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Machinists Career

For the Machinists, the average hourly wage is $26.25 and the average annual wage is $54,600. Understand required skills and ability for the career and find right career colleges for it.
Machinists career

Machinists

The main tasks and work activities of Machinists are to operate cutting equipment, operate grinding equipment, measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, mount attachments or tools onto production equipment. In general, for the Machinists, operation and Control, operation Monitoring, monitoring, critical Thinking and other 7 skills are required.
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General Job Description and Education/Training Levels for Machinists

Most Machinists occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. 35.91% of Machinists have High School Diploma (or the equivalent) and 33.12% of Machinists have Post-Secondary Certificate. You can check detailed job description, required skiils, activities, and more detailed description at Machinists tasks, skills, and ability page.
The following graph shows the percentage of earned degrees held by Machinists occupational group.
Less than a High School Diploma
13.63%
High School Diploma (or the equivalent)
35.91%
Post-Secondary Certificate
33.12%
Some College Courses
17.34%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
0.00%
Bachelor's Degree and Above
0.00%

Vocational Programs for Machinists Career

2 vocational programs are closely related to the Machinists occupation - Machine Tool Technology, Machinist and Machine Shop Technology, Assistant. You can check the schools offering the programs with tuition, length of study, and earning information.
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, cut, twisted, pressed, fused, stamped or worked
Average Program Tuition & Fees: $8,531
Average Program Length: 1,078 Contact Hours
Average Completion Time: 10.69 Months
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A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and modify metal parts in support of other manufacturing, repair or design activities, or as an independent business
Average Program Tuition & Fees: $3,078
Average Program Length: 1,030 Contact Hours
Average Completion Time: 9.25 Months
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Schools for Machinists Occupation

The following schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Machinists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.
Waterbury, CT
Naugatuck Valley Community College
Public, 2-4 years, Offering 80 programs to 4,554 enrolled students and its average tuition & fees is $14,140
Farmington, CT
Tunxis Community College
Public, 2-4 years, Offering 56 programs to 3,267 enrolled students and its average tuition & fees is $14,220
Covington, TN
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Covington
Public, 2-4 years, Offering 23 programs to 396 enrolled students and its average tuition & fees is $5,344