CareerWatch guess I'll stay a machinist it's a tough occupation but depending what co. U work for... I make $28 an hour in near Boston but u can live on that ok
I've decided to pursue this machining carreer. I'm 23 and Currently working in a local shop here in the PHILIPPINES. We have 3 3axis CNC machine. I've been doing this for about 4months now, 12hr to 14hr 6days every week. My mentor has been in the CNC job for 30+yrs. I've been learning a lot from him. When I say a lot I mean a LOT. Like making the drawing of the actual sample part from scratch in autocad then CNC set-up/programming and making the actual part. Hopefully after 3yrs I can apply abroad because the pay here in my country is very LOW. I hope and pray for everyone who is about to walk this way of life like me. I pray for your succes and I hope we all succeed. Someday I want to make an SPACESHIP part. I don't care what part it is. But I want to make something that will be in space. The most difficult thing I made so far is a jig used to hold I.C that is made in USA
I work at the MACHINE SHOP here in PHILIPPINES, all around job, and I love my work, i got amazed when i watched videos, about machining, welding, thank for your video,help me encourage, to push throw my profession to a higher level,
im in the chicago area. just to get the foot in the shop its 19 an hour. once youre seasoned within 5 to 0 years you easily make over 30 an hour. as long as you always learn more. then the supervisors get like 55 an hour. and the engineers and plant bosses are easily raking in over 300k or low 200
Thanks for the info I live near the Chicago area to in Kane county and I was curious about the pay since my PLTW teacher recently asked me if I was curious about joining the field
Wow I hope this is true. I just started a month ago at $19.50. I’m already making my own parts from drawings on a Bridgeport and bandsaw. Just tapped my first hole yesterday 😁
Just like any other careers there are different kinds of machinists that specialize in different kinds of things. There are mold makers, machinist that work in prototyping and machinist that do production jobs. Some people have the knack for being a good machinist and some don't. If you're starting off as a machinist just know that you're going to start off at the bottom maybe deburring parts or doing quality control. You want automatically just get thrown into making high precision parts with 0 years of experience.
I went to a technical college and took machine tool, and went to work in CNC machining. The job tanked, and I was moved to production. Machine shops began to close right and left. Manufacturing moved to China in droves. My opinion folks---young people --run from this trade!!!! It was the biggest mistake of my life! Older people were trying to tell me that it would be a stable field. I should not have listened to them. It was like a giant mirage....it seemed like there would be a lot of hiring, but in reality, there was almost no jobs to be had. I got one of the few, and it didn't last long. BAD DECISION!
I would have to disagree with you. In my shop I could get in with no experience what so ever. The more you had the more you make. In my city alone there are probably almost over 100 companies looking to fill spots. You just have to live in a decent area, but the majority of Cnc operator/ machinist jobs make a decent living. Especially if I had the schooling you claim to have, I would be working in aerospace or medical. I work in pretty low end machining. There is also a huge market for CNC set up and programmers today. It’s an important trade that is steadily rising again. Manufacturing is a huge market. Someone has to make stuff. Depending on the president in the US too I could see jobs rising or falling in this area. Someone who wants to bring more manufacturing to the US will help this trade immensely.
Not like that in Texas. Lots of Jobs especially in the Houston area and some of the smaller towns and they pay decent. Yes theres a lot of oilfield jobs that depend on the oilfield which could be stable for a little bit and then later no so much but there's a wide variety of industries other than that, that machine shops here service that aren't goin away anytime soon.
I’ve been a machinist for over 40 years & am still working , the average wage you posted is that based on a 40 hour work week ? I made way more than the highest one you listed $51,000 I think but I worked a lot of overtime , some weeks 12 hours a day 6 days a week
I'll tell everyone right now. If you plan on making a career out of this. It's going to be a tough journey. Now to make it, either do trade school or find a shop that'll make you an apprentice. I've been at it for four years. I went to vo tech. Have almost all my NIMS certificates, but I never put time into an apprenticeship. Do it. With your papers you'll certainly have access to better places. Of course to be good, learn from the older guys and make up your own methods from what you've learned. It's decent pay if you work for it. It depends on the shop and where you live.
I have been working for ten year, as a machinist and welder, and being loyal to my boss, and being thankful to him, and learn and, grow there in his shop, if i have a chance to in ENGLISH country, its a dream come true, because here in PHILIPPINES, EVERY time when we want to apply abroad, a lots of money will you invest, in processing your paper, thank for your channel, i express my feeling, i keep watching CW. sorry for expressing my feelings here, hmp
After almost 25 years, I got out of the trade due to offshoring... I'm not going to get into all that, but what I DO notice is that for every YT post I see promoting machining (especially within the US), why is it I always see three or four videos of manual and CNC machinery up for sale or auction?
