Tool room machinist vs machinist-set-up

The differences between tool room 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 tool room machinist and a machinist-set-up. Additionally, a tool room machinist has an average salary of $45,143, which is higher than the $42,559 average annual salary of a machinist-set-up.

The top three skills for a tool room machinist include jigs, grinders and hand tools. The most important skills for a machinist-set-up are cnc machines, tolerances, and calipers.

Tool room machinist vs machinist-set-up overview

	Tool Room Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Yearly salary	$45,143	$42,559
Hourly rate	$21.70	$20.46
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	41,699	16,993
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Tool room machinist vs machinist-set-up salary

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

	Tool Room Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Average salary	$45,143	$42,559
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $61,000	Between $31,000 And $58,000
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Differences between tool room machinist and machinist-set-up education

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

	Tool Room Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Tool room machinist vs machinist-set-up demographics

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

	Tool Room Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 97.9% Female, 2.1%	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 7.2% White, 72.5% 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 tool room machinist and machinist-set-up duties and responsibilities

Tool room machinist example responsibilities.

Fabricate gauges, jigs, fixtures, extrusion dies, and various types of cut die components.
Design and construct drill jigs, bending fixtures, welding jigs and components for a wide variety of government contracts
Work closely with customers to determine job requirements, troubleshoot equipment problems and answer customer questions.
Operate / set up manual bridgeports.

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.

Tool room machinist vs machinist-set-up skills

Common tool room machinist skills

Jigs, 12%
Grinders, 11%
Hand Tools, 10%
Calipers, 9%
Micrometers, 8%
Machine Tools, 7%

Common machinist-set-up skills

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