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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”.

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Tasks for “Manual Lathe Machinist”

Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
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.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.

Related Technology & Tools

Welding shields
Surface grinding machines
Cylindrical grinders
Ring gauges
Lathes
Binocular light compound microscopes
Arbor presses
Feeler gauges
Center drills
Desktop computers
Staging equipment
Machinists' squares
Side cutting pliers
Phillips head screwdrivers
Horizontal boring bars
Knee mills
Vertical milling machines
Micrometers
Square chisels
Machine shop rigging equipment
Soldering equipment
Hermaphrodite calipers
Shielded arc welding tools
Anvils
Aviation snips
Parallel blocks
Half-round files
Power hacksaws
Angled feeler gauges
Workshop cranes
Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
Combination pliers
Radial drills
Flywheel lathes
Spindle blade screwdrivers
Ball peen hammers
3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
Adjustable wrenches
Vernier gear tooth calipers
Personal computers
Pipe wrenches
Screwdrivers
Edge finders
Combination wrenches
Chamfer tools
Sledgehammers
Tongs
Radius gauges
Torches
Putty knives
Full face shields
Grinders
Cylinder honers
Prick punches
Brazing equipment
Milling angle form cutters
Jointers
Breaker lathes
Grinding wheel arbors
Gauges
Metal shears
Angle plates
Hydraulic presses
Steel rules
Outside micrometers
Cold saws
Horizontal lathes
Wedges
Planer gauges
Sensitive drill presses
Pipe threaders
Reamers
Broachers
Cold chisels
Inside spring calipers
Boring tools
Portable welding equipment
Ratchet sets
Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
Milling machines
Resurfacing machines
Turret lathes
Undercut tools
Combination drills
Dial indicators
Beverly shears
Hand clamps
Turning lathes
Chucks
Laser printers
Marking blocks
Single-cut mill saw files
Forklifts
V blocks
Hex keys
Vertical turret lathes VTL
Sine bars
Ladders
Deburring tools
Boring bars
Heat-treating equipment
Threading machines
Inside micrometers
Power drills
Shears
Computerized numerical control CNC turning lathes
Scribers
Calipers
Brass hammers
Planers
Needlenose pliers
Crankshaft grinders
Platforms
Hacksaws
Hex wrenches
Radial drill presses
Handheld welders
Sandblasters
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Tube benders
Centrifugal spin casters
Power sanders
Pry bars
Buffers
Chippers
Bandsaws
Surface gauges
Brake presses
Sharpening equipment
Channel lock pliers
Valve grinding machines
Rubber mallets
Plasma welders
Magnetic retrievers
Thread gauges
Punches
Hand saws
Vernier bevel protractors
Engine lathes
Milling vises
Spirit levels
Grinding dogs
Flat files
Telescoping gauges
Shims
Drum lathes
Outside spring calipers
Dial calipers
Metal spray equipment
Utility knives
Steel wedges
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Vernier calipers
Screw pitch gauges
Vernier height gauges
Welding lenses
Shapers
Socket wrench sets
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Height gauges
Cutoff saws
Personal digital assistants PDA
Composition hammers
Pillar drill machines
Swaging tools
Horizontal mills
Machinists' hammers
Metal cutting taps

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