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Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

SOC 51-4032.00

Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.

Green Occupation Zone 2 Production

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Yes

Green

Top Skills 8

Operation Monitoring

3.8

Monitoring

3.1

Operation and Control

3.1

Reading Comprehension

3.0

Active Listening

3.0

Speaking

3.0

Critical Thinking

3.0

Social Perceptiveness

2.9

Knowledge Areas 8

Mechanical

3.7

Mathematics

3.7

Production and Processing

3.1

Design

2.8

Customer and Personal Service

2.8

English Language

2.8

Engineering and Technology

2.7

Computers and Electronics

2.6

Key Tasks

1Verify conformance of machined work to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, micrometers, or fixed or telescoping gauges.

2Study machining instructions, job orders, or blueprints to determine dimensional or finish specifications, sequences of operations, setups, or tooling requirements.

3Change worn cutting tools, using wrenches.

4Select and set cutting speeds, feed rates, depths of cuts, and cutting tools, according to machining instructions or knowledge of metal properties.

5Install tools in spindles.

Also Known As

Automatic Driller and Reamer Automatic Drilling Machine Operator Barrel Driller Billet Driller Bore Mill Operator Bore Mill Operator for Plastic Borematic Machine Operator Borematic Operator Borer Boring Machine Operator