Appreciate the feedback. Offshoring is happening to many occupations, unfortunately. I think many people are attracted to machining as a hobby, not just as a career.
@@CareerWatch- That can be an expensive hobby, with decent quality manual machines, and especially small CNCs (even used stuff that you DON'T have to spend a fortune on replacing worn parts before even starting them up, which is usually the case) all going at a premium price... Not to mention things like inserted cutters, endmills & drills that won't burn out on the first application (like most of the IndoChinese-made crap) and decent-quality inspection tools and gauges...
@@AB-vq8ho - I have no idea anymore... It seems that it would greatly depend upon which aspect of the industry you get into, such as aerospace or specialized replacement parts like turbines for electric generators, or even what country you are in... Within the US, I don't see the average job shop type machinist (CNC and manual) making the good money they once did 20 years ago...
If you are operator on series of parts then ofc. If you make single parts from scratch on your own, then noone will replace you. Machines are not THAT smart.
But machinists usually don't program(cad/cam) or even change feed rates unless you are on a manual mill cnc usually you need to have an advanced education or a lot of experience in the field also machining is a very repetitive job but depending on where you work that could change also tools are very expensive you need only a quick search you usually run tolerances around +/-.005 inch tolerances so you need good not cheep measuring tools such as calipers and micrometers which are also very fragile and need maintenance and calibration just dropping calipers will break them
That’s sadly how easy this trade has become for the rest one the work, I work in nz and we do everything from cad/cam to manual programming on the cnc and feeds and speeds is what we change or adjust all the time, nz is far behind on the tech for more machine shops, but it makes us more than just “ button pushers”
2 years in at my job and I absolutely love it. I'm a machinist in Oregon and last year I've made well over 80k. You can make good money if you work for the right company.
@@jeffreyroberts9740 you are absolutely wrong. How would you know since you don't work here lol. This is an employee owned company. Why would I work for a huge company who doesn't pay their employees well and all they care about is numbers. My company has been around since 1985 and only had one layoff in 2008. We have about 65 people in total and more than half them has been there well over 20 plus years. We have great wages, quarterly bonuses, and ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) pretty much like a pension. We average about 3.5 million in sales every month and I average about 9k gross on my quarterly bonuses so you do the math. I work only 2 overtime (8 hours) a month. Don't be jealous because you work at a shitty as job. 😎
@@G_Money_ People get jealous when they find out there is some real pay out there. Here in Vancouver Canada, we Red Seal Journeymen Machinists make 80k+ quite easily also. Of my last three jobs, 36/hr was the lowest wage and all three shops offered lots of OT which is double time. The first year apprentices at my last job start at around 26/hr which is 60% of Journeyman rate. Stick around four years and get full rate, was 41 and change when I left last year. Be 3% more now, as per our contract. Was asked if I would come back and work at the dry docks last Oct. and they were at 47/hr.
I Am a "Union" Maintenance machinist Apprentice in Louisville KY. And I make north of 100k the Journeyman machinists I work with make over 150k. Manual machining only. I am new to the trade so I can only assume the statistics are Non-Union?
The majority of the machinists I work with came from "Job shops" and they tell me you don't make much being a machinist in a job shop. The money is being a maintenance machinist in industry for example Toyota, Ford, GE, Cummins, etc.
I worked for TVA in Alabama doing the same thing. Yes, you can pull in that much, but you don't have time to spend it. Most of the work isn't even machinist work at all either. Just a lot of hammer swinging. Long hours, 7 days a week at times, makes you an old man quick. So I took the pay cut and went back to job shops. I make enough to be comfortable and IMO, that's all that really matters.
@@LTR1420 90% of the time I'm napping working on my own projects "G-Jobs" waiting on a call on the 2-way to go replace a cylinder or coupler or another 10 minute job 🙂 I've broke a sweat probably 11 times in the last 2 years.
@jake canebrake definitely ass kissers and back stabbers!! And the sad thing is they get paid more and do next to nothing. Hell, some cant even do their own job...I guess it's not what you know..it's who you blow. It's some sad shit for sure!
Do some of the most complex trade work on million dollar machines: Employers: Best I can do is $14/hour machining is dead in western countries, go into construction or carpentry, welding, anything that cant be outsourced. I fucking love cutting chips, and I will never leave it, but holy fuck the wages are TERRIBLE. I barely break 80k as a 5 axis/swissturn programmer and machinist in the midwest. That's after 20 years experience. Only way to make money in this trade is to open your own shop.
Hellow sir, i am interested of being a machinist, to learn more what machinist is, i studied welding for 2 years, and when i graduate, i proceed vocational course, machining, in TESDA, here in the Philippines are limited machine, i am willing to work, and got an ambition to work in ENGLISH country, because i admired it, by watching videos what machining is in other country, specially in english country
I'm a machinist who has done some welding.. get your math and trig skills good before exploring this trade. It's pretty awesome, but without solid math you're sunk.
