How do they match: Machinists

  • Machinists

  • Production Machinist
  • Machine Operator
  • Machine Fitter
  • Machine Repair Person
  • Machinist
  • Machinist Apprentice
  • Aircraft Machinist
  • Auto Machinist
  • Automotive Machinist
  • Automotive Machinist Apprentice
  • CNC Operator
  • CNC Machine Operator
  • CNC Machinist
  • CNC Lathe Machinist
  • CNC Mill Machinist
  • CNC Swiss Machinist
  • Carbide Operator
  • Computer Numeric Controlled Machinist
  • Computer Numeric Controlled Lathe Machinist
  • Computer Numeric Controlled Mill Machinist
  • Computer Numeric Controlled Swiss Machinist
  • Computer Numerical Control Operator
  • Computer Numerical Control Machinist
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Operator
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Machinist
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Lathe Machinist
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Mill Machinist
  • Conventional Machinist
  • Electrical Machinist
  • Experimental Machinist
  • Four-Slide Operator
  • Gear Machinist
  • Geothermal Heat Pump Machinist
  • Hydroelectric Component Machinist
  • Lab Machinist
  • Laboratory Machinist
  • Lathe Machinist
  • Maintenance Machinist
  • Manual Machinist
  • Manual Lathe Machinist
  • Metal Machinist
  • Outside Machinist
  • Outside Machinist Apprentice
  • Precision Machine Operator
  • Precision Machinist
  • Printing Press Machinist
  • Set-Up Operator
  • Set-Up Machinist
  • Tool Machinist
  • Tool and Die Machinist
  • Tool and Die Maker
  • Tool Room Machinist
  • Toolroom Machinist
  • Turret Lathe Machinist
  • Utility Operator
  • Wind Turbine Machinist

  • Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. 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.

  • Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
  • Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
  • Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
  • Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
  • Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
  • Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
  • Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
  • Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
  • Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
  • Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
  • Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
  • Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
  • Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
  • Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
  • Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
  • Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
  • Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
  • Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
  • Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties, and mathematics.
  • Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions, for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.

  • Operate cutting equipment.
  • Operate grinding equipment.
  • Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
  • Operate welding equipment.
  • Advise others on ways to improve processes or products.
  • Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.
  • Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
  • Conduct test runs of production equipment.
  • Create diagrams or blueprints for workpieces or products.
  • Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
  • Determine metal or plastic production methods.
  • Install mechanical components in production equipment.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Plan production or operational procedures or sequences.
  • Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.
  • Program equipment to perform production tasks.
  • Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.