Industrial Machinist
What does an Industrial Machinist do?
Machinery mechanics use technical manuals, their understanding of the equipment, and careful observation to discover the cause of the problem.
How do you prepare?
Employers increasingly prefer to hire machinery maintenance workers with some training in industrial technology. Employers also prefer to hire those who have taken high school or postsecondary courses in mechanical drawing, mathematics, blueprint reading, computer programming, or electronics.
What’s the pay like?
As an Industrial Machinery Mechanic in Iowa you can expect to earn approximately $36,557 a year, according to Iowa Workforce Development.
For more information
about careers in this field, click here
www.bls.gov/k12/help.htm.
What does an Industrial Machinist do?
Machinery mechanics use technical manuals, their understanding of the equipment, and careful observation to discover the cause of the problem.
How do you prepare?
Employers increasingly prefer to hire machinery maintenance workers with some training in industrial technology. Employers also prefer to hire those who have taken high school or postsecondary courses in mechanical drawing, mathematics, blueprint reading, computer programming, or electronics.
What’s the pay like?
As an Industrial Machinery Mechanic in Iowa you can expect to earn approximately $36,557 a year, according to Iowa Workforce Development.
For more information
about careers in this field, click here
www.bls.gov/k12/help.htm.
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