Manual machinist vs machinist-set-up

The differences between manual 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 manual machinist and a machinist-set-up. Additionally, a manual machinist has an average salary of $48,038, which is higher than the $42,559 average annual salary of a machinist-set-up.

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

Manual machinist vs machinist-set-up overview

	Manual Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Yearly salary	$48,038	$42,559
Hourly rate	$23.10	$20.46
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	9,149	16,993
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Manual machinist vs machinist-set-up salary

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

	Manual Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Average salary	$48,038	$42,559
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $64,000	Between $31,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, CA	-
Highest paying state	New Mexico	-
Best paying company	Empower	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between manual machinist and machinist-set-up education

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

	Manual Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Manual machinist vs machinist-set-up demographics

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

	Manual Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 96.8% Female, 3.2%	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% 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 manual machinist and machinist-set-up duties and responsibilities

Manual machinist example responsibilities.

Measure and assemble sewing control panel frames of various material (stainless steel, carbon and aluminum).
Set up and operation of Bridgeport mills, lathes and surface grinders to produce details for precision ball screw assemblies.
Complete fabrication and machine shop work with MIG, TIG and stick welders, manual and CNC mills and lathes.
Operate towmotor, and mig welder
Perform quality GTAW welding in various positions.
Start working for SKF in 2010 and are introduced the aerospace industry.

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.

Manual machinist vs machinist-set-up skills

Common manual machinist skills

Grinders, 10%
Calipers, 10%
CNC, 10%
ID, 5%
Machine Shop, 5%
Hand Tools, 5%

Common machinist-set-up skills

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