I’m a machinist. I’m 26 years old and have been doing it for about 6 years. I make 32 dollars an hour, which is more that most places in my area would normally pay. I’d say to make decent money you CANNOT be content just being a “normal” machinist. You have to get good at the basic principles of the the job and then find a job that not everyone can do. You will never make more than 20-25 dollars an hour just standing in front of a CNC mill and pushing buttons or setting up vises. You CAN make good money but only if you go out of your way to challenge yourself and advance your career. If you don’t wanna do that be a plumber or electrician!
Same bro i been machining since i was 17 im 27 now. Currenrly got an offee at 37.5 an hour and 120$ per diem eveey working day. Or i can stay home and make 32$ an hour.
@@wassimelbattioui3871practice and attention to detail, ask lots of questions and don't just do things but ask why you do and why you don't do certain things
Being a Machinist is worth it if you somehow manage to find a workshop that pays a livable wage. Majority of the shops, especially here in Southern Virginia, tend to pay you a little less than what Mcdonalds is offering you. Plus many small shops won’t have good benefits. The bigger shops tend to actually pay well with worth while benefits, especially for people just starting their career.
So I've been a machinist for 5 years now and I clear 100k a year with my overtime. I have full medical benefits and 3 weeks of paid vacation a year. I'm not sure why so many people in the comments are knocking this trade. I never went to a trade school and didn't finish highschool yet I walked into a shop and said "I'm here to work" and was hired. Now Im an accomplished machinist with a fulfilling career that I'm proud of. I do something most people now days can't. Its precision work that makes you feel good about your job. You're never ashamed when someone says " so what do you do for a living?". You can proudly say I'm a Machinist. Honest respectable work with fair pay
I'm 32 and currently a housekeep at a rehab/old folks home. Should i go to community college and get a certificate in machinist or just apply at jobs on indeed??
@@KISS_MY_CONVERSE if you have the option to go to school, I would say go Hvac or welding. Welders here in west Texas can walk onto a site and start at 35 an hour. Most important thing in the world though is having someone to vouch for you. If you can learn a welding, hvac, or machinist trade and are able to work the hours those will clear you 100k a year, but you will work for that money.
People knock the trade because most companies pay like shit. The only way someone can make 100k in this trade is to live at work and get lucky to land at a top company in the city. I’ve been in this trade 9 years and most make between 18-25$ hourly it’s very rare when I hear a machinist hit the 30+ mark. Another sad thing is I’ve asked them if they would do it again and all have said no the stress isn’t worth the pay.
Between 2000-2020 the salary has increased 51%, but according to BLS the CPI inflation was 50% for the same period. So machinists have merely maintained their standard of living, in the absence of any data about the unions.
I’m almost done with my first year as a mechanical engineering student. Frankly, it’s a lot harder than I thought and it seems like CNC machining is similar enough to my interests and passion while being viable enough to earn a stable income and future while being much more attainable. I may switch in the future.
The experience you learn as a machinist will be priceless as a mechanical engineer. Learning how different metals react to heat, pressure, etc. Learning the manufacturing process, from design to program to setup and finally product.
Just be prepared to not actually develop anything. Most people get into mechanical engineering because they want to make stuff. Then they get disillusioned by all the hard math and cubicle work and go into machining because they just want to make stuff. Then they get into machining and often get disillusioned again because you are making stuff but your basically just a cog in the production process. Your job is to make x part, you usually don't even find out what part of a machine it goes into, you just make it and put it in a box. Your basically just the part of the production process that nobody has figured out how to automate yet. Also parts can be creative and interesting but they are the programming jobs, which is a fraction of the jobs out there.
@kkknotcool Most top machinists are also programmers. They use programs like Mastercam, soft cam or fusion 360. You're right about feeling like a cog inside a machine, but you have to remember you're working for someone else. Ideally, what your goal should be is gathering information and as much experience in programming and the machining process from design to product and then starting your own company. Many machinists I've know have done just that. You can design for customers looking to make prototypes or make your own inventions. Or you can just design and program and be outsourced by companies, but you work for yourself. There's many options if you're willing to put in the time.
