Modern industry depends upon the skills of machinists to set up and operate machine tools to produce precision parts for all types of manufacturing. Machinists work in automotive, aeronautical, agricultural, food processing, computers, tooling, and space exploration industries. They follow directions in the form of blueprints and drawings upon which exact dimensions of the finished part are specified.
Job placement is exceptional and career advancement is commonplace.
Precision machining requires skills to create products on conventional machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, precision grinders, and drilling machines.