Automotive Machinist Technology…..Career training, credentials—and a paycheck in your pocket!
I was thinking…..what do you want to be when you grow up? What about a career as an automotive machinist? Let’s take a moment of your time to explore this option and see if it might be a “good fit” for your skills and career goals. The automotive machinist would be hired to order to build, maintain, repair or rebuild engines. They have been trained to know how engines operate, diagnose problems, and make repairs. The job of the automotive machinist can vary somewhat depending on the type of engine, but generally, he or she will have all the skills and knowledge necessary to address any issues an engine might have. Occasionally, the automotive machinist may be responsible for creating new parts for an engine requiring the machinist to use computer numeric controlled machines. The machinist must be capable of working on both gasoline-powered and diesel-powered engines.
Employment Potential
Typical jobs filled by students who have completed the Automotive Machinist program include working for local automotive machine shops doing cylinder block work, cylinder head work, and tear down/inspection/assembly of automobile engines. Approximate salary range for beginning entry level employees would be around $12 per hour.
Possess these qualities….this might be the career for you!
Analytical skills. They must understand highly technical electronic and written blueprints, models, and specifications, so they can craft precision tools and metal parts.
Manual dexterity. The work of automotive machinists must be highly accurate machining parts to an accuracy of .0001 inch which requires workers’ precision, concentration, and dexterity.
Mechanical skills. Machinists must be mechanically inclined.
Physical stamina. The ability to endure long periods of standing and performing repetitious movements is important for machinists.
Technical skills. Machinists must understand computerized measuring machine.
For program information, contact Thomas McBrain at 601-857-3439 or TMcBrain@hindscc.edu or visit the Automotive Machinist Technology website.
