Will “Millwrights” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

59% Chance of Automation

“Millwrights” will maybe be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9044.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 53,950.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
Currently, there are 39,670 people on this job

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Tasks for “Millwrights”

Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
Troubleshoot equipment, electrical components, hydraulics, or other mechanical systems.
Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.
Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures.
Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
Fabricate and dismantle parts, equipment, and machines, using a cutting torch or other cutting equipment.
Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant.
Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery.
Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of team.
Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.

Related Technology & Tools

Honing stones
Combination wrenches
Bevel protractors
Plasma welders
Transfer pumps
Reamers
Transformer welding machines
Material-hoisting slings
Filler pumps
Bandsaws
Radius gauges
Vertical milling machines
Pneumatic weld flux chippers
Retaining ring pliers
Diagonal cutting pliers
Parallel blocks
Soldering irons
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Hole punches
Belt sanders
Gas-powered generators
Screw jacks
Grease guns
Utility knives
Power chippers
Gasket cutters
Brass hammers
Sheave gauges
Trammel points
Precision files
Taper plug gauges
Rivet guns
Pipe cutters
Adjustable wrenches
Allen wrenches
Pyrometers
Comealongs
Layout templates
Prick punches
Power grinders
Small hole gauges
Metal cutting dies
Core drills
Micrometers
Scaffolding
Shielded arc welding tools
Welding electrode holders
Flare nut wrenches
Safety goggles
Tap extractors
Height gauges
Measuring tapes
Transit levels
Dollies
Metal cutting taps
Nibblers
Pry bars
Scrapers
Angled feeler gauges
Bearing pullers
Sharpening equipment
Optical squares
Arbor presses
Tension gauges
Ball peen hammers
Tin snips
Hydraulic jacks
Turning lathes
Torque wrenches
Alignment telescopes
Gear pullers
Ratchet jacks
Ultrasonic thickness detectors
Forklifts
Laser levels
Straightedges
Depth micrometers
Torque multipliers
Wire brushes
Nut splitters
Surface grinding machines
Welding ground clamps
Needlenose pliers
Thread gauges
Steel squares
Spiral screw extractors
Pipe wrenches
Tachometers
Dial calipers
Table saws
Flat files
Hydraulic pumps
Oxyacetylene torches
Tube cutters
Cutoff saws
Hydraulic cranes
Vernier calipers
Hydraulic press frames
Drift pins
Planing machines
Pneumatic needle scalers
Soldering guns
Welding shields
Bearing heaters
Protractors
Bucket pumps
Dead-blow hammers
Drill presses
Snap ring pliers
Drafting compasses
Scissors
Lubrication guns
Gage blocks
Respirators
Hand clamps
Socket wrench sets
Chain wrenches
Cable cutters
Chain falls
Snap gauges
Chain cutters
Center punches
Steel hammers
Spot welding equipment
Welding gloves
End mills
Personal computers
Inside calipers
Overhead hoists
Water levels
Pipe threading machines
Air compressors
Plumb bobs
Spanner wrenches
Claw hammers
Outside micrometers
Overhead cranes
Dividers
Gear shapers
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Block and tackle equipment
Scribers
Packing pullers
Depth gauges
Vibration indicators
Hammer drills
Power drills
Cold chisels
Electronic levels
Taper gauges
Hoisting hooks
Magnetic drill presses
Teach pendants
Ladders
Jig saws
Soft face hammers
Stroboscopes
Precision levels
Chain hoists
Power press brakes
Carpenters' levels
Power saws
Inside micrometers
Gear lube dispensers
Putty knives
Strap wrenches
Keyway broaches
Handtrucks
Crowbars
Round files
Chipping hammers
Inspection mirrors
Shrink rules
Cylinder hones
Transfer punches
Pulleys
Shaft key wrenches
Combination squares
Box end wrenches
Workshop bench vises
Protective ear muffs
Tuggers
Dial indicators
Telescoping gauges
Outside calipers

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