I’m 19 and just got my machining apprenticeship and I’ll start it soon, looking forward to it but I’m a little disheartened with the people saying young people should run from this job and do something else. I’m from Alberta Canada so hopefully things will be different?
straight up some jobs your doing the exact same repetitive task all day for 11 hours with shit pay. watch out for those. learn more about tool set up, offsets, gdt, g-code. that should help you raise up to better position hopefully. you can learn some welding and fabrication if your more hands on. if your more desk guy get into autocad and mastercam. good luck man.
I have made multiple comments and I'm telling you, learn something else. After 5 long fucking years of the same bullshit, shit pay and demoralizing atmosphere, I am taking a plumbing apprenticeship. Learn something that you love. If you truly love this and want to make great money, it'll be awhile. Learn CAD/CAM do your own programming. It's not worth the stress to me anymore. I never felt more relieved.
I hope you weren't discouraged by this. You can start off as a machinist doing small simple stuff at a shop eventually you can move up to programming and running your own machine. Some old timers like to complain and bitch and moan but they stay with the same company for years. What you should do is get years of experience from one company and take that experience and go to another and get higher pay. And always be learning. There is always a new version of mastercam and new machines. The more machines you know how to run the more valuable you'll be
Can we do an update on this, this was 4 years ago. The economy wasn't as bad as it is now, we are in an inflation, not to mention there is a suppose coming recession .. want to know whether or not this economy and job market is going to affect this career choice?
If you can't retire off of that your just a fucking idiot who wastes money on unnecessary or stupid bullshit, or perhaps you were selfish and spoiled your whole life.
@@dezraq1984 lol exactly. Especially when you factor in cost of living. I live where cost of living is pretty low so what I make as a machinist keeps me more than humble. Not to mention, it's such a wide open field, there's plenty of room to grow and make more money.
@@LTR1420 yeah man 45k is plenty and it's a fucking awesome field to get into,especially if you love the physics behind everything and building almost anything. I'm going to start school to be a machinist within the next 2 years then moving on to aerospace engineering because I fucking love space exploration.
For Machinists in Dallas: Average wage (2018): $43,690. Number of Jobs: 5,050. Average wage in Houston is higher and there are more jobs. Dallas isn't bad tho.
Thanks for your video... I'm in Detroit Michigan I'm seeking a machinist or a fabricator! Is there any way you could contact me back to narrow down my search because I'm not sure which one I should be trying to work with on the project that I need to complete
I was a machinist for about 20 years, from 1978 to 1997. I worked as a maintenance machinist, conventional machinist, cnc machinist, and finally a cnc programmer. The pay didn't keep up with inflation, the work was not steady, and some of the employers were difficult people to work for. Machinsts are not respected as much as in the past.I have worked in post secondary education teaching engineering technology for about 25 years now. I like it much better, I would advise any young person not to go into the machinist trades.
You got 2 choices. First, You will have to start in as a CNC operator level (button pusher) then work your way up to become a machinist. Or... Second, Go to a trade school. Get your CNC certificate, diploma, or AAS then you can become a machinist in a entry level. Pick your poison.
I'm filipino I don't speak English I'm machining cnc I'm work tapping milling turning stamping I veteran I need work I'm tapping m3 in 1 hour 200psc with machine and stick with soluble colant
Hello sir, l am Paul from Saudi Arabia, l am a machinist and working here since 2018,and l have more than 25 years experience.l hail from India. So could you please let me know if you have any vacancy .
what are the chances of a 51 year old man starting over? i have some machining background manily self taught. im a equipment mechanic and have good knowledge of welding and fabrication. looking for advise
km thanks im going to look into it. I live in Arkansas, not exactly a machining capital. my computer skills are rather basic opening and closing work orders, looking up and ordering parts but I can learn. thanks again.
Joel Spann check out Titans of CNC academy online. All for free, you can learn leading edge industry knowledge at home and if you have your own machine, possibly make your own parts. They have a lot of videos on RUclips as well
@@gabrielguerrero2050 thank you I am going to check that out. I have a old carroll jamieson lathe im reworking, going to get a mill this year. I have a 1990s model lathe mill combo I work with and I know they aren't the best, used machine I got a good deal on years ago. thanks again.
You got 2 choices. First, You will have to start in as a CNC operator level (button pusher) then work your way up to become a machinist. Or... Second, Go to a trade school. Get your CNC certificate, diploma, or AAS then you can become a machinist in a entry level. Pick your poison.
@@MrShiftey13 Thank you for your input, I don't think a felon can be a gunsmith though. So I am trying to go around that by learning how to make weapons without actually becoming a gunsmith.
