Millwrights
Also called: Millwright, Maintenance Mechanic, Millwright Instructor, Maintenance Millwright
What they do:
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
On the job, you would:
- Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
- Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
- Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
Engineering and Technology
Math and Science
Arts and Humanities
Education and Training
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
Technical
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Hand and Finger Use
Controlled Movement
Ideas and Logic
Verbal
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People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Computer aided design CAD software
Office suite software
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![]() New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
![]() $49,270
per year, on average
This work is part of the green economy. |
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