@@XhectorX1417I agree anybody can eventually get out of the button pusher/setup world of cnc, but I've mostly seen people start businesses because it's so hard to actually move from setup into programming. Any career where you have to leave employment to get experience in the higher levels isn't exactly a field full of opportunities. I'd get a degree in machining as a 4 to 7 year plan to get a $50k/40 hour a week job in a low cost of living area and live cheap and save up for a HAAS mini mill or tool room lathe. That's the only way I see any forward career movement for most people in the field.
I am 22 and I have been in a shop since the age of 16, I flew through trade school within less than a year and I get paid very well because I also am certified in master cam programming, a machinist and programmer is highly valued
@@YTMASFTR look online at nearby trade schools for something like machine tool program or something along the lines of that. You can also just watch quick youtube videos on how to read a micrometer, caliper and some basic precision measuring instruments. (they are easy once you get the hang of it). Your best bet is becoming a button pusher first, which is gonna be like a CNC operator, your job would be to load and unload parts inside of a CNC machine and press the go button and do periodic measurements to make sure you are hitting your numbers. That is going to be the easiest way to get your foot in the door. You can also just cold call some smaller job shops, the trade is hurting pretty bad and they will take anyone that can prove they are willing to learn and can consistently show up to work. The pay is not great, i myself am actually considering exiting the trade after 2 years because im at 20 an hour and that where I am at isnt enough to live on. Make sure you REALLY get a scope of salary for this line of work where you live to make sure its something that you want to do. The field is truly endless and youll never stop learning. Trade school to get your feet wet isnt a bad idea, but your first month in a shop you will learn more than your first year in school. If i had advice, I would say to get REAL familiar with SOLIDWORKS and MASTERCAM, they are programs for designing and writing toolpath programs for running production on parts. You will make more money if you are good at that than you will if you become just a machinist. Cant stress it enough though, look at your local job market for machinist positions, nothing worse than investing time in schooling and learning your pay ceiling is only like 24 dollars in your area(and thats after YEARS in the trade). Wish you luck on your journey!
@@virtuousandvivacious8020 Master cam is a name brand software that is commonly using in machining, its very intuitive and allows shops to 3d model parts to specific sizes they need and then also program a toolpath (the literal route the a CNC machine tool takes) that allows them to essentially make a part from scratch on the computer and using toolpaths, make the part at a CNC machine. Its become a necessity for production shops and if you are computer savvy and dont mind staring at screens all day, id recommend learning it over becoming a machinist. Although learning both is beneficial and almost a necessity as well
@@YTMASFTR For education, look into a local Vocational school or Community College. I'm not entirely sure how many schools offer it as a program compared to something like plumbing or electrical.
You can break 100k working 15-20 hours of overtime if you are a top machinist. Manufacturing engineers start around 55k salary and can make up to 130k as senior engineer managers. You don't even need a high school diploma in most cases. You start at the low end of pay no matter what degrees you get. You get paid based on what you can do and how you sell yourself during interviews.
I am 18 and work as a machinist. I make 20.60 an hour but its not too bad bc i live in sc. I work 55-60 hour weeks. I am uncertified but i learned alot over the internet. Def not a job for everyone. A few tips for increasing pay are moving between jobs every several months, say during your interview that you want to learn alot of different skills and machines, and also learn g code on your own on the internet internet. It is a very simple language and knowing it is an extra 5-10 an hour. One of the main reasons pay is low imo is bc alot of older machinists have been working at rhe same company for many years and dont want to move even for higher pay. Where I live a machinist with 4+ years of experience can easily make $40+ an hour.
Been machining for 10 years. After graduating NTMA, I started in a tool and die shop doing wire and sinker edm. I also got introduced to honing. I've had plenty different jobs, super advanced and super old-school. Comes down to this,, you want to learn the best skills,, work a small job shop. Bigger companies are an easier workflow due to procedures on repeatability for production. Smaller shops, it depends in how successfully they are to offer medical benefits or even vacation days.. biggers companies will always have benefits but hire complete morons.. Personally I hate and dred the advanced cnc world. It gets boring for me. Id rather work as a tool and die maker using my mechanical skills doings lapping, honing, reaming carbide and glass. You gotta find your strong points.
Here is my thought process. It seems that this job has had low base pay and has lagged behind but as the boomers continue to retire and the lack of new blood coming in means that there is going to be a huge snap back to hire wages big time.