Yes I have some questions for you and was wondering if we could talk. Also curious as to why you don't have a video on automation and engineering technology. I did enjoy this video as well as your other one for electronics engineering
Thanks! I am thinking the government associates automation and engineering technology with one of the engineering fields it surveys. Will have to explore.
@@angga8ball You want to get a business degree or have a lot of time in the shop and apply for a supervisor position. I tell you right now, be a manager. Go to college. I've done machining for awhile and the pay isn't there for me.
@@dbz4586 Thanks for the advice. As a matter of fact I got promoted to be a Lead last year (for a guy who used to be a Chef and have less than 5 years exp. in machining, not bad I guess) . New role got me exposed into managing side of it. Most likely be in school next year as I am busy with my personal life right now. And yea I spent a lot of time in the shop. They call the ghost of cnc. Lol
Hello sir i want to work in canada i am cnc woodworking operator in my previous job ang currently working in metal cutting.. can you help me find a job in canada?
Machinist here’s best advice I can give is don’t get to attached to politics but always watch them Obama cause a recession unemploying a lot of us this year maybe another recession
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See i do too and thats why i've always been confused by the national average. Does ohio just pay machinists better? or are num bers incorrectly reported. Most places here in dayton START at at least 20
@@KM-bc3lm You Dont need 15 years experience getting $35 / hour. If you work one machine and one model only and only certain type of part then even if you experienced 15/20 years they will laugh at you, When you work in a machine shop first three years you need to be work two or three type of machine. If you work only as operator you wont get $35. .Can you please tell me which states you talking about ?
That requires master cam knowledge.. Programming and set up with no supervision as well as 5 Axis experience and I'm sure some other machines like mills and lathes you had better be able to make hum efficiently to be seen as worth 35 @hr
@jake canebrake That sounds about right from what I’ve seen around the Kansas City area where I live. I work as a manual machinist in a pump and motor repair shop that’s non union, and top pay is around $30hr here. We still make double time on Sunday’s and always have lots of overtime if you want it.
One note: Some of my video footage may represent a welder, rather than a machinist.
CareerWatch guess I'll stay a machinist it's a tough occupation but depending what co. U work for... I make $28 an hour in near Boston but u can live on that ok
not a welder either, a laser
@@alfonsoromano7389 cnc machines are robots essentially. Someone needs to program the robot.
I'm a machinist and it can be really satisfying and rewarding and some days you just want to walk out the damn door.
Why ?
I think my husband can relate 🤣 some days are better than others
That’s with any job 😂
Amen!
You forgot to say " punch the supervisor in the face "
I've decided to pursue this machining carreer. I'm 23 and Currently working in a local shop here in the PHILIPPINES. We have 3 3axis CNC machine. I've been doing this for about 4months now, 12hr to 14hr 6days every week. My mentor has been in the CNC job for 30+yrs. I've been learning a lot from him. When I say a lot I mean a LOT. Like making the drawing of the actual sample part from scratch in autocad then CNC set-up/programming and making the actual part. Hopefully after 3yrs I can apply abroad because the pay here in my country is very LOW. I hope and pray for everyone who is about to walk this way of life like me. I pray for your succes and I hope we all succeed. Someday I want to make an SPACESHIP part. I don't care what part it is. But I want to make something that will be in space. The most difficult thing I made so far is a jig used to hold I.C that is made in USA
Never put in 14 hour days, that's way too much
I know someone that works in US as machinist. He makes $26 per hour plus over time with $35 per hour
minimum wage in philippines ?
I work at the MACHINE SHOP here in PHILIPPINES, all around job, and I love my work, i got amazed when i watched videos, about machining, welding, thank for your video,help me encourage, to push throw my profession to a higher level,
Hello sir can we have conversation
im in the chicago area. just to get the foot in the shop its 19 an hour. once youre seasoned within 5 to 0 years you easily make over 30 an hour. as long as you always learn more. then the supervisors get like 55 an hour. and the engineers and plant bosses are easily raking in over 300k or low 200
Thanks for the info I live near the Chicago area to in Kane county and I was curious about the pay since my PLTW teacher recently asked me if I was curious about joining the field
Live in lake county and always looking at future opportunities for when I'm done with apprenticeship in 5 years. Still be in my early 30s when I do.
Wow I hope this is true. I just started a month ago at $19.50. I’m already making my own parts from drawings on a Bridgeport and bandsaw. Just tapped my first hole yesterday 😁
the pay sucks, he heat suck, the cold sucks, most companies suck,good luck ! 40 yrs. journeyman machinist
The pay was shit for me. My local Walmart almost pays as much and sends me to college for free.
Just like any other careers there are different kinds of machinists that specialize in different kinds of things. There are mold makers, machinist that work in prototyping and machinist that do production jobs. Some people have the knack for being a good machinist and some don't. If you're starting off as a machinist just know that you're going to start off at the bottom maybe deburring parts or doing quality control. You want automatically just get thrown into making high precision parts with 0 years of experience.
