
- Set-Up Operator
- Set-Up Machinist
- Senior Maintenance Machinist
- Secondary Set-Up Man
- Rocket Motor Mechanic
- Printing Press Machinist
- Precision Machinist
- Precision Machine Operator
- Precision Instrument Maker
- Outside Machinist Apprentice
- Outside Machinist
- NC Machinist
- Metal Machinist
- Mechanist
- Mechanical Laboratory Technician
- Master Machinist
- Manual Machinist
- Manual Lathe Machinist
- Machinist/Machine Builder
- Machinist-Set-Up
- Machinist Tool and Die
- Machinist Mate
- Machinist Class B
- Machinist Apprentice
- Machinist A
- Machine Setup Operator
- Machine Setter
- Machine Set-Up
- Machine Fitter
- Lathe Machinist
- Laboratory Machinist
- Jobber
- Instrument Maker Apprentice
- Instrument Maker and Repairer
- Instrument Maker
- Hydroelectric Component Machinist
- Head Machinist
- Geothermal Heat Pump Machinist
- Four-Slide Operator
- Fluid-Power Mechanic
- Fixture Maker
- Fitter
- Experimental Mechanic
- Experimental Machinist
- Electrical Machinist
- Electrical Instrument Maker
- Electrical Experimental Mechanic
- Development Mechanic
- Deck Engineer
- Conventional Machinist
- CNC Machinist (Computer Numerically Controlled Machinist)
- Carbide Operator
- Bench Hand
- Automotive Machinist Apprentice
- Automotive Machinist
- Auto Machinist
- Aircraft Machinist
Tasks for “Set-Up Machinist”
- Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
- Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
- Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
- Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
- Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
- 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.
- Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
- Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
- Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
- Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
- Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
- Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
- Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
- Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
- Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
- Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
- Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
- Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
- Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
- Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
- Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
- Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
- Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
- 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.
- Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
- Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Related Technology & Tools
- Ratchet sets
- Brazing equipment
- Turret lathes
- Radius gauges
- Staging equipment
- Horizontal lathes
- Desktop computers
- Angled feeler gauges
- Vernier calipers
- Horizontal boring bars
- Milling machines
- Hand clamps
- Forklifts
- Pipe wrenches
- Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
- Brake presses
- Breaker lathes
- Deburring tools
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Wedges
- Knee mills
- Prick punches
- Thread gauges
- Ring gauges
- Metal shears
- Milling vises
- Height gauges
- Magnetic retrievers
- Parallel blocks
- Grinding wheel arbors
- Arbor presses
- Pillar drill machines
- Vernier height gauges
- Shapers
- Sharpening equipment
- Radial drill presses
- Channel lock pliers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning lathes
- Radial drills
- Outside micrometers
- Utility knives
- Hydraulic presses
- Sandblasters
- Gauges
- Chucks
- Calipers
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Metal cutting taps
- Spirit levels
- Aviation snips
- Adjustable wrenches
- Pipe threaders
- Hand saws
- Machinists' hammers
- Broachers
- Putty knives
- Swaging tools
- Inside spring calipers
- Screw pitch gauges
- Cutoff saws
- Combination wrenches
- Machine shop rigging equipment
- Workshop cranes
- 3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
- Sine bars
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Angle plates
- Vernier bevel protractors
- Drum lathes
- Spindle blade screwdrivers
- Screwdrivers
- Hex keys
- Reamers
- Side cutting pliers
- Tube benders
- Edge finders
- Welding shields
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Composition hammers
- Sensitive drill presses
- Threading machines
- Turning lathes
- Hacksaws
- Feeler gauges
- Metal spray equipment
- Flywheel lathes
- Torches
- Shears
- Cold saws
- Cylindrical grinders
- Resurfacing machines
- Power drills
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Chamfer tools
- Boring bars
- Socket wrench sets
- Milling angle form cutters
- Outside spring calipers
- Jointers
- Vernier gear tooth calipers
- Welding lenses
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Hex wrenches
- Flat files
- Lathes
- Half-round files
- Combination pliers
- Boring tools
- Cold chisels
- Shims
- Platforms
- Centrifugal spin casters
- Steel rules
- Rubber mallets
- Scribers
- Soldering equipment
- Square chisels
- Tongs
- Full face shields
- Engine lathes
- Needlenose pliers
- Ball peen hammers
- Laser printers
- Bandsaws
- Horizontal mills
- Steel wedges
- Power sanders
- Undercut tools
- Dial indicators
- Machinists' squares
- Vertical turret lathes VTL
- Personal computers
- Planers
- Handheld welders
- Power hacksaws
- Surface grinding machines
- Center drills
- Anvils
- Grinding dogs
- V blocks
- Dial calipers
- Grinders
- Vertical milling machines
- Heat-treating equipment
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Planer gauges
- Micrometers
- Combination drills
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Plasma welders
- Marking blocks
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Inside micrometers
- Punches
- Crankshaft grinders
- Pry bars
- Beverly shears
- Ladders
- Valve grinding machines
- Telescoping gauges
- Sledgehammers
- Surface gauges
- Portable welding equipment
- Cylinder honers
- Brass hammers
- Chippers
- Buffers
- Microsoft Outlook
- Kentech Kipware Studio
- Kentech Trig Kalculator
- CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
- EditCNC
- Armchair Machinist software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ERP software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- CNC Mastercam
- Microsoft Excel
- CCG Systems FASTER
- CNC TurboCAD/CAM
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- JETCAM