(CR) Machine Tool Technology Degree, Program Information at College of the Redwoods

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, cut, twisted, pressed, fused, stamped or worked. Find Colleges Offering Machine Tool Technology Degree.

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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 93,869
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 87,146
- Percent Job Growth: -7.2%
Important Abilities
- Manual Dexterity
- Control Precision
- Multilimb Coordination
- Reaction Time
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 31,068
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 21,640
- Percent Job Growth: -30.4%
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 35,853
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 31,611
- Percent Job Growth: -11.8%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Manual Dexterity
- Control Precision
- Multilimb Coordination
- Rate Control
- Reaction Time
- Near Vision
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 271,745
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 231,384
- Percent Job Growth: -14.9%
Important Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Control Precision
- Near Vision
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 42,686
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 33,215
- Percent Job Growth: -22.2%
Important Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 101,441
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 85,499
- Percent Job Growth: -15.7%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Manual Dexterity
- Control Precision
- Multilimb Coordination
- Rate Control
- Reaction Time
- Near Vision
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 67,760
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 51,976
- Percent Job Growth: -23.3%
Important Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Control Precision
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 29,211
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 23,071
- Percent Job Growth: -21.0%
Important Abilities
- Oral Expression
- Manual Dexterity
Machinists
Job Description
Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 396,539
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 384,120
- Percent Job Growth: -3.1%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Control Precision
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat-treat metal or plastic objects.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 27,122
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 23,107
- Percent Job Growth: -14.8%
Important Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Multilimb Coordination
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 10,153
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 8,144
- Percent Job Growth: -19.8%
Important Abilities
- Visualization
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Near Vision
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 48,661
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 36,431
- Percent Job Growth: -25.1%