Ik I've made posts before but I decided to quit the trade and go to college. just too low pay for the mental stress and work expected.
I went to a technical college and took machine tool, and went to work in CNC machining. The job tanked, and I was moved to production. Machine shops began to close right and left. Manufacturing moved to China in droves. My opinion folks---young people --run from this trade!!!! It was the biggest mistake of my life! Older people were trying to tell me that it would be a stable field. I should not have listened to them. It was like a giant mirage....it seemed like there would be a lot of hiring, but in reality, there was almost no jobs to be had. I got one of the few, and it didn't last long. BAD DECISION!
Sorry to hear about your experience. Thanks for sharing!
I agree with this it's ok as a hobby but not a career
I would have to disagree with you. In my shop I could get in with no experience what so ever. The more you had the more you make. In my city alone there are probably almost over 100 companies looking to fill spots. You just have to live in a decent area, but the majority of Cnc operator/ machinist jobs make a decent living. Especially if I had the schooling you claim to have, I would be working in aerospace or medical. I work in pretty low end machining. There is also a huge market for CNC set up and programmers today. It’s an important trade that is steadily rising again. Manufacturing is a huge market. Someone has to make stuff. Depending on the president in the US too I could see jobs rising or falling in this area. Someone who wants to bring more manufacturing to the US will help this trade immensely.
I always see ppl hiring for CNC. 🤷♂️
Not like that in Texas. Lots of Jobs especially in the Houston area and some of the smaller towns and they pay decent. Yes theres a lot of oilfield jobs that depend on the oilfield which could be stable for a little bit and then later no so much but there's a wide variety of industries other than that, that machine shops here service that aren't goin away anytime soon.
I’ve been a machinist for over 40 years & am still working , the average wage you posted is that based on a 40 hour work week ? I made way more than the highest one you listed $51,000 I think but I worked a lot of overtime , some weeks 12 hours a day 6 days a week
I'll tell everyone right now. If you plan on making a career out of this. It's going to be a tough journey. Now to make it, either do trade school or find a shop that'll make you an apprentice. I've been at it for four years. I went to vo tech. Have almost all my NIMS certificates, but I never put time into an apprenticeship. Do it. With your papers you'll certainly have access to better places. Of course to be good, learn from the older guys and make up your own methods from what you've learned. It's decent pay if you work for it. It depends on the shop and where you live.
I have been working for ten year, as a machinist and welder, and being loyal to my boss, and being thankful to him, and learn and, grow there in his shop, if i have a chance to in ENGLISH country, its a dream come true, because here in PHILIPPINES, EVERY time when we want to apply abroad, a lots of money will you invest, in processing your paper, thank for your channel, i express my feeling, i keep watching CW. sorry for expressing my feelings here, hmp
apply here in JAPAN as technical intern or trainee this is will be youre stepping stone going to canada....
Yoo you have whats app?
@@johnmaizocatingcojr9144 how can I relate with you? Your comment gives better hopes.
After almost 25 years, I got out of the trade due to offshoring... I'm not going to get into all that, but what I DO notice is that for every YT post I see promoting machining (especially within the US), why is it I always see three or four videos of manual and CNC machinery up for sale or auction?
Appreciate the feedback. Offshoring is happening to many occupations, unfortunately. I think many people are attracted to machining as a hobby, not just as a career.
@@CareerWatch- That can be an expensive hobby, with decent quality manual machines, and especially small CNCs (even used stuff that you DON'T have to spend a fortune on replacing worn parts before even starting them up, which is usually the case) all going at a premium price... Not to mention things like inserted cutters, endmills & drills that won't burn out on the first application (like most of the IndoChinese-made crap) and decent-quality inspection tools and gauges...
@@AB-vq8ho - I have no idea anymore... It seems that it would greatly depend upon which aspect of the industry you get into, such as aerospace or specialized replacement parts like turbines for electric generators, or even what country you are in... Within the US, I don't see the average job shop type machinist (CNC and manual) making the good money they once did 20 years ago...
You do realize orange county California is like CNC capital right?
I do this shit everyday DO NOT GET INTO THIS it's being taken over by ABB robots and just bots in general
If you are operator on series of parts then ofc. If you make single parts from scratch on your own, then noone will replace you. Machines are not THAT smart.
@@Snickeris44 CNC machines yes but do you have the money to buy one and start dont think so
@@bradleygroves7229 actually doing that right now
@@Snickeris44 i bet -__-
Button pusher 😂
i wonder how many injection mold makers there are in the us, and does the trade have growth?
