description
Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.
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Currently Employed:
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Projected Annual Job Openings:
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Typical Hourly Wage:
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typical training
Typical education needed for entry:
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation:
No work experience
Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation:
1 to 12 months on-the-job training
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typical job duties
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Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
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Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.
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Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.
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Observe milling or planing machine operation, and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.
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Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools.
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Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.
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Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.
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Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders.
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Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
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Mount attachments and tools, such as pantographs, engravers, or routers, to perform other operations, such as drilling or boring.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Calipers
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Dial indicator or dial gauge
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Height gauges
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Horizontal boring machine
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Tool template sets
Technology:
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Analytical or scientific software
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Computer aided design CAD and computer aided manufacturing CAM system
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Computer aided design CAD software
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Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
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Object or component oriented development software
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