I'm not sure about your low pay logic as a machinist... I started at 35 an hour and currently make 48 an hour after 5 years in the same shop. I also have full benefits and 3 weeks paid vacation a year. This video doesn't really give much useful information on this job. I'd ask an actual machinist what it's like.
@@Shockeclipse Machinist seems to be a very diverse term now days but what I do is very specialized. Now there are things that contribute to my income over other machinist but I think that mostly comes from hours worked. It's not odd for me to work a 120 hour work week. It feels pretty normal when I work two or three weeks straight without a single day off. I specifically make parts and tools for ships going up and down the Mississippi River out of New Orleans. I have seen a lot of untrained machinist since I made this comment who apparently scrape by for pennies in sweat shops basically. I won't work for dummy money. If I don't make a living wage I won't do the work. If more people had the mindset of "pay me or I won't work" instead of "pay me to work" more jobs would pay more.
I’m looking at this because I want to become a gunsmith. There are no physical schools to go to in Texas and I read a lot of comments online saying that instead of going to an online gunsmith school it’d better to look into this.
Man I don’t even care about becoming a machinist. I just watch these because your voice is good background noise for studying. But if you could, is it possible you could research if it’s worth it to become a journalist? Different parts of the field and if it is reasonable to want as a job? I am actually interested in becoming a journalist and I think it’d be cool to hear about what I’ve been getting myself into
I've been a machinist for fifteen years and my best advice is to absolutely not be a machinist. I make decent money but most shops out there will pay you terrible wages and only want you to stand and push buttons all day. Worst paying trade for how high precision it is. Want to eventually start your own shop? Good luck with the incredibly high start up costs associated with buying machines and such. Be an electrician or plumber and make twice the money, faster and easier. Also, every machine I have ever worked on can and will absolutely kill you if you aren't paying attention.
I'm in trade school, before taking our safety test I had to watch some videos. Let me tell you that seeing a man turn to mush on a lathe really made me much more aware of safety in the shop.
@@Lemongrab44 I went to trade school for it an it was too much a mental drain. Save up for a while and attend a state trade school. In TN it only cost me $700 for 4 months of school, I'm going for my CDL now and the whole program is less than 2k. Plus state trade schools have great financial assistance programs
Im a male INFJ making 23 an hour as a machine operator (sometimes I operate CNCs and other machines like joseph machines) I'd like to learn CNC programming so that I can work for lockheed, blue origin, spacex, or starlink... i am happy that you are earning good miss
Hell yeah get it! Dude had me laughing I was like bro we don't hate women or minorities this isn't a white male conspiracy, my shop we've just literally never had one apply... ever... in the 16 years I've been there anyways 🤣 Of all the trades nobody has any idea what machining is though, kind of the behind the scenes warriors
I’m a network engineer who recently got laid off. It’s a super competitive market at the moment so I’m thinking of changing careers to a machinist. Anyone in a similar situation that has taken this path as well?
@@z1lla4as somebody who has done IT and is now a machinist. I can confidently say that I'm going to be trying to switch back after 5 years in the field.
Is it true that CNC operators will be replaced with robots within 3-4 years (or maybe just a little later) and just the CNC programmer position will stay for human?
No likely anytime soon. Although the long arc across the board for is bending toward automation, new machines/technology is expensive and takes a long time to successfully implement - not only buying the tech itself but the time it’s costing you to get it up and running before you see any payoff, which is why most shops I’ve worked in are still heavily dependent on CNCs from the late 90s or earlier. 15 years ago when I was in school my teachers all said Machining wouldn’t exist as a trade in the US by now due to automation and outsourcing overseas, but demand has actually increased. Will we ever see most Machinists replaced by fully automated cells? Possibly, but it’s likely decades away rather than years, and even then you’re still going to need technicians to maintain the equipment, monitor production and Machinists to make additional fixtures and tooling.
No way in hell a robot will replace me you obviously don't have any idea how hard is it to set up a CNC machine and get it to hold tolerance the whole day
Hi I really enjoyed the video but I have a question what level of math proficiency would I need for this kind of job? I graduated from highschool recently and math has never been my strongest subject.