But machinists usually don't program(cad/cam) or even change feed rates unless you are on a manual mill cnc usually you need to have an advanced education or a lot of experience in the field also machining is a very repetitive job but depending on where you work that could change also tools are very expensive you need only a quick search you usually run tolerances around +/-.005 inch tolerances so you need good not cheep measuring tools such as calipers and micrometers which are also very fragile and need maintenance and calibration just dropping calipers will break them
That’s sadly how easy this trade has become for the rest one the work, I work in nz and we do everything from cad/cam to manual programming on the cnc and feeds and speeds is what we change or adjust all the time, nz is far behind on the tech for more machine shops, but it makes us more than just “ button pushers”
knowing how to using a manual machine is not a must
2 years in at my job and I absolutely love it. I'm a machinist in Oregon and last year I've made well over 80k. You can make good money if you work for the right company.
What company do you work for if you don't mind me asking. Looking to move to Oregon.
@@jeffreyroberts9740 you are absolutely wrong. How would you know since you don't work here lol. This is an employee owned company. Why would I work for a huge company who doesn't pay their employees well and all they care about is numbers. My company has been around since 1985 and only had one layoff in 2008. We have about 65 people in total and more than half them has been there well over 20 plus years. We have great wages, quarterly bonuses, and ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) pretty much like a pension. We average about 3.5 million in sales every month and I average about 9k gross on my quarterly bonuses so you do the math. I work only 2 overtime (8 hours) a month.
Don't be jealous because you work at a shitty as job. 😎
@@G_Money_ People get jealous when they find out there is some real pay out there. Here in Vancouver Canada, we Red Seal Journeymen Machinists make 80k+ quite easily also. Of my last three jobs, 36/hr was the lowest wage and all three shops offered lots of OT which is double time. The first year apprentices at my last job start at around 26/hr which is 60% of Journeyman rate. Stick around four years and get full rate, was 41 and change when I left last year. Be 3% more now, as per our contract. Was asked if I would come back and work at the dry docks last Oct. and they were at 47/hr.
Very good job!
Thank you!
I Am a "Union" Maintenance machinist Apprentice in Louisville KY. And I make north of 100k the Journeyman machinists I work with make over 150k. Manual machining only. I am new to the trade so I can only assume the statistics are Non-Union?
That's insane. How is the wage so high over there? I am a CNC machinist south of MPLS and only pull in 40k at the moment
@@zachwellman5837 "Union" lol
The majority of the machinists I work with came from "Job shops" and they tell me you don't make much being a machinist in a job shop. The money is being a maintenance machinist in industry for example Toyota, Ford, GE, Cummins, etc.
I worked for TVA in Alabama doing the same thing. Yes, you can pull in that much, but you don't have time to spend it. Most of the work isn't even machinist work at all either. Just a lot of hammer swinging. Long hours, 7 days a week at times, makes you an old man quick. So I took the pay cut and went back to job shops. I make enough to be comfortable and IMO, that's all that really matters.
@@LTR1420 90% of the time I'm napping working on my own projects "G-Jobs" waiting on a call on the 2-way to go replace a cylinder or coupler or another 10 minute job 🙂 I've broke a sweat probably 11 times in the last 2 years.
What no one tells you is how cutt-throat the business is. Not so much by the machinist but by the companies you work for..
How so?
You mean the tolerances?
No sh*t right there... so far my experience is 50/50. One good company, one bad. Like night and day.
@jake canebrake so true
@jake canebrake definitely ass kissers and back stabbers!! And the sad thing is they get paid more and do next to nothing. Hell, some cant even do their own job...I guess it's not what you know..it's who you blow. It's some sad shit for sure!
Do some of the most complex trade work on million dollar machines:
Employers: Best I can do is $14/hour
machining is dead in western countries, go into construction or carpentry, welding, anything that cant be outsourced. I fucking love cutting chips, and I will never leave it, but holy fuck the wages are TERRIBLE. I barely break 80k as a 5 axis/swissturn programmer and machinist in the midwest. That's after 20 years experience. Only way to make money in this trade is to open your own shop.
respect those who work as machinist.its all about skills!
I live Bay Area in California and here they machinist earn about 25 dls/h
hey, I live in bay area too, do most companies school to become machinist?
Hellow sir, i am interested of being a machinist, to learn more what machinist is, i studied welding for 2 years, and when i graduate, i proceed vocational course, machining, in TESDA, here in the Philippines are limited machine, i am willing to work, and got an ambition to work in ENGLISH country, because i admired it, by watching videos what machining is in other country, specially in english country
I'm a machinist who has done some welding.. get your math and trig skills good before exploring this trade. It's pretty awesome, but without solid math you're sunk.
Interested in becoming a Machinist
I’m 19 and just got my machining apprenticeship and I’ll start it soon, looking forward to it but I’m a little disheartened with the people saying young people should run from this job and do something else. I’m from Alberta Canada so hopefully things will be different?
straight up some jobs your doing the exact same repetitive task all day for 11 hours with shit pay. watch out for those. learn more about tool set up, offsets, gdt, g-code. that should help you raise up to better position hopefully. you can learn some welding and fabrication if your more hands on. if your more desk guy get into autocad and mastercam. good luck man.
