National Occupation Code (NOC): 72100

Machinists set up and operate a variety of machine tools to cut or grind metal, plastic or other materials to make or modify parts or products with precise dimensions. Machining and tooling inspectors inspect machined parts and tooling in order to maintain quality control standards. They are employed by machinery, equipment, motor vehicle, automotive parts, aircraft and other metal products manufacturing companies and by machine shops. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

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Alternate Job Titles

• Aircraft Engine Parts Machinist
• Aircraft Machinist
• Apprentice Automotive Machinist
• Apprentice Machinist
• Auto Parts Machine Shop Inspector
• Automotive Machinist
• Aviation Machinist
• Ballistic Laboratory Machinist
• Bench Machinist
• Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machinist
• Computer-assisted Machinist
• Diesel Engine Machinist
• Differential Gear Testing Machinist
• Dimensional Inspector - Machine Shop
• Electrical Machinist
• Experimental Machinist
• Firearms Machining Inspector
• Firearms Model Maker Machinist
• Gear Inspector-machinist
• Gear Tester-machinist
• General Machinist
• Journeyman/woman Machinist
• Machine Shop Charge Hand
• Machine Shop Inspector
• Machined Parts Inspector
• Machining And Tooling Inspector
• Machining Inspector
• Machinist
• Machinist Apprentice
• Maintenance Machinist
• Master Machinist
• Model Maker Machinist
• Motion Picture Equipment Machinist
• Mould And Core Machinist
• Mouldmaking Machinist
• Numerically Controlled (NC) Machinist
• Precision Machinist
• Printing Press Machinist
• Propeller Inspector - Machining
• Prototype Machinist
• Set-up Machinist
• Tool And Die Inspector
• Tool And Gauge Inspector
• Tooling Inspector
• Toolroom Inspector
• Toolroom Machinist
• Turbine Blade Machinist
• Cnc Machinist Programmer