(BC) Machine Tool Technology Degree, Program Information at Brazosport College

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.
Salary and Wages
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Total Employment: 1,820
- Average Annual Salary: $27,620
- Average Hourly Rate: $13.28
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.
Salary and Wages
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Total Employment: 1,170
- Average Annual Salary: $29,710
- Average Hourly Rate: $14.29
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.
Salary and Wages
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Total Employment: 730
- Average Annual Salary: $34,100
- Average Hourly Rate: $16.39
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.
Salary and Wages
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Total Employment: 4,140
- Average Annual Salary: $27,940
- Average Hourly Rate: $13.43
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.
Salary and Wages
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Total Employment: 550
- Average Annual Salary: $35,400
- Average Hourly Rate: $17.02
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.
Salary and Wages
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Total Employment: 2,410
- Average Annual Salary: $25,720
- Average Hourly Rate: $12.37
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.
Salary and Wages
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Total Employment: 2,800
- Average Annual Salary: $29,820
- Average Hourly Rate: $14.34
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.
Salary and Wages
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Total Employment: 800
- Average Annual Salary: $35,730
- Average Hourly Rate: $17.18
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.
Salary and Wages
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Total Employment: 14,670
- Average Annual Salary: $35,530
- Average Hourly Rate: $17.08
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.
Salary and Wages
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Total Employment: 760
- Average Annual Salary: $27,190
- Average Hourly Rate: $13.07
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
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Total Employment: 550
- Average Annual Salary: $30,670
- Average Hourly Rate: $14.75
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
Salary and Wages
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Average Annual Salary: $37,670
- Average Hourly Rate: $18.11
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 48,661
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 36,431
- Percent Job Growth: -25.1%

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Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details

Machine Tool Technology

	Total	Certificate	Associate
Overall
All Students	28	27	1

By Gender
Male	28	27	1
Female	-	-	-

By Race
Non-Resident Alien	-	-	-
American Indian	-	-	-
Black	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-
Hispanic	10	9	1
White	18	18	-
Unknown	-	-	-

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