I have made multiple comments and I'm telling you, learn something else. After 5 long fucking years of the same bullshit, shit pay and demoralizing atmosphere, I am taking a plumbing apprenticeship. Learn something that you love. If you truly love this and want to make great money, it'll be awhile. Learn CAD/CAM do your own programming. It's not worth the stress to me anymore. I never felt more relieved.
I hope you weren't discouraged by this. You can start off as a machinist doing small simple stuff at a shop eventually you can move up to programming and running your own machine. Some old timers like to complain and bitch and moan but they stay with the same company for years. What you should do is get years of experience from one company and take that experience and go to another and get higher pay. And always be learning. There is always a new version of mastercam and new machines. The more machines you know how to run the more valuable you'll be
Can we do an update on this, this was 4 years ago. The economy wasn't as bad as it is now,
we are in an inflation, not to mention there is a suppose coming recession ..
want to know whether or not this economy and job market is going to affect this career choice?
I'm interested in becoming a CNC Machinist. How long and difficult is the School for this career.
Super easy. Anyone can pass as long as your willing to learn.
Try finding a shop that hires without experience and start learning from your seniors
School is nothing, on the job is way harder. Also a very tough career. Good luck.
45k is a joke. The only way you are retiring off of that is if you want to be poor.
That includes apprentices.
If you can't retire off of that your just a fucking idiot who wastes money on unnecessary or stupid bullshit, or perhaps you were selfish and spoiled your whole life.
@@dezraq1984 lol exactly. Especially when you factor in cost of living. I live where cost of living is pretty low so what I make as a machinist keeps me more than humble. Not to mention, it's such a wide open field, there's plenty of room to grow and make more money.
@@LTR1420 yeah man 45k is plenty and it's a fucking awesome field to get into,especially if you love the physics behind everything and building almost anything. I'm going to start school to be a machinist within the next 2 years then moving on to aerospace engineering because I fucking love space exploration.
When you have kids before you're set in your career yeah I bet 45k isn't enough
Good work,am a manual Machinist from Nigeria Lagos a looking for manual Machinist job please
I thinking dallas texas, what do you think for cnc programmer and set up person ?
For Machinists in Dallas:
Average wage (2018): $43,690.
Number of Jobs: 5,050.
Average wage in Houston is higher and there are more jobs. Dallas isn't bad tho.
Can outsiders find job in cnc operating? In USA
@@CareerWatch thanks!!
what kind of business in texas, cnc sectors mostly in ?
@@mekonnen2384 yes
Hy bro I'm a machinist from india can I get a job in there
Thanks for your video... I'm in Detroit Michigan I'm seeking a machinist or a fabricator! Is there any way you could contact me back to narrow down my search because I'm not sure which one I should be trying to work with on the project that I need to complete
Hello sir I'm from India.I did machinist
Sir help iwant this job And help your company I'm a mchinist ,lathe mchine operator before I work in steel compny in Philippines
I was a machinist for about 20 years, from 1978 to 1997. I worked as a maintenance machinist, conventional machinist, cnc machinist, and finally a cnc programmer. The pay didn't keep up with inflation, the work was not steady, and some of the employers were difficult people to work for. Machinsts are not respected as much as in the past.I have worked in post secondary education teaching engineering technology for about 25 years now. I like it much better, I would advise any young person not to go into the machinist trades.
Appreciate you sharing this!
How can I become a machinist?
You got 2 choices.
First, You will have to start in as a CNC operator level (button pusher) then work your way up to become a machinist.
Or...
Second, Go to a trade school. Get your CNC certificate, diploma, or AAS then you can become a machinist in a entry level.
Pick your poison.
@@bboytrickzz what’s the pros and cons of going in through trade school?
Dont.RUN!
@@bboytrickzz what's the difference between those 2?
I thought we ware gonna talk about machanic
I want to become an inventor who is also a machinist
I'm filipino I don't speak English I'm machining cnc I'm work tapping milling turning stamping I veteran I need work I'm tapping m3 in 1 hour 200psc with machine and stick with soluble colant
Hello sir, l am Paul from Saudi Arabia, l am a machinist and working here since 2018,and l have more than 25 years experience.l hail from India. So could you please let me know if you have any vacancy .
what are the chances of a 51 year old man starting over? i have some machining background manily self taught. im a equipment mechanic and have good knowledge of welding and fabrication. looking for advise
km thanks im going to look into it. I live in Arkansas, not exactly a machining capital. my computer skills are rather basic opening and closing work orders, looking up and ordering parts but I can learn. thanks again.
