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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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Combination wrenches
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Protective ear muffs
Retaining ring pliers
Precision levels
Workshop bench vises
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Pneumatic weld flux chippers
Welding electrode holders
End mills
Transfer punches
Pry bars
Soft face hammers
Telescoping gauges
Trammel points
Needlenose pliers
Table saws
Allen wrenches
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Taper gauges
Material-hoisting slings
Depth micrometers
Nibblers
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Shielded arc welding tools
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Small hole gauges
Power saws
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Gage blocks
Center punches
Pulleys
Drafting compasses
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Reamers
Angled feeler gauges
Keyway broaches
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Shrink rules
Putty knives
Layout templates
Radius gauges
Round files
Spanner wrenches
Dial calipers
Tension gauges
Chain wrenches
Oxyacetylene torches
Dividers
Torque multipliers
Metal cutting dies
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Jig saws
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Flat files
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Snap gauges
Pipe cutters
Electronic levels
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Inside micrometers
Transformer welding machines
Snap ring pliers
Alignment telescopes
Bevel protractors
Steel squares
Ultrasonic thickness detectors
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Tube cutters
Taper plug gauges
Grease guns
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Plasma welders
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Vernier calipers
Outside micrometers
Transfer pumps
Precision files
Vibration indicators
Hydraulic jacks
Personal computers
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Teach pendants
Bearing pullers
Planing machines
Welding shields
Outside calipers
Spot welding equipment
Hand clamps
Dollies

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