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Job Description
Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4192.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 47,720.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
- Currently, there are 9,070 people on this job
Also Known As…
- Ship Fitter
- Quality Technician
- Layout Worker
- Layout Technician
- Layout Mechanic
- Layout Man
- Layout Inspector
- Fitter
- Fabricator
- Development Mechanic
- Welder-Fitter
- Welder
- Steel Fabricator
- Solid Surface Fabricator
- Shipfitter Apprentice
- Shipfitter
- Ship Erector
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Rigger
- Propeller Layout Worker
- Precision Layout Worker
- Plate Hanger
- Plate Fitter
- Pattern Setter
- Pattern Layout Worker
- Marine Fitter
- Machine Lay Out Worker
- Location and Measurement Technician
- Layer Out
- Hangersmith
- Fitter Up
- Duplicator
- Dimensional Inspector
- Coordinate Measuring Machine Technician (CMM Technician)
- Bellmaker
- Aircraft Lay Out Worker
Tasks for “Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic”
- Brace parts in position within hulls or ships for riveting or welding.
- Locate center lines and verify template positions, using measuring instruments such as gauge blocks, height gauges, and dial indicators.
- Apply pigment to layout surfaces, using paint brushes.
- Design and prepare templates of wood, paper, or metal.
- Plan locations and sequences of cutting, drilling, bending, rolling, punching, and welding operations, using compasses, protractors, dividers, and rules.
- Lay out and fabricate metal structural parts such as plates, bulkheads, and frames.
- Inspect machined parts to verify conformance to specifications.
- Lift and position workpieces in relation to surface plates, manually or with hoists, and using parallel blocks and angle plates.
- Plan and develop layouts from blueprints and templates, applying knowledge of trigonometry, design, effects of heat, and properties of metals.
- Add dimensional details to blueprints or drawings made by other workers.
- Mark curves, lines, holes, dimensions, and welding symbols onto workpieces, using scribes, soapstones, punches, and hand drills.
- Install doors, hatches, brackets, and clips.
- Compute layout dimensions, and determine and mark reference points on metal stock or workpieces for further processing, such as welding and assembly.
- Fit and align fabricated parts to be welded or assembled.
Related Technology & Tools
- Parallel blocks
- Digital micrometers
- Drafting compasses
- Stick welding machines
- Measurement calipers
- Rulers
- Digital height gauges
- Optical comparators
- Gauge block sets
- Punches
- Wheeled forklifts
- Power hoists
- Drafting dividers
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Dial indicators
- Protractors
- Scribes
- Digital hardness testers
- Electric saws
- Hand drills
- Hexagon Metrology PC-DMIS
- Microsoft Excel
- Inventory tracking software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Optical Gaging Products Measure-X
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Data entry software
- Autodesk AutoCAD