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