Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

People in this career often have these skills:

• Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• 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.
• 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.
• Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

People in this career often do these activities:

• Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
• Operate grinding equipment.
• Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.
• Replace worn equipment components.
• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.

• Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.
• Operate cutting equipment.
• Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
• Conduct test runs of production equipment.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
• Select production equipment according to product specifications.
• Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
• Perform basic equipment maintenance.
• Install mechanical components in production equipment.
• Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
• Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
• Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.
• Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
• Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.

• Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

• Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

• Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

• Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic