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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”
- Lift and position workpieces in relation to surface plates, manually or with hoists, and using parallel blocks and angle plates.
- Add dimensional details to blueprints or drawings made by other workers.
- Inspect machined parts to verify conformance to specifications.
- Design and prepare templates of wood, paper, or metal.
- Brace parts in position within hulls or ships for riveting or welding.
- Mark curves, lines, holes, dimensions, and welding symbols onto workpieces, using scribes, soapstones, punches, and hand drills.
- Plan locations and sequences of cutting, drilling, bending, rolling, punching, and welding operations, using compasses, protractors, dividers, and rules.
- Compute layout dimensions, and determine and mark reference points on metal stock or workpieces for further processing, such as welding and assembly.
- Lay out and fabricate metal structural parts such as plates, bulkheads, and frames.
- Locate center lines and verify template positions, using measuring instruments such as gauge blocks, height gauges, and dial indicators.
- Fit and align fabricated parts to be welded or assembled.
- Plan and develop layouts from blueprints and templates, applying knowledge of trigonometry, design, effects of heat, and properties of metals.
- Apply pigment to layout surfaces, using paint brushes.
- Install doors, hatches, brackets, and clips.
Related Technology & Tools
- Stick welding machines
- Digital micrometers
- Hand drills
- Protractors
- Measurement calipers
- Dial indicators
- Power hoists
- Parallel blocks
- Drafting dividers
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Punches
- Rulers
- Digital hardness testers
- Drafting compasses
- Electric saws
- Scribes
- Optical comparators
- Gauge block sets
- Wheeled forklifts
- Digital height gauges
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Inventory tracking software
- Optical Gaging Products Measure-X
- Data entry software
- Hexagon Metrology PC-DMIS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Autodesk AutoCAD