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Overview
Straightening machine operators set up and run machines that press metal workpieces into the required shape by adjusting rolls, angles, height and pressing force.
In job descriptions, look for metal forming, straightening rolls, surface flatness, press settings, test runs, measuring tools, quality standards, blueprints and machine maintenance.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Straightening machine operators work in metal production where bent or shaped workpieces must meet flatness and dimension requirements. The work starts with machine setup, roll position, press force and a test run before regular output.
Skills and specializations
The role uses metal forming knowledge, measuring tools, blueprints, controllers and quality checks. Good operators notice when a workpiece, roll setting or press force could create excess hardening or poor surface flatness.
Salary context
Salary context depends on machine type, material complexity, shift work, CNC controller use, quality-control duties, maintenance responsibility and whether lifting equipment or production records are part of the job. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward machine setting, CNC operation, quality inspection, maintenance, team lead duties or broader metalworking production roles.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention straightening rolls, surface flatness, technical drawings, test runs, press settings, measuring equipment, stock handling or maintenance. These terms point to the real machine responsibility.
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: 5
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4022.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETRolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4023.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4031.00
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.
Open in O*NETExtruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4021.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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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/a67721a6-a95d-4c3b-a48c-f9920941ecd1 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7223.22 |
| ISCO group | 7223 |
| Concept type | Occupation |