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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 “Tool Machinist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

ERP software
Computer aided design CAD software
Microsoft Word
Kentech Kipware Studio
CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
CCG Systems FASTER
Autodesk AutoCAD
CNC TurboCAD/CAM
Kentech Trig Kalculator
Armchair Machinist software
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
JETCAM
Microsoft Excel
EditCNC
Microsoft Office
CNC Mastercam
Microsoft Outlook