Joel Spann check out Titans of CNC academy online. All for free, you can learn leading edge industry knowledge at home and if you have your own machine, possibly make your own parts. They have a lot of videos on RUclips as well
@@gabrielguerrero2050 thank you I am going to check that out. I have a old carroll jamieson lathe im reworking, going to get a mill this year. I have a 1990s model lathe mill combo I work with and I know they aren't the best, used machine I got a good deal on years ago. thanks again.
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I wnat it to become a machinists. What do i need?
You got 2 choices.
First, You will have to start in as a CNC operator level (button pusher) then work your way up to become a machinist.
Or...
Second, Go to a trade school. Get your CNC certificate, diploma, or AAS then you can become a machinist in a entry level.
Pick your poison.
@jake canebrake your attitude determines your altitude
@@iloveap83 so what your saying is you gotta have that "kiss that ass or get the boot" mentality?...fuck that shit.
@jake canebrake Its not so simple as who you know in a machine shop. People with machinist skills AND a positive attitude can go far 👍
I would like to become a machines
Where I live you start at 20/hr out of school after 5-8 years your up to around 70k-120k depending on how many hours you work
Damn where man?
@@withoutborders9425 CT
@@withoutborders9425 first shift 40 hours would be 70-75k 50 hours night shift is around 110k
In CA they just hold you down and don't "train up" their employee's. Sad really...
I make $15/hr here.
Damn! I'm in South Carolina running manual lathe @ $16hr..and that's after 4yrs on the job
Come to LA. Gardeners,janitors even mc Donals cashier get more than a machinist and not high school need it.
You must not understand how cost of living works.
Has a lot to do with automation
Would a machinist know how to make all the parts of a rifle?
take machining and some gunsmithing.
@@MrShiftey13 Thank you for your input, I don't think a felon can be a gunsmith though. So I am trying to go around that by learning how to make weapons without actually becoming a gunsmith.
Yes
Yes I have some questions for you and was wondering if we could talk. Also curious as to why you don't have a video on automation and engineering technology. I did enjoy this video as well as your other one for electronics engineering
Thanks! I am thinking the government associates automation and engineering technology with one of the engineering fields it surveys. Will have to explore.
@@CareerWatch okay well do I just ask my other questions on here or is there a way to communicate with you
@@DavesRealTalk89 Sure just send me an email. stephen.hack@gmail.com
Only way to make decent money in machining is to get lots of overtime or go into management, fact
How do you go into management, would it help if I take engineering degree?
@@angga8ball You want to get a business degree or have a lot of time in the shop and apply for a supervisor position. I tell you right now, be a manager. Go to college. I've done machining for awhile and the pay isn't there for me.
@@dbz4586 Thanks for the advice. As a matter of fact I got promoted to be a Lead last year (for a guy who used to be a Chef and have less than 5 years exp. in machining, not bad I guess) . New role got me exposed into managing side of it. Most likely be in school next year as I am busy with my personal life right now. And yea I spent a lot of time in the shop. They call the ghost of cnc. Lol
Hello sir i want to work in canada i am cnc woodworking operator in my previous job ang currently working in metal cutting.. can you help me find a job in canada?
conventinal vs cnc machinist demand in market
Cnc makes more money. Conventional is ok for small simple product runs but a cnc can go all day long. Also fewer chances of mistakes.
Hello sir i m cnc operator job vacancy
I would never work for less than 60 $ the hour as a machinists or in any other job using my skills
Machinist here’s best advice I can give is don’t get to attached to politics but always watch them Obama cause a recession unemploying a lot of us this year maybe another recession
Yeah kind of
I am in school now
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I don’t think your numbers are accurate here in Ohio where I live you can make up to 6 figures
Thanks for the input. Next video on machinists, will look deeper into it.
CareerWatch Yea do a recent for it please due to what’s going on what will it cause more work or less higher pay or lower
See i do too and thats why i've always been confused by the national average. Does ohio just pay machinists better? or are num bers incorrectly reported. Most places here in dayton START at at least 20
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good machinists get over $35 / hour
@@KM-bc3lm You Dont need 15 years experience getting $35 / hour. If you work one machine and one model only and only certain type of part then even if you experienced 15/20 years they will laugh at you, When you work in a machine shop first three years you need to be work two or three type of machine. If you work only as operator you wont get $35. .Can you please tell me which states you talking about ?
That requires master cam knowledge.. Programming and set up with no supervision as well as 5 Axis experience and I'm sure some other machines like mills and lathes you had better be able to make hum efficiently to be seen as worth 35 @hr
@@tylercampbell6365 yes, like he said, good machinists
@jake canebrake That sounds about right from what I’ve seen around the Kansas City area where I live. I work as a manual machinist in a pump and motor repair shop that’s non union, and top pay is around $30hr here. We still make double time on Sunday’s and always have lots of overtime if you want it.