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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”.
Also Known As…
- Machinists
- Tool Room Machinist
- Set-Up Machinist
- Production Machinist
- Maintenance Specialist
- Maintenance Machinist
- Machinist
- Machine Repair Person
- Machine Operator
- Journeyman Machinist
- Gear Machinist
- Wind Turbine Machinist
- Utility Operator
- Turret Lathe Machinist
- Trouble Shooter
- Toolroom Machinist
- Tool Machinist
- Tool and Die Machinist
- Thermometer Maker
- Test Technician
- Set-Up Operator
- Senior Maintenance Machinist
- Secondary Set-Up Man
- Printing Press Machinist
- Precision Machinist
- Precision Machine Operator
- Precision Instrument Maker
- Outside Machinist Apprentice
- Outside Machinist
- NC Machinist
- Metal Machinist
- Mechanist
- Mechanical Laboratory Technician
- Master Machinist
- Manual Machinist
- Manual Lathe Machinist
- Machinist/Machine Builder
- Machinist-Set-Up
- Machinist Tool and Die
- Machinist Mate
- Machinist Class B
- Machinist Apprentice
- Machinist A
- Machine Setup Operator
- Machine Setter
- Machine Set-Up
- Machine Fitter
- Lathe Machinist
- Laboratory Machinist
- Jobber
- Instrument Maker Apprentice
- Instrument Maker and Repairer
- Instrument Maker
- Hydroelectric Component Machinist
- Head Machinist
- Geothermal Heat Pump Machinist
- Four-Slide Operator
- Fluid-Power Mechanic
- Fixture Maker
- Fitter
- Experimental Mechanic
- Experimental Machinist
- Electrical Machinist
- Electrical Instrument Maker
- Electrical Experimental Mechanic
- Development Mechanic
- Deck Engineer
- Conventional Machinist
- CNC Machinist (Computer Numerically Controlled Machinist)
- Carbide Operator
- Bench Hand
- Automotive Machinist Apprentice
- Automotive Machinist
- Auto Machinist
- Aircraft Machinist
Tasks for “Rocket Motor Mechanic”
- Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
- Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
- Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
- Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
- Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
- Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
- Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
- Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
- Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
- Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
- Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
- Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
- Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
- Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
- Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
- Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
- Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
- Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
- Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
- Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
- Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
- Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
- Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
- Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
- Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
- Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
- Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
- Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Related Technology & Tools
- Shapers
- Horizontal boring bars
- Metal spray equipment
- Telescoping gauges
- Chamfer tools
- Centrifugal spin casters
- Bandsaws
- Hand clamps
- Surface grinding machines
- Brass hammers
- Power hacksaws
- Marking blocks
- Ladders
- Vernier bevel protractors
- Flywheel lathes
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning lathes
- Half-round files
- Combination drills
- Screw pitch gauges
- Undercut tools
- Welding lenses
- Platforms
- Vernier gear tooth calipers
- Rubber mallets
- Horizontal mills
- Side cutting pliers
- Swaging tools
- Calipers
- Putty knives
- Wedges
- Parallel blocks
- Shims
- Magnetic retrievers
- Angle plates
- Thread gauges
- Sensitive drill presses
- Machinists' hammers
- Drum lathes
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Brake presses
- Center drills
- Aviation snips
- Surface gauges
- Radial drill presses
- Outside micrometers
- Prick punches
- Turret lathes
- Socket wrench sets
- Angled feeler gauges
- Chippers
- Ball peen hammers
- Torches
- Grinders
- Cutoff saws
- Cylinder honers
- Milling machines
- Scribers
- Workshop cranes
- Boring bars
- Brazing equipment
- Planers
- Hex keys
- Cold saws
- Power sanders
- Plasma welders
- Feeler gauges
- Metal cutting taps
- 3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
- Tube benders
- Punches
- Hex wrenches
- Square chisels
- Knee mills
- Tongs
- Pipe threaders
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- V blocks
- Steel rules
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Gauges
- Valve grinding machines
- Power drills
- Vernier height gauges
- Pry bars
- Cold chisels
- Jointers
- Vernier calipers
- Breaker lathes
- Machine shop rigging equipment
- Reamers
- Boring tools
- Horizontal lathes
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Flat files
- Utility knives
- Dial calipers
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Milling angle form cutters
- Hand saws
- Forklifts
- Laser printers
- Heat-treating equipment
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Arbor presses
- Dial indicators
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Height gauges
- Screwdrivers
- Desktop computers
- Edge finders
- Micrometers
- Staging equipment
- Spirit levels
- Grinding dogs
- Turning lathes
- Inside micrometers
- Composition hammers
- Crankshaft grinders
- Personal computers
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Needlenose pliers
- Channel lock pliers
- Metal shears
- Resurfacing machines
- Handheld welders
- Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
- Anvils
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Sine bars
- Ring gauges
- Vertical turret lathes VTL
- Broachers
- Ratchet sets
- Full face shields
- Combination wrenches
- Chucks
- Sandblasters
- Adjustable wrenches
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Steel wedges
- Pillar drill machines
- Portable welding equipment
- Outside spring calipers
- Buffers
- Inside spring calipers
- Engine lathes
- Cylindrical grinders
- Lathes
- Combination pliers
- Radial drills
- Hydraulic presses
- Welding shields
- Pipe wrenches
- Sharpening equipment
- Deburring tools
- Grinding wheel arbors
- Planer gauges
- Threading machines
- Radius gauges
- Milling vises
- Vertical milling machines
- Spindle blade screwdrivers
- Hacksaws
- Machinists' squares
- Shears
- Soldering equipment
- Sledgehammers
- Beverly shears
- Microsoft Excel
- CNC TurboCAD/CAM
- CNC Mastercam
- Microsoft Word
- EditCNC
- CCG Systems FASTER
- Armchair Machinist software
- Kentech Kipware Studio
- CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
- Kentech Trig Kalculator
- Microsoft Outlook
- JETCAM
- Microsoft Office
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- ERP software
- Computer aided design CAD software