CNC Machinist
Programs and runs machines that cut parts to thousandths of an inch. Tolerance, fixturing and tooling knowledge compound for decades.
- Pay band (est.)
- $50k–$95k
- Time to competence
- 4 years
- Licence
- None
- Setting
- site
- Leverage
- medium
- Place constraint
- medium
- Physical demand
- 55/100
- Hours burden
- 52/100
Factor percentiles
Percentile against the whole curated set. Higher is better on that factor only.
- Play33th
Absorbing rather than merely paid.
- Specific knowledge22th
A combination of skills that is hard to copy.
- Leverage49th
Output that scales through code, media, capital or crew.
- Demand53th
Durability and shortage, scored conservatively.
- Pay31th
Mid-career floor and the range above it.
- Body46th
Inverse of physical demand and hours.
- Autonomy42th
Control of methods and time.
- People fit24th
Distance from your preferred people level.
- Place flexibility28th
Remote fit and freedom from specific metros.
- Time to skill79th
Inverse of years to competence.
- Meaning load57th
Care, craft and stewardship weight. Not a moral score.
- Downside tolerance62th
Inverse of named risk to body, market or platform.
Downside
Shift work; shops close when a single large customer leaves.
Examine this against your weights
The percentiles above use the default weights. Set your own on the ranking and this vocation moves with them.
- Place constraint is medium. Where you live is analysed at locationistics.com.
- Hours burden is 52/100 and people intensity 25/100. Who you are with is analysed at relationistics.com.
Source note: BLS-style outlook and wage patterns; estimate. All figures are estimates for comparison.