Machinists
Tasks Include:
- Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
- Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
- Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
- Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
- Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
- Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
- Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
- Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
- Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
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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: +6.3%
National: +2.4%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$48,510.00
State
$58,250.00
Regional
Machinists
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
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.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 35.91%
- 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) = 33.12%
- Some College Courses = 17.34%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 13.63%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 20.22%
- None = 19.67%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 16.36%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 14.64%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 9.84%
- Over 10 years = 7.47%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.80%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 3.87%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 3.13%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 22.37%
- Up to and including 1 month = 22.08%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 16.86%
- None = 9.96%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 9.48%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 8.67%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 7.38%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 3.20%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 34.20%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 31.25%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 13.40%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 7.38%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 5.11%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 3.20%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.88%
- None or short demonstration = 2.58%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
- Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
- Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
- Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
- Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
- Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
- Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
- Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
- Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
- Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
- Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
- Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
- Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
- Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments, such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
- Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
- Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
- Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
- Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
- Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
- Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
- 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.
- Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties, and mathematics.
- Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
- Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
- Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
- Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions, for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Milling cutters (3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines)
- Adjustable wrenches
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Angle plates)
- Feeler gauges (Angled feeler gauges)
- Anvils
- Workshop presses (Arbor presses)
- Welders (Arc welders)
- Metal cutters (Aviation snips)
- Hammers (Ball peen hammers)
- Bandsaw wheel (Bandsaws)
- Shears (Beverly shears)
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Boring tools (Boring bars)
- Boring tools
- Workshop presses (Brake presses)
- Hammers (Brass hammers)
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus (Brazing equipment)
- Lathes (Breaker lathes)
- Milling cutters (Bridgeport mills)
- Broaching tools (Broachers)
- Power buffers (Buffers)
- Calipers
- Drilling machines (Center drills)
- Bevels (Chamfer tools)
- Locking pliers (Channel lock pliers)
- Power chippers (Chippers)
- Chucks
- Cold chisels
- Power saws (Cold saws)
- Power drills (Combination drills)
- Locking pliers (Combination pliers)
- Combination wrenches
- Hammers (Composition hammers)
- Milling cutters (Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers)
- Lathes (Computerized numerical control CNC turning lathes)
- Grinding machines (Crankshaft grinders)
- Power saws (Cutoff saws)
- Sharpening stones or tools or kits (Cylinder honers)
- Power grinders (Cylindrical grinders)
- Deburring equipment (Deburring tools)
- Desktop computers
- Calipers (Dial calipers)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Dial indicators)
- Power drills (Drilling machines)
- Lathes (Drum lathes)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Edge finders)
- Lathes (Engine lathes)
- Feeler gauges
- Files
- Files (Flat files)
- Lathes (Flywheel lathes)
- Forklifts
- Facial shields (Full face shields)
- Height gauges (Gauges)
- Grinders
- Bench dog (Grinding dogs)
- Arbors (Grinding wheel arbors)
- Saws (Hacksaws)
- Files (Half-round files)
- Hand clamps
- Saws (Hand saws)
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus (Heat-treating equipment)
- Height gauges
- Calipers (Hermaphrodite calipers)
- Hex keys
- Hex keys (Hex wrenches)
- Boring tools (Horizontal boring bars)
- Milling cutters (Horizontal mills)
- Hydraulic press frames (Hydraulic presses)
- Micrometers (Inside micrometers)
- Calipers (Inside spring calipers)
- Power planes (Jointers)
- Milling cutters (Knee mills)
- Ladders
- Laser printers
- Lathes
- Slings (Machine shop rigging equipment)
- Hammers (Machinists' hammers)
- Squares (Machinists' squares)
- Magnetic tools (Magnetic retrievers)
- Gage block set (Marking blocks)
- Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery (Metal inert gas MIG welders)
- Shears (Metal shears)
- Welding tools (Metal spray equipment)
- Micrometers
- Milling cutters (Milling angle form cutters)
- Milling machines
- Bench vises (Milling vises)
- Milling cutters (Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines)
- Needlenose pliers
- Micrometers (Outside micrometers)
- Calipers (Outside spring calipers)
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus (Oxyacetylene welding equipment)
- Gage block set (Parallel blocks)
- Personal computers
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers (Personal digital assistants PDA)
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Drilling machines (Pillar drill machines)
- Workshop presses (Pin presses)
- Threading dies (Pipe threaders)
- Pipe wrenches
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Planer gauges)
- Planing machines (Planers)
- Plasma welding machinery (Plasma welders)
- Platform lift (Platforms)
- Power drills
- Power saws (Power hacksaws)
- Power sanders
- Metal stamps or punches (Prick punches)
- Pry bars
- Metal stamps or punches (Punches)
- Putty knives
- Workshop presses (Radial drill presses)
- Twist drills (Radial drills)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Radius gauges)
- Ratchets (Ratchet sets)
- Reamers
- Resurfacers (Resurfacing machines)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Ring gauges)
- Mallets (Rubber mallets)
- Pneumatic sanding machines (Sandblasters)
- Pitch measuring instruments (Screw pitch gauges)
- Screwdrivers
- Scribers
- Workshop presses (Sensitive drill presses)
- Gear shapers (Shapers)
- Sharpening stones or tools or kits (Sharpening equipment)
- Shears
- Shim (Shims)
- End cut pliers (Side cutting pliers)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Sine bars)
- Hammers (Sledgehammers)
- Socket sets (Socket wrench sets)
- Soldering irons or guns (Soldering equipment)
- Screwdrivers (Spindle blade screwdrivers)
- Levels (Spirit levels)
- Cold chisels (Square chisels)
- Platform lift (Staging equipment)
- Rulers (Steel rules)
- Wedges (Steel wedges)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Surface gauges)
- Power grinders (Surface grinders)
- Swaging tools
- Taps or dies (Taps)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Telescoping gauges)
- Thread counters or gauges (Thread gauges)
- Threading Machines
- Tongs
- Blow torches (Torches)
- Tube bending machinery (Tube benders)
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery (Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment)
- Lathes (Turning lathes)
- Lathes (Turret lathes)
- Milling cutters (Undercut tools)
- Utility knives
- Gage block set (V blocks)
- Grinding machines (Valve grinding machines)
- Protractors (Vernier bevel protractors)
