About This Career Path
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
Technology, Trades & Food Sciences
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
Millwrights
Average
$48,280
ANNUAL
$23.21
HOURLY
Entry Level
$36,750
ANNUAL
$17.67
HOURLY
Mid Level
$46,990
ANNUAL
$22.59
HOURLY
Expert Level
$72,350
ANNUAL
$34.79
HOURLY
Millwrights
560
Projected job openings through 2032
Millwrights
Supporting Certifications
Supporting Programs
Millwrights
Millwrights
01
Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
02
Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
03
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.
04
Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
05
Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
06
Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
07
Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
08
Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
09
Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
10
Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
Millwrights
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Mechanical
KNOWLEDGE
Mathematics
KNOWLEDGE
Building and Construction
KNOWLEDGE
Education and Training
KNOWLEDGE
Engineering and Technology
SKILL
Equipment Maintenance
SKILL
Installation
SKILL
Troubleshooting
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Operations Monitoring
ABILITY
Manual Dexterity
ABILITY
Near Vision
ABILITY
Arm-Hand Steadiness
ABILITY
Control Precision
ABILITY
Finger Dexterity
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