Career Details

Precision Sheet Metal Operator

Description

FMA's Precision Sheet Metal Operator Certification (PSMO) is the metal fabricating industry's only comprehensive exam designed to assess a candidate's knowledge of fundamental precision sheet metal operations. Fabrication processes covered in the exam include shearing, sawing, press brake, turret punch press, laser cutting, and mechanical finishing.

Certifying Organization

Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International

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Certificates

Certificate name

Screw Machining Level II - Operate with Multiple Spindles II

Certifying Organization

National Institute for Metalworking Skills

Type

Advanced

Certificate name

Screw Machining Level III - Set Up & Operate with Multiple Spindles III

Certifying Organization

National Institute for Metalworking Skills

Type

Advanced

Certificate name

Press Brake Level II - CNC Punch (Turret) Press Level II

Certifying Organization

National Institute for Metalworking Skills

Type

Advanced

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Median Annual Income

$47,040

Projected Job Growth

-8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.

RealisticConventional

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Median Annual Income

$42,610

Projected Job Growth

-11 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.

RealisticConventional

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Median Annual Income

$47,110

Projected Job Growth

-11 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.

RealisticConventional

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Median Annual Income

$47,200

Projected Job Growth

-13 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.

RealisticConventional

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Median Annual Income

$41,600

Projected Job Growth

+2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

RealisticConventional

Tool and Die Makers

Median Annual Income

$61,490

Projected Job Growth

-10 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

Postsecondary certificate

Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.

RealisticConventional

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Median Annual Income

$46,410

Projected Job Growth

-8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.

RealisticConventional

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Median Annual Income

$38,260

Projected Job Growth

-2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment.

RealisticConventional

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Median Annual Income

$38,940

Projected Job Growth

-18 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects. Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.

RealisticConventional