Jobs / Physical work / 49-9044.00
Millwrights
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
- US jobs
- 40,330
- Median wage
- $65,700 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of millwrights?
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Typical tasks
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- Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
- 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.
- Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
- Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
- Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
- Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
- Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
- Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
- Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
- Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
- Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
Other job titles for this occupation (37)
Maintenance Mechanic · Maintenance Millwright · Millwright · Millwright Business Representative (Millwright Business Rep) · Millwright Foreman · Millwright General Foreman · Millwright Instructor · Precision Millwright · Automated Equipment Engineer · Automated Equipment Engineering Technician (Automated Equipment Engineering Tech) · Automated Equipment Technician (Automated Equipment Tech) · Automobile Equipment Engineer Technician (Auto Equipment Engineer Tech) · Automobile Equipment Technician Engineer (Auto Equipment Tech Engineer) · Construction Millwright · Gear Repairer · Industrial Machine Assembler · Industrial Millwright · Installation Service Representative (Installation Service Rep) · Journeyman Millwright · Machine Erector · Machine Installer · Machine Mover · Machine Rigger · Machine Set Up Operator (Machine Set Up Op) · Machine Setter · Machinery Dismantler · Machinery Erector · Machinery Mover · Machinery Rigger · Manufacturer's Service Representative (Manufacturer's Service Rep) · Manufacturing Millwright · Mechanic · Millwright Apprentice · Millwright Helper · Millwright Mechanic · Mover · Plant Changer