Grade 11 math would be enough, it depends which country you’re from. But here most colleges dont look for math average as long as you have received G11 or G12
I'm a highschool drop out and never learned trig or anything past about 9th grade math but I've been working as a machinist for 5 years now and I make 48 an hour. I learned everything I need on the job.
@@amalsanthoshp485 Make sure you have good communication skills in English. Our technical drawings are not in other languages and you will be reading them. We have all kinds of machining here. Primarily, CNC machining. If you know how to use Mastercam to program CNC machines, you will be valuable to the larger companies.
Automation is coming. But…be the best machinist and become the automation guy or six sigma and LEAN guru. You will be safe. I estimate we have 5 years before the roll out happens. Another 5 before the change. I give 10 years of good human productivity. After you will need to be the guy who fixes or set them up. Machine learning and cyber security are better
Seeing personality types introduced here, I fall into the 1% group which I find interesting. I am very interested with talking with the guys on the floor who I love.
Machinists are also loosing their minds over repetitively doing the same thing over allot! Outside challenges are welcome if you need a manual machine shop! We've worked for government jobs before solving alinement
it's a terrible career path. The companies are constantly looking for ways to bring in people with no skills and somehow make them a machinist overnight Like said in the video and in comments you have to work overtime to make a liveable wage. In my town it takes 2 years at the community college to acquire a diploma in this line of work. It's not worth it
That's bad information mostly.. I started as a walk on with no highschool diploma making 35 an hour and 5 years later I'm making 48 an hour in the same shop. I get full benefits and 3 weeks of paid vacation a year.. so the hate here is really weird to me. I enjoy my work and make good money doing it
@@PwnyDwn Hey I don’t know if you’ll see this reply but I’m thinking of becoming a precision machinist, I’m in college for my bachelors in manufacturing but it’s not someone I wanna do, I recently found out about this career path which seems more interesting. After reading your comment, any tips to be in a position like yours. I know you got to where you are through hard work and I’m ready for it. Please and thank you.
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I am a machinist have been doing it for 6 or 7 years and I make 31 an hour and I work 50 hours a week I have my ged and learned everything on the job
I make 20.26 a hour and i work 27 hours of overtime a week theres alor of overtime in machining
I heard the job can be repetitive
@@GKDon919 can be. Probably depends on where your at. I learn something new everyday. Look for a small shop that runs different parts.
I make 45 and didnt go to college as a machinst
@@francysvarona3567no trade school or anything?
I’m a machinist. I’m 26 years old and have been doing it for about 6 years. I make 32 dollars an hour, which is more that most places in my area would normally pay. I’d say to make decent money you CANNOT be content just being a “normal” machinist. You have to get good at the basic principles of the the job and then find a job that not everyone can do. You will never make more than 20-25 dollars an hour just standing in front of a CNC mill and pushing buttons or setting up vises. You CAN make good money but only if you go out of your way to challenge yourself and advance your career. If you don’t wanna do that be a plumber or electrician!
Same bro i been machining since i was 17 im 27 now. Currenrly got an offee at 37.5 an hour and 120$ per diem eveey working day. Or i can stay home and make 32$ an hour.
hello travis i'm just beginner in cnc and can u tell me how can improve
what do you need to learns to be professional
@@wassimelbattioui3871practice and attention to detail, ask lots of questions and don't just do things but ask why you do and why you don't do certain things
@@wassimelbattioui3871also don't be afraid to find a new shop if you feel like you aren't learning anymore or want to learn a new machine
Machinist is not "work with your hands" it is work with your brain AND hands.
Being a Machinist is worth it if you somehow manage to find a workshop that pays a livable wage. Majority of the shops, especially here in Southern Virginia, tend to pay you a little less than what Mcdonalds is offering you. Plus many small shops won’t have good benefits. The bigger shops tend to actually pay well with worth while benefits, especially for people just starting their career.
Hey bro i got an offwe in virginia. 37 am hour with 120$ per diem.
@roranoramontes9152 where do you work? What area are you in?
