Millwrights
Did You Know:*
- Most workers are employed in manufacturing.
- Machinery maintenance workers learn on the job, industrial machinery mechanics usually need some education after high school and millwrights typically learn through formal apprenticeship programs.
- Applicants with broad skills in machine repair and maintenance should have favorable job prospects.
Industry Areas
- Building Equipment Contractors
- Nonresidential Building Construction
- Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills
Day-to-Day Tasks*
- 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.
Overall Kind of Work*
Imagine an automobile assembly line: a large conveyor system moves unfinished automobiles down the line, giant robotic welding arms bond the different body panels together, hydraulic lifts move th...
Work Environment*
Civilian
In production facilities, these workers are subject to common shop injuries such as cuts, bruises and strains. In the construction setting, workers must be careful of heavy equipment. They also ma...
Workweek Breakdown
The hours worked per week by people currently pursuing this career.
- 3.15% (0-20 Hours)
- 63.25% (40 Hours)
- 10.43% (41-49 Hours)
- 23.17% (Over 50 Hours)
This data also pertains to Millwrights(49-9044)
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Business Breakdown
The different sectors people in this career currently work in.
- 93.88% (Private For-Profit)
- 1.86% (Private Not For-Profit)
- 0.88% (State and Local Govt)
- 0.37% (Federal Government)
- 3.01% (Self-Employed)