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| SUMMARY |
High Risk
66%
|
JOB SCORE  |
 3.5/10
|
| CALCULATED |
79%
(High Risk)
|
| POLLING |
53%
(Moderate Risk)
|
|
GROWTH
by year 2033
|
1.7%
|
| WAGES |
$50,840
or $24.44 per hour
|
|
VOLUME
as of 2023
|
290,720
|
| SNOWFLAKE |
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| DECRIPTION | Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. 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, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures. |