So I've been a machinist for 5 years now and I clear 100k a year with my overtime. I have full medical benefits and 3 weeks of paid vacation a year. I'm not sure why so many people in the comments are knocking this trade. I never went to a trade school and didn't finish highschool yet I walked into a shop and said "I'm here to work" and was hired. Now Im an accomplished machinist with a fulfilling career that I'm proud of. I do something most people now days can't. Its precision work that makes you feel good about your job. You're never ashamed when someone says " so what do you do for a living?". You can proudly say I'm a Machinist. Honest respectable work with fair pay
I'm 32 and currently a housekeep at a rehab/old folks home. Should i go to community college and get a certificate in machinist or just apply at jobs on indeed??
@@KISS_MY_CONVERSE if you have the option to go to school, I would say go Hvac or welding. Welders here in west Texas can walk onto a site and start at 35 an hour. Most important thing in the world though is having someone to vouch for you. If you can learn a welding, hvac, or machinist trade and are able to work the hours those will clear you 100k a year, but you will work for that money.
@@PwnyDwnHow about aircraft mechanic, helevator mechanic or factory mechanic. Best wishes.
Well said man. Thanks. CNC here and agree with your comment
People knock the trade because most companies pay like shit. The only way someone can make 100k in this trade is to live at work and get lucky to land at a top company in the city. I’ve been in this trade 9 years and most make between 18-25$ hourly it’s very rare when I hear a machinist hit the 30+ mark. Another sad thing is I’ve asked them if they would do it again and all have said no the stress isn’t worth the pay.
Between 2000-2020 the salary has increased 51%, but according to BLS the CPI inflation was 50% for the same period. So machinists have merely maintained their standard of living, in the absence of any data about the unions.
I’m almost done with my first year as a mechanical engineering student. Frankly, it’s a lot harder than I thought and it seems like CNC machining is similar enough to my interests and passion while being viable enough to earn a stable income and future while being much more attainable. I may switch in the future.
The experience you learn as a machinist will be priceless as a mechanical engineer. Learning how different metals react to heat, pressure, etc. Learning the manufacturing process, from design to program to setup and finally product.
Just be prepared to not actually develop anything.
Most people get into mechanical engineering because they want to make stuff.
Then they get disillusioned by all the hard math and cubicle work and go into machining because they just want to make stuff.
Then they get into machining and often get disillusioned again because you are making stuff but your basically just a cog in the production process.
Your job is to make x part, you usually don't even find out what part of a machine it goes into, you just make it and put it in a box. Your basically just the part of the production process that nobody has figured out how to automate yet.
Also parts can be creative and interesting but they are the programming jobs, which is a fraction of the jobs out there.
@kkknotcool Most top machinists are also programmers. They use programs like Mastercam, soft cam or fusion 360. You're right about feeling like a cog inside a machine, but you have to remember you're working for someone else. Ideally, what your goal should be is gathering information and as much experience in programming and the machining process from design to product and then starting your own company. Many machinists I've know have done just that. You can design for customers looking to make prototypes or make your own inventions. Or you can just design and program and be outsourced by companies, but you work for yourself. There's many options if you're willing to put in the time.
@@XhectorX1417I agree anybody can eventually get out of the button pusher/setup world of cnc, but I've mostly seen people start businesses because it's so hard to actually move from setup into programming. Any career where you have to leave employment to get experience in the higher levels isn't exactly a field full of opportunities.
I'd get a degree in machining as a 4 to 7 year plan to get a $50k/40 hour a week job in a low cost of living area and live cheap and save up for a HAAS mini mill or tool room lathe. That's the only way I see any forward career movement for most people in the field.
@@kkknotcoolagreed
I am 22 and I have been in a shop since the age of 16, I flew through trade school within less than a year and I get paid very well because I also am certified in master cam programming, a machinist and programmer is highly valued
Hey,would you kindly elaborate for me what master cam programming means
@@virtuousandvivacious8020its like a code generator , cam/cad search that up
@@YTMASFTR look online at nearby trade schools for something like machine tool program or something along the lines of that. You can also just watch quick youtube videos on how to read a micrometer, caliper and some basic precision measuring instruments. (they are easy once you get the hang of it). Your best bet is becoming a button pusher first, which is gonna be like a CNC operator, your job would be to load and unload parts inside of a CNC machine and press the go button and do periodic measurements to make sure you are hitting your numbers. That is going to be the easiest way to get your foot in the door. You can also just cold call some smaller job shops, the trade is hurting pretty bad and they will take anyone that can prove they are willing to learn and can consistently show up to work. The pay is not great, i myself am actually considering exiting the trade after 2 years because im at 20 an hour and that where I am at isnt enough to live on. Make sure you REALLY get a scope of salary for this line of work where you live to make sure its something that you want to do. The field is truly endless and youll never stop learning. Trade school to get your feet wet isnt a bad idea, but your first month in a shop you will learn more than your first year in school. If i had advice, I would say to get REAL familiar with SOLIDWORKS and MASTERCAM, they are programs for designing and writing toolpath programs for running production on parts. You will make more money if you are good at that than you will if you become just a machinist. Cant stress it enough though, look at your local job market for machinist positions, nothing worse than investing time in schooling and learning your pay ceiling is only like 24 dollars in your area(and thats after YEARS in the trade).
