Millwrights
Tasks Include:
- Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
- Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
- Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
- Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
- Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
- Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
- Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
- Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +12.9%
National: +5.3%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$60,930.00
State
$57,220.00
Regional
Millwrights
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Millwrights
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 56.52%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 30.43%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 8.70%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 4.35%
Related Work Experience
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 45.83%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 20.83%
- None = 16.67%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 8.33%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.17%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.17%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 33.33%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 25%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 16.67%
- Up to and including 1 month = 12.50%
- None = 4.17%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 4.17%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.17%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 45.83%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 33.33%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 8.33%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.17%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.17%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.17%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Millwrights
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
- Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
- Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
- Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
- Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
- Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
- Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
- Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
- Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
- Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
- Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
- Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
- Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.
- Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, performing installation and maintenance work as part of team.
- Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
- Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant.
- Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
- Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
- Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery.
- Fabricate and dismantle parts, equipment, and machines, using a cutting torch or other cutting equipment.
- Troubleshoot equipment, electrical components, hydraulics, or other mechanical systems.
- Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Millwrights
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable wrenches
- Air compressors
- Telescopes (Alignment telescopes)
- Hex keys (Allen wrenches)
- Feeler gauges (Angled feeler gauges)
- Workshop presses (Arbor presses)
- Welders (Arc welders)
- Hammers (Ball peen hammers)
- Bandsaw wheel (Bandsaws)
- Induction heaters (Bearing heaters)
- Pullers (Bearing pullers)
- Power sanders (Belt sanders)
- Protractors (Bevel protractors)
- Blocks or pulleys (Block and tackle equipment)
- Box end wrenches
- Hammers (Brass hammers)
- Hand pumps (Bucket pumps)
- Wire or cable cutters (Cable cutters)
- Levels (Carpenters' levels)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Center punches)
- Metal cutters (Chain cutters)
- Hoists (Chain falls)
- Hoists (Chain hoists)
- Specialty wrenches (Chain wrenches)
- Power chippers (Chipping hammers)
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Cold chisels
- Squares (Combination squares)
- Combination wrenches
- Pullers (Comealongs)
- Power drills (Core drills)
- Pry bars (Crowbars)
- Power saws (Cutoff saws)
- Drill bits (Cylinder hones)
- Hammers (Dead-blow hammers)
- Depth gauges
- Micrometers (Depth micrometers)
- Diagonal cut pliers (Diagonal cutting pliers)
- Calipers (Dial calipers)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Dial indicators)
- Taps or dies (Dies)
- Compasses (Dividers)
- Dollies
- Compasses (Drafting compasses)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Drift pins)
- Workshop presses (Drill presses)
- Levels (Electronic levels)
- Milling cutters (End mills)
- Grease guns (Filler pumps)
- Specialty wrenches (Flare nut wrenches)
- Files (Flat files)
- Forklifts
- Gage block set (Gage blocks)
- Gas generators (Gas-powered generators)
- Hose cutter (Gasket cutters)
- Grease guns (Gear lube dispensers)
- Pullers (Gear pullers)
- Gear shapers
- Grease guns
- Power drills (Hammer drills)
- Hand clamps
- Files (Hand files)
- Hand trucks or accessories (Handtrucks)
- Height gauges
- Lifting hooks (Hoisting hooks)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Hole punches)
- Sharpening stones or tools or kits (Honing stones)
- Workshop cranes (Hydraulic cranes)
- Jacks (Hydraulic jacks)
- Hydraulic press frames
- Hydraulic pumps
- Calipers (Inside calipers)
- Micrometers (Inside micrometers)
- Magnifiers (Inspection mirrors)
- Power saws (Jig saws)
- Broaching tools (Keyway broaches)
- Ladders
- Levels (Laser levels)
- Templates (Layout templates)
- Oil gun (Lubrication guns)
- Workshop presses (Magnetic drill presses)
- Slings (Material-hoisting slings)
- Tape measures (Measuring tapes)
- Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery (Metal inert gas MIG welders)
- Micrometers
- Needlenose pliers
- Nibblers
- Nut splitters
- Squares (Optical squares)
- Calipers (Outside calipers)
- Micrometers (Outside micrometers)
- Track cranes (Overhead cranes)
- Hoists (Overhead hoists)
- Blow torches (Oxyacetylene torches)
- Pullers (Packing pullers)
- Gage block set (Parallel blocks)
- Personal computers
- Pipe or tube cutters (Pipe cutters)
- Threading machines (Pipe threading machines)
- Pipe wrenches
- Planing machines
- Plasma welding machinery (Plasma welders)
- Plumb bobs
- Power chippers (Pneumatic needle scalers)
- Power chippers (Pneumatic weld flux chippers)
- Power chippers
- Power drills
- Power grinders
- Power saws
- Levels (Precision levels)
- Workshop presses (Press brakes)
- Metal stamps or punches (Prick punches)
- Ear muffs (Protective ear muffs)
- Protractors
- Pry bars
- Blocks or pulleys (Pulleys)
- Putty knives
- Pyrometers
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Radius gauges)
- Jacks (Ratchet jacks)
- Reamers
- Respirators
- Retaining ring pliers
- Rivet tools (Rivet guns)
- Files (Round files)
- Goggles (Safety goggles)
- Scaffolding
- Shears (Scissors)
- Razor knives (Scrapers)
- Jacks (Screw jacks)
- Scribers
- Specialty wrenches (Shaft key wrenches)
- Sharpening stones or tools or kits (Sharpening equipment)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Sheave gauges)
- Rulers (Shrink rules)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Small hole gauges)
- Thickness measuring devices (Snap gauges)
- Retaining ring pliers (Snap ring pliers)
- Socket sets (Socket wrench sets)
- Hammers (Soft face hammers)
- Soldering irons or guns (Soldering guns)
- Soldering irons or guns (Soldering irons)
- Spanner wrenches
- Screw extractors (Spiral screw extractors)
- Welding tools (Spot welding equipment)
- Hammers (Steel hammers)
- Squares (Steel squares)
- Straight edges (Straightedges)
- Strap wrenches
- Speed sensors (Stroboscopes)
- Power grinders (Surface grinders)
- Power saws (Table saws)
- Tachometers
- Tap extractors
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Taper gauges)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Taper plug gauges)
- Taps or dies (Taps)
- Microcontrollers (Teach pendants)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Telescoping gauges)
- Tensiometers (Tension gauges)
- Thread counters or gauges (Thread gauges)
- Tinners snips (Tin snips)
- Torque wrenches (Torque multipliers)
- Torque wrenches
- Compasses (Trammel points)
- Hydraulic pumps (Transfer pumps)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Transfer punches)
- Welders (Transformer welding machines)
- Level sensors or transmitters (Transit levels)
- Pipe or tube cutters (Tube cutters)
- Hoists (Tuggers)
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery (Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment)
- Lathes (Turning lathes)
- Ultrasonic examination equipment (Ultrasonic thickness detectors)
- Utility knives
- Calipers (Vernier calipers)
- Milling machines (Vertical milling machines)
- Vibration testers (Vibration indicators)
- Levels (Water levels)
- Electrode holders (Welding electrode holders)
- Protective gloves (Welding gloves)
- Welding tools (Welding ground clamps)
- Welding masks (Welding shields)
- Wire brushes
- Bench vises (Workshop bench vises)
Technologies Include:
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- SolidWorks CAD software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Millwrights
Additional Resources
Information about employment and apprenticeship opportunities for industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers may be obtained from:
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
101 Constitution Ave. NW.
Washington, DC 20001
The National Tooling and Machining Association
9300 Livingston Rd.
Fort Washington, MD 20744
http://www.ntma.org
Precision Machined Products Association
6700 West Snowville Rd.
Brecksville, OH 44141
http://www.pmpa.org
Associated General Contractors of America
1957 E St. NW.
Washington, DC 20006
http://www.agc.org
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Millwrights
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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93.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
78.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
69.75 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
66.75 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
65.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
61.50 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
58.25 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
52.00 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
