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How a tool / die maker can use AI, task by task

O*NET 51-4111.00: Tool and Die Makers17 tasksJob Zone 3: Medium preparation

Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.

Type your own title and every prompt on this page updates to match. Also called: Die Machinist, Die Repair Laborer, Die Repair Technician (Die Repair Tech), Jig and Fixture Repairer, Tool and Die Machinist, Tool and Die Maker, Tool and Fixture Specialist, Tool Maker, Tool Repairer, Trim Die Maker.

Where AI fits in this job

AI-ready 0%AI-assist 27%Stays human 73%

Share of the job's tasks, weighted by how important and how frequent each task is (O*NET ratings). 0 AI-ready, 5 AI-assist and 12 human-led tasks out of 17. This measures where AI can help, not whether the job will disappear.

Information & paperwork
Thinking & planning
People & communication
Leading & teaching
Hands-on & physical

Shape of the job: importance of each kind of work activity (O*NET, 1 to 5).

AI can draft these 0

AI produces a usable first pass. You review it, fix it and own it.

None of this job's tasks are here.

AI can help you prep these 5

AI speeds up the prep, drafting or thinking. The core of the task is still yours.

Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.

Daily

AI gives you a first-pass summary; you still read the key parts.

Show prompt & steps

AI can pull out the key points and questions to look for. Use it as a first pass, then look closely yourself.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.

Context: We use Seco Tools Seco Point; the work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Plans or instructions: [paste the spec, layout notes or job description]
Crew and equipment: [who and what is available]

Propose the sequence of operations and methods, step by step, with what must be finished before each step. Flag risky steps and inspection points.

10-minute exercise: Work out the sequence from a plan

Step 1Pick a job you need to sequence this week.
Step 2Paste the plan notes into [Plans or instructions] and fill in [Crew and equipment].
Step 3Mark each step you'd do differently and why. That's knowledge worth writing down for the crew.

Remove names and private details before pasting, and check your employer's rules on what you can share with AI tools.

Importance 4.2/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences..

Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.

Daily

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 41% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.

Context: We use Microsoft Excel; the work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Part or product: [describe]
Known values: [dimensions, tolerances]

Calculate the needed dimensions step by step and give formulas. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Dimension calculations

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you visualize and compute dimensions, sizes and shapes (today).
Step 2Fill in [Part or product] and [Known values] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Importance 4.2/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment..

Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness or heat tolerance.

Daily

AI gets you up to speed; confirm findings with records or people.

Show prompt & steps

AI can get you up to speed fast and suggest where to look, but you need to confirm findings against real sources, records or people.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness or heat tolerance.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Product: [laminate, pattern, part]
Specs: [requirements]

Recommend materials and why. Give sources I can check and say clearly when you're unsure.

10-minute exercise: Input materials selection

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you select metals (today).
Step 2Fill in [Product] and [Specs] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Open two of the sources it gives and confirm the key claim before you use it.

AI can invent sources and citations. Open every link and confirm it says what the AI claims.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Select production input materials..

Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.

Weekly

AI generates options and references; taste and the final call are yours.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to generate lots of options, references and rough mock-ups fast. The craft, the taste and the final call are what make it yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.

Context: We use Autodesk AutoCAD and Dassault Systemes SolidWorks; the work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Job: [part, operation, equipment]
Problem to solve: [holding, locating, repeatability, special need]

Generate 5 fixture or tooling concepts with how each locates and clamps the part, then develop the best into a sketch description with key dimensions to decide.

10-minute exercise: Fixture or tooling design

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you design jigs, fixtures and templates (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Job] and [Problem to solve] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Mock up the best concept and test it on a real part before machining the final version.

Check the usage rules for AI images and text in your field, and make sure the final work is original.

Importance 3.8/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment..

Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.

Weekly

AI generates options and references; taste and the final call are yours.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to generate lots of options, references and rough mock-ups fast. The craft, the taste and the final call are what make it yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.

Context: We use Autodesk AutoCAD and Dassault Systemes SolidWorks; the work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Job: [part, operation, equipment]
Problem to solve: [holding, locating, repeatability, special need]

Generate 5 fixture or tooling concepts with how each locates and clamps the part, then develop the best into a sketch description with key dimensions to decide.

10-minute exercise: Fixture or tooling design

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop and design new tools and dies (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Job] and [Problem to solve] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Mock up the best concept and test it on a real part before machining the final version.

Check the usage rules for AI images and text in your field, and make sure the final work is original.

Importance 3.7/5 · O*NET work activity: Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment..

These stay human 12

They need your hands, your presence or your accountable judgment. Lean into them: they get more valuable as routine work is automated.

📏 Measured in this job (O*NET work context): Face-to-face discussions: every day · Around hazardous equipment: once a week or more but not every day · Using hands on tools and objects: more than half the time · Contact with others: contact with others most of the time

Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, or dial indicators.

Several times a day

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, or dial indicators.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Part: [describe]
Tolerances: [from drawing]
Instruments: [micrometer, gauges]

Make an inspection plan and record sheet. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Dimensional inspection

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you verify dimensions, alignments and clearances of finished parts.
Step 2Fill in [Part], [Tolerances] and [Instruments] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Use the record sheet on the next part.

Importance 4.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications..

Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, or grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.

Daily

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, or grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Machine: [bending, coiling, swaging]
Part: [specs]

List setup and first-piece checks. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Forming machine operation

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you set up (today).
Step 2Fill in [Machine] and [Part] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 4.4/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.. Also involves: Operate grinding equipment..

Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools, hand tools, or welders.

Daily

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools, hand tools, or welders.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Item: [machine tool, die, jig]
Drawing: [specs]

List fitting and assembly steps. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Tool or fixture assembly

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you fit and assemble parts (today).
Step 2Fill in [Item] and [Drawing] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 4.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.. Also involves: Operate welding equipment.; Repair parts or assemblies..

Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.

Daily

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Load: [patient, part, material]
Equipment: [hoist, crane, stretcher]

List lift steps, communication and safety. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Lifting plan

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you lift, position, and secure machined parts (today).
Step 2Fill in [Load] and [Equipment] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check equipment capacity and use enough people.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.. Also involves: Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment..

File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.

Weekly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to file, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Part: [describe]
Tools: [files, grinders]

List steps. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Deburring and smoothing metal

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you file, grind shim, and adjust different parts (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Part] and [Tools] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Smooth metal surfaces or edges.. Also involves: Operate grinding equipment..

Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.

Weekly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Item: [cabinet, roll, piece]
Finish: [gloss level]

List compounds and steps. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Polishing

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Item] and [Finish] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.. Also involves: Smooth metal surfaces or edges.; Operate grinding equipment..

Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.

Weekly

Needs your eyes on site. AI can build the checklist and the report.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI can build your inspection checklists, explain standards and turn your notes and photos into clean reports.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Product: [metal, plastic, composite part]
Tests and specs: [dimensions, burst, finish]

List defects to look for, tests, and sorting rules. Group it by area, say what 'good' and 'bad' look like for each item, and add a short template for writing up what I find.

10-minute exercise: Product defect inspection

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you inspect finished dies (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Product] and [Tests and specs] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Take it with you next time, tick it alongside your usual routine, and add anything it missed.

Importance 4.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products..

Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, or rulers.

Daily

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, or rulers.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Workpiece: [material, size]
Drawing: [key dimensions]

Make a layout sequence, reference points and checks before cutting. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Layout and marking prep

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock (today).
Step 2Fill in [Workpiece] and [Drawing] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 3.9/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators..

Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.

Weekly

Needs your eyes on site. AI can build the checklist and the report.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI can build your inspection checklists, explain standards and turn your notes and photos into clean reports.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Machine or tool: [describe]
Part specs: [tolerances]

List test run steps, first-piece checks and adjustments. Group it by area, say what 'good' and 'bad' look like for each item, and add a short template for writing up what I find.

10-minute exercise: Test run checklist

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you conduct test runs (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Machine or tool] and [Part specs] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Take it with you next time, tick it alongside your usual routine, and add anything it missed.

Importance 3.9/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Conduct test runs of production equipment.. Also involves: Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products..

Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.

Weekly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Material: [panel, enclosure, part]
Openings: [sizes, positions]

List layout, bit selection and deburring. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Drilling for fixtures

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you set up (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Material] and [Openings] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 3.7/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials..

Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.

Weekly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Part: [describe]
Tools: [hammers, brakes, shears]

List shaping sequence and checks. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Hand-forming metal

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Part] and [Tools] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 3.7/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Shape metal workpieces with hammers or other small hand tools.. Also involves: Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing..

Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.

Weekly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Equipment: [conveyor, mill, roller]
Material: [describe]

List start-up, feeding and jam prevention steps. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Feeding the line

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Equipment] and [Material] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Keep hands clear and follow guarding rules.

Importance 3.6/5 · O*NET work activity: Feed materials or products into or through equipment.. Also involves: Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment..

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Your next moves

Skills to build

From O*NET's ratings of how important each skill is in this job, matched to which part of the work it supports.

Stays human Deepen these

They power the human-led work, which is the part of the job AI can't take over.

  • Critical Thinkingimportance 3.1/5
    Used in: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  • Operations Monitoringimportance 3.2/5
    Used in: Controlling Machines and Processes
  • Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.1/5
    Used in: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  • Operation and Controlimportance 3.2/5
    Used in: Controlling Machines and Processes

With AI Use these to work with AI

When AI does the first draft, these are the skills you use to brief it and check what comes back.

  • Reading Comprehensionimportance 2.9/5
    Used in: Getting Information
  • Active Listeningimportance 3.0/5
    Used in: Getting Information
  • Active Learningimportance 3.0/5
    Used in: Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.0/5
    Used in: Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Where you could move

Related jobs from O*NET with the closest skill profile, favouring ones where more of the work stays human. No step down in preparation.

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  • Machinists71% human-led · Same preparation · usually high school diplomaYour skills already line up
  • Industrial Machinery Mechanics64% human-led · Same preparation · usually post-secondary certificateSkills to build: Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Troubleshooting
  • Maintenance Workers, Machinery76% human-led · Same preparation · usually post-secondary certificateSkills to build: Equipment Maintenance, Operations Monitoring, Repairing

New tasks appearing in this job

O*NET has started tracking 1 new or updated task here: 0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 1 stays human. They have no worker ratings yet, so they aren't counted in the bar above.

Troubleshoot malfunctions in manufacturing equipment.

New in O*NET

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a tool / die maker. Part of my job is to troubleshoot malfunctions in manufacturing equipment.

Context: The work draws on mechanical, design and production and processing.
Equipment: [machine, test rig]
Site: [floor, utilities]

List install, leveling, connection and commissioning steps. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Production equipment install

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you troubleshoot malfunctions.
Step 2Fill in [Equipment] and [Site] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

New O*NET task (08/2021). O*NET hasn't linked it to work activities yet, so its label comes from similar tasks, such as “Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.” (Manufacturing Engineers), and was checked by hand. O*NET work activity: Install production equipment or systems.. Also involves: Determine causes of operational problems or failures.; Design industrial equipment..

Getting into this job

Post-secondary certificate is most common (41% of workers)

  • High school or less 49%
  • Certificate or some college 41%
  • Associate's 10%
  • On-the-job training: 6–12 months
  • Related experience: 2–4 years

What workers in this job report, from O*NET surveys (typical values).

Software in this job

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