Wish you luck on your journey!
@@virtuousandvivacious8020 Master cam is a name brand software that is commonly using in machining, its very intuitive and allows shops to 3d model parts to specific sizes they need and then also program a toolpath (the literal route the a CNC machine tool takes) that allows them to essentially make a part from scratch on the computer and using toolpaths, make the part at a CNC machine. Its become a necessity for production shops and if you are computer savvy and dont mind staring at screens all day, id recommend learning it over becoming a machinist. Although learning both is beneficial and almost a necessity as well
@@YTMASFTR For education, look into a local Vocational school or Community College. I'm not entirely sure how many schools offer it as a program compared to something like plumbing or electrical.
What about cancer or lung cancer? From coolant or breathing all the gine powder not deliberately
You can break 100k working 15-20 hours of overtime if you are a top machinist. Manufacturing engineers start around 55k salary and can make up to 130k as senior engineer managers. You don't even need a high school diploma in most cases. You start at the low end of pay no matter what degrees you get. You get paid based on what you can do and how you sell yourself during interviews.
i work 5-10 hrs of overtime every week and make 115K
I am 18 and work as a machinist. I make 20.60 an hour but its not too bad bc i live in sc. I work 55-60 hour weeks. I am uncertified but i learned alot over the internet. Def not a job for everyone. A few tips for increasing pay are moving between jobs every several months, say during your interview that you want to learn alot of different skills and machines, and also learn g code on your own on the internet internet. It is a very simple language and knowing it is an extra 5-10 an hour. One of the main reasons pay is low imo is bc alot of older machinists have been working at rhe same company for many years and dont want to move even for higher pay. Where I live a machinist with 4+ years of experience can easily make $40+ an hour.
Hey, i wanna ask u about it, like how and where’d u learn from it and im tryna break into this industry, would be great if u drop some good stuff
Been machining for 10 years. After graduating NTMA, I started in a tool and die shop doing wire and sinker edm. I also got introduced to honing. I've had plenty different jobs, super advanced and super old-school. Comes down to this,, you want to learn the best skills,, work a small job shop. Bigger companies are an easier workflow due to procedures on repeatability for production. Smaller shops, it depends in how successfully they are to offer medical benefits or even vacation days.. biggers companies will always have benefits but hire complete morons.. Personally I hate and dred the advanced cnc world. It gets boring for me. Id rather work as a tool and die maker using my mechanical skills doings lapping, honing, reaming carbide and glass. You gotta find your strong points.
What is lapping and honing
@@Camden_Carterbasically a disc on one side of the part or both sides rubbing off material to a specific size. Its similar to grinding
Here is my thought process. It seems that this job has had low base pay and has lagged behind but as the boomers continue to retire and the lack of new blood coming in means that there is going to be a huge snap back to hire wages big time.
Boomers retiring will have huge implications throughout the economy.
I'm not sure about your low pay logic as a machinist... I started at 35 an hour and currently make 48 an hour after 5 years in the same shop. I also have full benefits and 3 weeks paid vacation a year. This video doesn't really give much useful information on this job. I'd ask an actual machinist what it's like.
@@PwnyDwn Those wages are almost unheard of for machinists.