52.00 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
52.00 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
50.00 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Millwrights
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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72.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
68.75 | Installation | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
68.75 | Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
65.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
65.50 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
65.50 | Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
59.50 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
59.50 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
59.50 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
56.25 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
50.00 | Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Millwrights
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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81.25 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
75.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
75.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
72.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
72.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
68.75 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
68.75 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
65.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
65.50 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
65.50 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
65.50 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
62.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
59.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
59.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
59.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
56.25 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
56.25 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
56.25 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
53.00 | Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
53.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
53.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
53.00 | Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
53.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
53.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
50.00 | Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
50.00 | Dynamic Strength | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
50.00 | Gross Body Equilibrium | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
50.00 | Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Millwrights
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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93.75 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
87.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
84.50 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
79.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
79.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
78.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
78.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
77.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
76.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
75.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
75.00 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
74.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
73.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
73.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
73.00 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
73.00 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
72.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
69.75 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
66.25 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
65.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
65.50 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
63.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
63.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
61.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
59.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
57.25 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
56.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
54.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
54.25 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
53.00 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
53.00 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
51.25 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
51.00 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
50.00 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Millwrights
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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93.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
91.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
83.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
82.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
81.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
80.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
79.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
78.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
78.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
74.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
72.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
72.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
69.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
66.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
63.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
59.00 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Millwrights
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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77.83 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
72.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
61.17 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
55.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Millwrights
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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100.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
99.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
96.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
95.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
93.40 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
92.40 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
90.80 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
90.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
90.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
89.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
88.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
88.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
87.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
86.60 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
86.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
85.80 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
85.00 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
84.20 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
84.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
84.20 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
82.40 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
82.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
81.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
81.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
80.80 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
79.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
78.40 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
77.40 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
76.60 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
75.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
73.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
73.40 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
72.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
71.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
69.20 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
66.60 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
65.80 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
65.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
64.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
64.20 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
63.40 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
62.60 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
61.60 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
58.40 | Exposed to Whole Body Vibration | How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)? |
57.60 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
56.60 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
51.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
50.80 | Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $38,940.00 | $60,930.00 | $74,040.00 |
Virginia | $35,650.00 | $57,220.00 | $66,330.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $46,192.26 | $49,260.90 | $55,381.59 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $44,558.97 | $60,087.67 | $65,155.43 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $42,151.53 | $49,168.67 | $58,886.54 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | $29,927.76 | $55,499.74 | $53,141.00 |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 39,900 | 42,000 | +5.3% |
Virginia | 905 | 1,022 | +12.9% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Automated Equipment Engineer-Technician
- Automated Equipment Engineering Technician
- Automobile Equipment Engineer Technician
- Automobile Equipment Technician Engineer
- Construction Millwright
- Field Service Technician
- Gear Repairer
- Industrial Machine Assembler
- Installation Service Representative
- Machine Erector
- Machine Installer
- Machine Mover
- Machine Rigger
- Machine Set Up Operator
- Machine Setter
- Machinery Dismantler
- Machinery Erector
- Machinery Mover
- Machinery Rigger
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Maintenance Millwright
- Manufacturer's Service Representative
- Manufacturing Millwright
- Millwright
- Millwright Apprentice
- Millwright Instructor
- Mover
- Plant Changer
- Precision Millwright
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- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas
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