Occupation
Millwrights
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
$65,700 medianBelow-avg outlookHigh school
O*NET 31.0 · 49-9044.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- 02Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
- 03Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
- 04Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
- 05Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
- 06Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
- 07Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
- 08Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
- 09Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
- 10Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
- 11Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
- 12Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Maintenance MillwrightMillwrightMillwright ForemanMillwright InstructorMaintenance MechanicMillwright Business Representative (Millwright Business Rep)Millwright General ForemanPrecision Millwright
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Knowledge the job leans on
MechanicalMathematicsBuilding and ConstructionEducation and TrainingEngineering and TechnologyPublic Safety and SecurityEnglish LanguageDesign
Skills that carry over from service
TroubleshootingInstallationEquipment MaintenanceRepairingOperations MonitoringOperation and ControlQuality Control AnalysisTime Management