@@Shockeclipse Machinist seems to be a very diverse term now days but what I do is very specialized. Now there are things that contribute to my income over other machinist but I think that mostly comes from hours worked. It's not odd for me to work a 120 hour work week. It feels pretty normal when I work two or three weeks straight without a single day off. I specifically make parts and tools for ships going up and down the Mississippi River out of New Orleans. I have seen a lot of untrained machinist since I made this comment who apparently scrape by for pennies in sweat shops basically. I won't work for dummy money. If I don't make a living wage I won't do the work. If more people had the mindset of "pay me or I won't work" instead of "pay me to work" more jobs would pay more.
@@PwnyDwn What did you do to get that specialization? If I wanted something similar should I go to school for that or what route should I take?
I’m looking at this because I want to become a gunsmith. There are no physical schools to go to in Texas and I read a lot of comments online saying that instead of going to an online gunsmith school it’d better to look into this.
hi
Man I don’t even care about becoming a machinist. I just watch these because your voice is good background noise for studying. But if you could, is it possible you could research if it’s worth it to become a journalist? Different parts of the field and if it is reasonable to want as a job? I am actually interested in becoming a journalist and I think it’d be cool to hear about what I’ve been getting myself into
Sure. Will check out that occupation.
You need to be able to play outlast 1 and 2 and beat it. Then you are ready to be a journalist.
I've been a machinist for fifteen years and my best advice is to absolutely not be a machinist. I make decent money but most shops out there will pay you terrible wages and only want you to stand and push buttons all day. Worst paying trade for how high precision it is. Want to eventually start your own shop? Good luck with the incredibly high start up costs associated with buying machines and such. Be an electrician or plumber and make twice the money, faster and easier. Also, every machine I have ever worked on can and will absolutely kill you if you aren't paying attention.
Thanks for sharing!
I'm in trade school, before taking our safety test I had to watch some videos. Let me tell you that seeing a man turn to mush on a lathe really made me much more aware of safety in the shop.
I'm a traveling machinist, and make 45 a hour.
Just wait until america goes to war with china, and machinist will be needed so badly in america.
About 2 years in to this field, I hate it and want to get out, any advice on this?
@@Lemongrab44 I went to trade school for it an it was too much a mental drain. Save up for a while and attend a state trade school. In TN it only cost me $700 for 4 months of school, I'm going for my CDL now and the whole program is less than 2k. Plus state trade schools have great financial assistance programs
Can you do this cater with no college education?
What is a machinist job do
I guess I'm a rare machinist, I'm a female INFJ 😂 I make $30 an hour working in aerospace
Im a male INFJ making 23 an hour as a machine operator (sometimes I operate CNCs and other machines like joseph machines) I'd like to learn CNC programming so that I can work for lockheed, blue origin, spacex, or starlink... i am happy that you are earning good miss
mbti isnt relevant to even label yourself. You cannot put the whole human population in 16 cognitive stacks. There is way too much diversity.
Hell yeah get it! Dude had me laughing I was like bro we don't hate women or minorities this isn't a white male conspiracy, my shop we've just literally never had one apply... ever... in the 16 years I've been there anyways 🤣 Of all the trades nobody has any idea what machining is though, kind of the behind the scenes warriors
I’m a network engineer who recently got laid off. It’s a super competitive market at the moment so I’m thinking of changing careers to a machinist. Anyone in a similar situation that has taken this path as well?
How much does cost for the training?
The base salary increase correlates with inflation ?
How much does it cost to do the training?
I work in IT and make far more money, yet I am totally humbled by the skills of a good machinist.
Part of the reason I quit IT. The work make me feel soulless
@@z1lla4as somebody who has done IT and is now a machinist. I can confidently say that I'm going to be trying to switch back after 5 years in the field.
Is it true that CNC operators will be replaced with robots within 3-4 years (or maybe just a little later) and just the CNC programmer position will stay for human?
No likely anytime soon. Although the long arc across the board for is bending toward automation, new machines/technology is expensive and takes a long time to successfully implement - not only buying the tech itself but the time it’s costing you to get it up and running before you see any payoff, which is why most shops I’ve worked in are still heavily dependent on CNCs from the late 90s or earlier. 15 years ago when I was in school my teachers all said Machining wouldn’t exist as a trade in the US by now due to automation and outsourcing overseas, but demand has actually increased. Will we ever see most Machinists replaced by fully automated cells? Possibly, but it’s likely decades away rather than years, and even then you’re still going to need technicians to maintain the equipment, monitor production and Machinists to make additional fixtures and tooling.
