Machinists and related

NOC

72100

- Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors

set up and operate a variety of machine tools to cut or grind metal and other materials to make parts with precise dimensions. They may also inspect machined parts and tooling.

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Full NOC Description

Machinists set up and operate a variety of machine tools to cut or grind metal, plastic or other materials to make or modify parts or products with precise dimensions. Machining and tooling inspectors inspect machined parts and tooling in order to maintain quality control standards. They are employed by machinery, equipment, motor vehicle, automotive parts, aircraft and other metal products manufacturing companies and by machine shops. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Machinists

Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, charts and tables or study sample parts to determine machining operation to be performed, and plan best sequence of operations
Compute dimensions and tolerances and measure and lay out work pieces
Set up, operate and maintain a variety of machine tools including computer numerically controlled (CNC) tools to perform precision, non-repetitive machining operations such as sawing, turning, milling, boring, planing, drilling, precision grinding and other operations
Fit and assemble machined metal parts and subassemblies using hand and power tools
Verify dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments
May set up and program machine tools for use by machining tool operators.

Machining and tooling inspectors

Verify dimensions of machined parts or tooling using micrometers, verniers, callipers, height gauges, optical comparators, coordinate measuring machines (CMM) or other specialized measuring instruments
Maintain, repair and calibrate precision measuring instruments such as dial indicators, fixed gauges, height gauges and other measuring devices
Report deviations from specifications and tolerances to supervisor
Complete and maintain inspection reports.

Also Known As

automotive machinist
aviation machinist
general machinist
machine shop inspector
machined parts inspector

machining inspector

machinist

machinist apprentice

tooling inspector

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Completion of a four-year apprenticeship program or a combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some college and industry courses in machining may be required for trade certification.
Trade certification for machinists is available, but voluntary, in all provinces and territories.
Trade certification for tool and gauge inspectors is available, but voluntary, in Ontario.
Trade certification for machinists (CNC) is available, but voluntary, in New Brunswick, Quebec and Manitoba.
Several years of experience as a machinist, tool and die maker or machining tool operator may be required for machining and tooling inspectors.
Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified machinists upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes
Compulsory: No
Red Seal: Yes

Regulation Body

Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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4.1%

Female

95.9%

Male

Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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10.3%

15-24

27.8%

25-34

20.6%

35-44

18.6%

45-54

21.6%

55-64

1.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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5.1%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

14.3%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

23.5%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

50.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

7.1%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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76.3%

Manufacturing

11.3%

Other services (except public administration)

3.1%

Construction

9.3%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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20.40%

Northeast

42.90%

Southeast

12.20%

Southwest

10.20%

Central

14.30%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$50,000

Northeast

$54,000

Southeast

$66,000

Southwest

$56,000

Central

$39,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

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