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8:19 PM
February 16, 2011
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Good machinists. As in toolmakers. Not some dweeb that happens to know mastercam and can run a CNC.
Somebody with 10-12 years experience can quite easily make 40-60k a year, if they're good. That means well rounded, can read a print, can determine fits and finishes, will operate a mill or a lathe or a grinder and do them all equally well.
I work intimately with 10 guys in a precision shop. The minimum experienced one is 8 years, and he's pretty damn good. The oldest guys have 30 plus, and I'm betting they make more than me. They are the guys I turn to for guidance and advice. It's how I developed my machinist skills so quickly.
6:57 PM
January 4, 2009
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This video says there's a growing shortage of machinists and that "starting pay is as high as $30 an hour." An instructor in a local high school vocational program for machinists told me their graduates are almost guaranteed a job. But experienced machinists and tool & die makers have told me that many of the jobs suck because companies don't want to pay very much ($15-20 an hour) and skimp on benefits. BTW, I live in a city that still very high-tech even though many of its largest manufacturers have been struggling for a long time (Kodak, Xerox, Bausch & Lomb).
So what's the truth? Can most machinists make a good middle-class living or not?
http://video.foxnews.com/v/132…..782814001/
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