@@EugeneRossimy shop is finally moving from pen and paper to computer, full automation is in the works ; less than 10yrs out. 😅
@@improvisedchaos8904so in other words, it's an unstable career?
@@ryanjones4772 honestly- yes. I don't feel secure at my job and am studying computer science to switch.
No way in hell a robot will replace me you obviously don't have any idea how hard is it to set up a CNC machine and get it to hold tolerance the whole day
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Sure will look into it.
25 years experience as a lathe machinist. I'm interested how to apply?
Good video
Hi I really enjoyed the video but I have a question what level of math proficiency would I need for this kind of job? I graduated from highschool recently and math has never been my strongest subject.
Trig and geometry and regular math
If you want to become an engineer designer, you have to be an expert in trigonometry and algebra.
Grade 11 math would be enough, it depends which country you’re from.
But here most colleges dont look for math average as long as you have received G11 or G12
As long as you can use a calculator. CAD made knowing Trigonometry obsolete.
I'm a highschool drop out and never learned trig or anything past about 9th grade math but I've been working as a machinist for 5 years now and I make 48 an hour. I learned everything I need on the job.
The crazy hours to make a living will drive you insane find a shop that’s flexible w Horus
Every machinist in my shop has a bachelor’s degree, I make 18/hr and have for the past 2 years
Hi I'm from Philippines 🇵🇭 machinist in 6 years
yes you can make money in america is ashortege of good machinist!!!
Man I'm from india and I'm a machinist how I get a machinist jot at there
Just bring your skills with you and be willing to learn more. You'll find something here quickly.
@@breathinglead871 yes bro
@@breathinglead871 is there is scope for machinist?
@@amalsanthoshp485 Make sure you have good communication skills in English. Our technical drawings are not in other languages and you will be reading them. We have all kinds of machining here. Primarily, CNC machining. If you know how to use Mastercam to program CNC machines, you will be valuable to the larger companies.
@@breathinglead871 ok sir thankyou for your valuable information
My personality is being poor
First off pushing start button on a already programmed machine is not what a machinist does ....if u have real skill u will get rewarded
I have 12 year experience as machinists
3:19 This chart only adds up to 86%...
Automation is coming. But…be the best machinist and become the automation guy or six sigma and LEAN guru. You will be safe. I estimate we have 5 years before the roll out happens. Another 5 before the change. I give 10 years of good human productivity. After you will need to be the guy who fixes or set them up. Machine learning and cyber security are better
Seeing personality types introduced here, I fall into the 1% group which I find interesting.
I am very interested with talking with the guys on the floor who I love.
mbti is irrelevant. You cannot put the whole population into 16 cognitive stack with any level of accuracy.
Machinists are also loosing their minds over repetitively doing the same thing over allot! Outside challenges are welcome if you need a manual machine shop! We've worked for government jobs before solving alinement
No
it's a terrible career path. The companies are constantly looking for ways to bring in people with no skills and somehow make them a machinist overnight Like said in the video and in comments you have to work overtime to make a liveable wage. In my town it takes 2 years at the community college to acquire a diploma in this line of work. It's not worth it
That's bad information mostly.. I started as a walk on with no highschool diploma making 35 an hour and 5 years later I'm making 48 an hour in the same shop. I get full benefits and 3 weeks of paid vacation a year.. so the hate here is really weird to me. I enjoy my work and make good money doing it
Here it only requires 18 weeks of school and 100 work hours to get certified.
@@PwnyDwn Hey I don’t know if you’ll see this reply but I’m thinking of becoming a precision machinist, I’m in college for my bachelors in manufacturing but it’s not someone I wanna do, I recently found out about this career path which seems more interesting. After reading your comment, any tips to be in a position like yours. I know you got to where you are through hard work and I’m ready for it. Please and thank you.
Try putting your face a little closer to that part😂
My dad was a machinist a lot of robots took over his job.....I had to make my own jog I ori t to place a screw cirectly using. Dawn soap today......my dad had a high IQ mine is 149/..... Dont let anyone te u can't be anything in life just do ur homework ....my dad we t through he dyri g the 1970 reseceiion.. He list his job when they closed
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