High School Diploma – or the equivalent (for example, GED)

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

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces. Also Known As CNC Licensed Mill Operator (Computer Numerical Control Licensed Mill Operator) CNC Mill Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Mill Operator) Machine Operator Mill Operator Alternate Job Titles Barrel Rib Matting Machine …

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Machinists

$50K-$80K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview 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, …

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Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

$50K-$80K, Career Discovery, High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specified types of steel. Also Known As Central Melt Specialist Furnace Operator Melter Vacuum Melter Alternate Job Titles Arc and Argon Oxygen Decarburization Melter (ARC and …

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

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces. Also Known As Centerless Grinder Operator Grinder Grinder Operator Grinding Machine Operator Alternate Job Titles Abrasive Worker Air Grinder Aluminum Polisher Automatic …

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

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock. Also Known As CNC Lathe Operator (Computer Numerical Control Lathe Operator) Lathe Operator Machine Operator Setup Operator Alternate Job Titles Automatic Screwmaker Automatic Spinning Lathe Operator …

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

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material. Also Known As Machine Operator Press Operator Saw Operator Setup Operator Alternate Job Titles Adjuster Angle Shear Operator Angle Shear Setup Operator Arbor Press Operator Automatic Punch Press Operator Automatic Screwmaker Automobile …

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Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces. Also Known As CNC Machinist (Computer Numerical Control Machinist) Drill Operator Drill Setup Operator Machine Operator Alternate Job Titles Automatic Driller and Reamer Automatic Drilling Machine Operator Barrel Driller Billet Driller Bore Mill Operator …

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

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts. Also Known As Blacksmith Forge Operator Hammer Operator Machine Operator Alternate Job Titles Air Table Operator Anvil Seating Press Operator Automatic Casting-Forging Machine Operator Blacksmith Board Hammer Operator Bolt Machine Operator Buckshot Swage Operator Bulldozer Operator Bulldozer …

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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material. Also Known As Mill Operator Rolling Mill Operator Roughing Mill Operator Tube Mill Operator Alternate Job Titles Bar Finish Operator Bar Roller Barrel Roller Barrel Roller …

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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes. Also Known As Equipment Technician Extruder Operator Extrusion Press Operator Machine Operator Alternate Job Titles Core Extruder Core Shaper Draw Machine Operator Drawbench Operator Equipment Technician Extruder Operator Extruding Press …

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