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Overview
Screw machine operators set up and tend mechanical screw machines that make threaded screws from processed metal workpieces, often small or medium parts shaped by lathes and turning machines.
In job descriptions, look for screw machines, automatic lathes, metal workpieces, machine setup, tooling, test runs, cycle time, quality standards, measuring equipment and removal of defective parts.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Screw machine operators work on shop floors where metal blanks, dies, tooling and automatic lathes must keep producing threaded parts. The work is practical: prepare the machine, feed workpieces, run tests, watch cycle time and remove parts that do not meet quality standards.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include reading machine settings, selecting tools, monitoring moving workpieces, using measuring equipment, keeping production records and noticing tool wear before it damages a batch. Some roles add CNC controllers, CAM software or die changes.
Salary context
Salary context depends on machine responsibility, shift pattern, setup work, quality control, production volume, maintenance duties and whether the operator handles CNC programming or only tends prepared machines. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior machine operator, setup technician, CNC operator, production quality role, maintenance support or team lead in metal manufacturing.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name screw machines, automatic lathes, metal type, tolerances, measuring tools, tooling changes, waste handling and who responds when a machine faults.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 4
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
51-9161.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETMachinists
51-4041.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETLathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4034.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETMultiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4081.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Metal working machine tool setters and operators (7223)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2fc8dace-d828-4af3-b0cb-e1cb73726f4b |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7223.19 |
| ISCO group | 7223 |
| Concept type | Occupation |