(ECC) Machine Shop Technology Degree, Program Information at Erie Community College

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and modify metal parts in support of other manufacturing, repair or design activities, or as an independent business. Find Colleges Offering Machine Shop Technology Degree.

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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Job Description
Fabricate, lay out, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
Operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces.
Salary and Wages
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
- Total Employment: 800
- Average Annual Salary: $33,100
- Average Hourly Rate: $15.91
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 140,510
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 136,339
- Percent Job Growth: -3.0%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Reaction Time
- Near Vision
- Hearing Sensitivity
- Auditory Attention
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.
Salary and Wages
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
- Total Employment: 430
- Average Annual Salary: $33,740
- Average Hourly Rate: $16.22
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
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.
Salary and Wages
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
- Total Employment: 1,940
- Average Annual Salary: $40,080
- Average Hourly Rate: $19.27
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 396,539
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 384,120
- Percent Job Growth: -3.1%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Control Precision
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
Salary and Wages
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
- Total Employment: 780
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 96,553
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 96,846
- Percent Job Growth: 0.3%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Manual Dexterity
- 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.
Salary and Wages
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
- Average Annual Salary: $37,670
- Average Hourly Rate: $18.11
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.
Salary and Wages
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
- Average Annual Salary: $37,300
- Average Hourly Rate: $17.93
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
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Job Description
Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.
Salary and Wages
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
- Total Employment: 80
- Average Annual Salary: $47,640
- Average Hourly Rate: $22.90
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 21,930
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 17,681
- Percent Job Growth: -19.4%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Perceptual Speed
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Manual Dexterity
- Finger Dexterity
- Control Precision
- Near Vision
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Salary and Wages
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
- Total Employment: 380
- Average Annual Salary: $62,600
- Average Hourly Rate: $30.09
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 48,661
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 36,431
- Percent Job Growth: -25.1%