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Screw Machine Setup Operator
$45,974 (USD)/yr
$22.10 (USD)/hr
$717 (USD)/yr
The average screw machine setup operator gross salary in Houston, Texas is $45,974 or an equivalent hourly rate of $22. This is 0% lower (-$161) than the average screw machine setup operator salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $717. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Houston, Texas. An entry level screw machine setup operator (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $34,470. On the other end, a senior level screw machine setup operator (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $55,563.
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Salary Potential
$51,641 (USD)
12 %
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Screw Machine Setup Operator will increase 12 % over 5 years.
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Typical Field of Study: Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Training
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The cost of living in Houston, Texas is 4% 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.
View Cost of Living PageHouston ( ; HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. With a population of 2,302,878 in 2022, Houston is the...
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Job Description
Operates and prepares single- or multiple-spindle lathe-type screw machines equipped with automatic indexing and feeding mechanisms to machine metal bar stock, following specifications and tooling instructions and applying knowledge of screw machine operations. Reads blueprint or job order for product specifications, such as dimensions, tolerances, number of parts to be machined, and tooling instructions, such as cutting speeds, feed rates,... depth of cuts, and cutting tools to be used. Positions and secures specified collets, bushings, and stock pushers onto stock-feeding mechanism, using wrenches and screwdrivers, and loads bar stock into feeding mechanism, manually or using hoist. Installs and adjusts specified cams, gears, and stops to control stock and tool movements at each station. Positions and secures tools in tool holders, verifying positions with gauges and other measuring instruments. Sets cutting speeds and feed rates. Moves controls to cycle machine through settings, stopping machine and adjusting tool positions and machine controls to allow for operating factors, such as timing, clearance between moving parts, and chip removal. Starts machine, observes operation, and inspects first-run and sample work piece to ensure machining conforms to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as plug and ring gauges, calipers, and micrometers. Replaces worn tools. May operate bench grinder to sharpen tools. May machine nonmetallic materials. May be required to have experience with particular material or product or machine of particular size, type, or trade.
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