- Calipers (Vernier calipers)
- Calipers (Vernier gear tooth calipers)
- Height gauges (Vernier height gauges)
- Milling machines (Vertical milling machines)
- Lathes (Vertical turret lathes VTL)
- Wedges
- Welding tools (Welding equipment)
- Safety glasses (Welding lenses)
- Welding masks (Welding shields)
- Workshop cranes
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Armchair Machinist software
- CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
- EditCNC software
- Kentech Kipware Software
- Kentech Trig Kalculator
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- CNC Mastercam
- CNC TurboCAD/CAM
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- JETCAM software
- Electronic mail software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Facilities management software
- Faster Fleet Management software
- Industrial control software
- Pro CNC software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Project management software
- Kentech Kipware PLN
- Kentech Kipware QTE
- Kentech Kipware TRK
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Additional Resources
For general information about machinists, contact:
Precision Machine Products Association
6700 West Snowville Rd.
Brecksville, OH 44141-3292
http://www.pmpa.org
For a list of training centers and apprenticeship programs, contact:
National Tooling and Metalworking Association
9300 Livingston Rd.
Fort Washington, MD 20744
http://www.ntma.org
For general occupational information and a list of training programs, contact:
PMA Educational Foundation
6363 Oak Tree Blvd.
Independence, OH 44131-2500
http://www.pmaef.org
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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61.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
57.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
56.50 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
50.25 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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56.25 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
53.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
50.00 | 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. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
50.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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65.50 | 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. |
65.50 | 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. |
65.50 | 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. |
62.50 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
56.25 | 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. |
56.25 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
56.25 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
56.25 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
53.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
53.00 | 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). |
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 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
53.00 | 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. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
50.00 | 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. |
50.00 | 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. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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92.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
82.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
81.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
72.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
72.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
68.75 | 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. |
67.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
67.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
66.00 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
63.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
63.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
60.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
59.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
59.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
58.75 | 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. |
56.75 | 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. |
56.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
55.75 | 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. |
53.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
49.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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88.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
83.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
79.25 | 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. |
74.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
71.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
70.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
70.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
69.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
69.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
68.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
66.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
65.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
65.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
58.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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72.17 | 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. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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98.80 | 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? |
97.00 | 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? |
92.20 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
90.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
90.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
86.60 | 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.) |
84.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
83.00 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
81.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
80.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
78.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
78.40 | 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? |
77.80 | 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? |
77.80 | 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? |
75.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
75.40 | 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? |
74.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
74.40 | 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? |
72.20 | 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? |
70.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
65.80 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
65.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
65.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
63.40 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
63.20 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
62.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
61.00 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
60.60 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
56.20 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
53.00 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
50.20 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Machinists
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $33,720.00 | $48,510.00 | $60,870.00 |
Virginia | $37,360.00 | $58,250.00 | $60,990.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Bay Consortium | $40,401.13 | $60,507.90 | $68,195.67 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $47,568.87 | $67,269.22 | $66,896.13 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $42,044.56 | $57,814.01 | $68,625.02 |
Crater Area | $40,105.17 | $59,303.21 | $67,045.16 |
Greater Peninsula | $49,064.32 | $61,395.80 | $63,234.10 |
Hampton Roads | $43,504.58 | $53,955.02 | $61,584.42 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $35,818.90 | $51,623.78 | $58,684.18 |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | $43,569.19 | $60,705.91 | $72,766.43 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $33,229.22 | $44,205.93 | $53,604.86 |
Southwestern Virginia | $38,968.21 | $49,356.12 | $54,109.25 |
West Piedmont | $36,445.22 | $49,784.43 | $56,563.46 |
Western Virginia | $37,720.78 | $49,276.92 | $56,511.35 |
* 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 | 342,600 | 350,700 | +2.4% |
Virginia | 7,584 | 8,064 | +6.3% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 823 | 884 | +7.4% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 751 | 817 | +8.8% |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 1,576 | 1,684 | +6.9% |
Hampton Roads | 1,342 | 1,417 | +5.6% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 700 | 811 | +15.9% |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | 194 | 199 | +2.6% |
Shenandoah Valley | 864 | 877 | +1.5% |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | 128 | 131 | +2.3% |
West Piedmont | 186 | 183 | -1.6% |
Western Virginia | 322 | 360 | +11.8% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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