Do You Have the Important Qualities for a Career in Machining?

• Do you have a mechanical skillset?

• Are you a technical person?

• Do you excel at math?

If so, consider a career as a Machinist or Tool and Die Maker

What Skills Should a Machinist Have?

• Mathematical Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and compute basic trigonometry functions while choosing the right methods to solve the problem

• Reasoning Ability - Ability to use common sense understanding and solve problems

• Oral Comprehension - Ability to listen and understand information spoken

• Computer Literacy - Ability to use a computer and work with Microsoft Office programs

• Mechanical / Technical Skills - Must operate lathes, mills, grinders and other computer controlled machines

Machinists make components and parts on computer controlled manufacturing equipment such as a CNC lathe or a CNC mill.

Tool and die makers make tool, die and mold components and other industrial tools on manual and CNC equipment. They also fit the components together and align and assemble the industrial tools.