Lathe machinist vs machinist-set-up

The differences between lathe machinists and machinist-set ups can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a lathe machinist and a machinist-set-up. Additionally, a machinist-set-up has an average salary of $42,559, which is higher than the $39,651 average annual salary of a lathe machinist.

The top three skills for a lathe machinist include CNC, calipers and machine shop. The most important skills for a machinist-set-up are cnc machines, tolerances, and calipers.

Lathe machinist vs machinist-set-up overview

	Lathe Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Yearly salary	$39,651	$42,559
Hourly rate	$19.06	$20.46
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	9,628	16,993
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Lathe machinist vs machinist-set-up salary

Lathe machinists and machinist-set ups have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lathe Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Average salary	$39,651	$42,559
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $51,000	Between $31,000 And $58,000
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Differences between lathe machinist and machinist-set-up education

There are a few differences between a lathe machinist and a machinist-set-up in terms of educational background:

	Lathe Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Lathe machinist vs machinist-set-up demographics

Here are the differences between lathe machinists' and machinist-set ups' demographics:

	Lathe Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.4% Female, 4.6%	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.3% White, 70.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 6.5% White, 71.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between lathe machinist and machinist-set-up duties and responsibilities

Lathe machinist example responsibilities.

Manage output according to company quality standards and corresponding ISO certification.
Float throughout the shop running multiple HAAS mills & lathes and Mazak Integrexes.
Used calipers, micrometers, bore gauges, thread gauges and other gauging require for the inspection of parts.
Experience working with FANUC controls.
Run and operate Mazak lathes and mills.
Set up and run Okuma lathes and some pm

Machinist-set-up example responsibilities.

Manage output according to company quality standards and corresponding ISO certification.
Set up and run CNC lathe with dual spindles and live tooling, run parts with Tol.
Experience setting up and running Haas mill production.
Program, setup and operation of Haas milling machines
Machine parts to quality specifications using Mazak lathes.
Turn in first articals and run job to print and customer specs.

Lathe machinist vs machinist-set-up skills

Common lathe machinist skills

CNC, 23%
Calipers, 7%
Machine Shop, 6%
Micrometers, 6%
GD, 6%
Grinders, 5%

Common machinist-set-up skills

CNC Machines, 15%
Tolerances, 9%
Calipers, 9%
Lathe Machines, 8%
Grinders, 7%
Aluminum, 5%