Career spotlight
Metal machining setters and setter-operators
Average National Salaries (2020)
Age 20
£18,200
Age 35
£33,280
Age 50
£36,920
Average salary in the East Midlands: £32,240
What does this career do?
Job holders in this unit group operate machines to drill, bore, grind, cut, mill or otherwise shape metal workpieces.
Typical tasks
- examines drawings and specifications to determine appropriate method, sequence of operations and machine setting
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selects and fixes work-holding devices and appropriate cutting, shaping, grinding and/or forming tools
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sets machine controls for rotation speeds, depth of cut and stroke, and adjusts machine table, stops and guides
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operates automatic or manual controls to feed tool to workpiece or vice versa and checks accuracy of machining
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repositions workpiece, changes tools and resets machine as necessary during production run
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instructs operators on the safe and correct method of operation of the machine.
Current entry requirements
There are no formal academic requirements although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades. Engineering apprenticeships, BTEC and City and Guilds qualifications are available together with on-the-job training. NVQs/ SVQs at Level 2 are available.
Percentage in work
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Predicted employment status in 2022
Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands
Career related courses available at West Notts
There are no current courses offered by West Notts that are related to this career.
About the statistics
Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.