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Updated: 9 Feb 2012

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Years Experience	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$30K	$60K	$90K
Less than 1 year	n/a	Not enough data
1-4 years	$19,609 - $77,566
5-9 years	$24,190 - $83,838
10-19 years	$29,786 - $72,778
20 years or more	$38,969 - $87,262
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 9 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 126

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Job Listings for Machinist Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 14	Expert CNC Programmer / Machinist	FCS	Burlington, North Carolina
	CNC Programmer / Machinist* needed for growing highly... CNC programming position, you must be a class A machinist with strong machining fundamentals. *Job Duties... Indeed
Dec 30	Machinist	CIGNYS	Saginaw, Michigan
	CIGNYS Job title: Machinist, Apprentice Employment... resumes for the position of Machinist, Apprentice. Position Summary: Machinist: Learns to set up, import... Indeed
Jan 19	Sr. Set-Up Machinists	Emerson	Minnesota
	Candidates need to be a commutable distance to Waseca, MN. Perform setups, give instruction in the proper methods of setup and operation and solve technical... Indeed
Jan 18	Horizontal Milling Machinists - Now Hiring for 2nd shift and weekends	Twin City Staffing	Chaska, Minnesota
	Local stable company is in need of a few Horizontal Milling machinists - we have both 2nd shift and weekend shift positions. Ideal candidates will be able to... Indeed

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Machinist Job Description

People with the job title Machinist typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems.

Machinists

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.