Lapping Machine Setup Operator

$43,290 (USD)/yr

$20.81 (USD)/hr

$658 (USD)/yr

The average lapping machine setup operator gross salary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is $43,290 or an equivalent hourly rate of $21. This is 2% lower (-$928) than the average lapping machine setup operator salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $658. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. An entry level lapping machine setup operator (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $32,589. On the other end, a senior level lapping machine setup operator (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $52,187.

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Typical Field of Study: Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Training

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The cost of living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is 8% more than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.

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Pittsburgh ( PITS-burg) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania. Its population of 2.457 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, the 7th-largest in the Mid...

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Sets up and operates lapping machines to lap surfaces of flat, cylindrical, or spherical objects or of adjacent mechanical parts to specified finish or dimensions, following specifications, tooling instructions, and standard charts, applying knowledge of lapping procedures: reads blueprint or job order for product specifications, such as dimensions, tolerances, and number of parts to be lapped, tooling instructions, such as... lapping speeds and pressures, work-holding fixtures, and laps to be used. Mounts laps on spindles with wrenches. Positions and secures workpieces in fixture or on machine table. Moves controls to set lapping speeds, tool pressure, and length of cycle and to guide action of laps against workpieces or workpieces against each other. Starts machine and brushes or sprays lapping compound on laps and workpieces. Inspects lapped workpiece for conformance to specifications, using instruments, such as comparator, flatness gauges, and surface plates. May be assisted by machine setter in setting up machine. May operate machine equipped with abrasive wheels instead of metal laps. May be required to have experience with custom or production work, with particular material or product, or with machine of particular type or trade name and be designated accordingly. Read More

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