Occupational Employment Statistics
51-4032 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
Minnesota
| 110 | 21 | $20.71/hr | $18.09/hr | $19.31/hr | $20.50/hr | $22.43/hr | $23.47/hr |
Manufacturing | 110 | $20.50/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| N/A | $24.97/hr | N/A |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 2,870 | $21.40/hr | 5.3% |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 260 | $22.58/hr | -6.0% |
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
| 10 | $26.99/hr | -14.3% |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
| 60 | $26.42/hr | -9.1% |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 5,130 | $23.60/hr | -3.5% |
Machinists
| 11,720 | $29.59/hr | 7.6% |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
| 120 | $42.91/hr | 1.4% |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 1,480 | $26.61/hr | 1.9% |
- Verify conformance of machined work to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, micrometers, or fixed or telescoping gauges.
- Lift workpieces onto work tables either manually or with hoists or direct crane operators to lift and position workpieces.
- Study machining instructions, job orders, or blueprints to determine dimensional or finish specifications, sequences of operations, setups, or tooling requirements.
- Observe drilling or boring machine operations to detect any problems.
- Move machine controls to lower tools to workpieces and to engage automatic feeds.
- Install tools in spindles.
- Establish zero reference points on workpieces, such as at the intersections of two edges or over hole locations.
- Lift workpieces onto work tables either manually or with hoists or direct crane operators to lift and position workpieces.
- Change worn cutting tools, using wrenches.
- Select and set cutting speeds, feed rates, depths of cuts, and cutting tools, according to machining instructions or knowledge of metal properties.